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OK, so it’s not like I missed the whole game, but it was a different Super Bowl experience this year. I’ve always been a huge sports fan, especially the NFL, and I don’t think I’ve missed a Super Bowl since I was 10 years old. When else do have the excuse to eat chips and dip for dinner? Smile

For the past 7 or 8 years I’ve been hosting a Super Bowl party, and this year was no exception. But boy, what a different crowd . Usually no one is under the age of 21! But yesterday, our home was filled with little ones running all over the place. Tough to watch the game when you’ve got to be worried about who’s hand just went into the guacamole!

I’ll admit, I snuck away from the kids long enough to see some great plays. And my daughter was the hit of the party with her touchdown pose every time we yelled “touchdown”. Mommy’s little girl.

I guess it’s something to get used to for the next couple of years. Funny how as soon as you suddenly have kids, you also have new friends, who also happen to have kids. But hey, that’s what the whole “mommy” community is about!

I can’t complain too much, the team I was rooting for won. And from I’ve read today, the game was pretty boring for those who were fortunate enough to be able to sit down and watch the whole thing. Now, if I could just recover from this junk food hangover!

NEW DATE!!!

Stars, Sky, and the Setting Sun — A storytime outdoors in Potrero Hill’s natural area openspace.
Readings of stories about Native Americans by Jensa Woo, SFPL Children’s Librarian at the Potrero Branch
Artifacts and coyote pelt petting shared by Margaret Goodale, Randall Children’s Museum
Native drum and flute music.

Please join us for an unusual evening that we would like to make an annual event!

DATE: Wednesday evening September 27
TIME: 6:30 pm.

Starr King Openspace is located on the 1200 block of Carolina St south of 23rd across from Starr King School. Please call for info. 415 810-4900, ask for Susanne

Parents should dress kids warmly, bring insect repellent, and blankets to sit on. Sippy cups and snacks are ok but will have to be packed out.

I’m kind of bummed we missed this. I had no idea it was even happening in SF this past weekend. For all of those parents who feel like they now miss out on the life they used to enjoy so much, here is an idea to at least experience one aspect — with your kids in tow! Sounds like moms, dads and kids enjoyed the day and it was a huge hit..

They were fighting in the lobby, peeing in the hallway and nodding off on the dance floor.

It wasn’t the kind of behavior the burly bouncers standing watch over the velvet rope at Ruby Skye, a sleek nightclub in downtown San Francisco, usually tolerate. On Saturday, however, they were simply outnumbered.

Baby Loves Disco, the monthly traveling dance party for swivel-hipped toddlers and their culturally deprived parents, had rolled into town. Shortly after the doors opened at 2 p.m., the place was so packed that Sarah Mallace, who was working the list, had to get tough.

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In advance of Marion Nestle’s upcoming Potrero Hill event to discuss her new book, What To Eat, PotreroHillParents.org had the opportunity to ask the author and well-known nutrionist some questions about food, health and parenting.

Here’s our exclusive interview:

PHP: In your latest book What to Eat, you mention that there’s not just one single nutrient that will make you healthy. Can you give us a few examples of how we can make sure our kids are eating healthy?

Nestle: Oops. That isn’t quite what I meant. One single nutrient alone won’t make you healthy. You need enough—but not too much–of all of them. Since there are more than fifty nutrients required for health, you would go crazy trying to keep track of them one at a time. The great thing about food is that you don’t have to. Unprocessed foods contain loads of nutrients, although the proportions of single nutrients differ. That’s why eating lots of different kinds of foods is a really good idea. If you can encourage your kids to taste and try many different foods, even eating small amounts of them, you really don’t need to worry about single nutrients (and if you still have nagging doubts, give them a multivitamin).

PHP: From unhealthy school lunches to being bombarded by television ads for junk food, we recognize how “tempting” it is these days for kids to eat the wrong foods. What advice can you give parents to keep their children on track nutritionally?

Nestle: I see three problems with junk foods. They are heavily advertised to make kids want them, they are highly processed so they are not as nutritious as “real” foods, and they are loaded with calories which today’s kids don’t need. Worse, the advertising is designed to make kids think they are supposed to eat those foods, and not the foods that you eat. Kids should be eating foods for grownups, just smaller amounts and not heavily salted or sugared. If you don’t want your kids eating junk foods, don’t have those foods in the house.

PHP: How can parents get involved to create real change in the way schools feed our kids?
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Axis Community Project in partnership with Christian City Church is holding an Easter in the Park celebration from 11am-3pm in Jackson Playground, on Sunday, April 16.

Easter in the Park will hold a live concert, food and drinks, jumping castles, obstacle course, games, and a 5000 candy-filled easter egg hunt @ 12pm.

This event is free to the public and open to everyone in the community.

Axis Community Project is a new non-profit organization partnered with Axis Café.

Jackson Playground
17th Street (between Carolina and Arkansas streets)
San Francisco, California

Other Events in San Francisco:

Union Street Easter Parade and Spring Celebration
Sun 4/16/2006 — 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Union Street (between Gough and Fillmore streets)

Children’s activities, arts and crafts, and an appearance by the Easter Bunny and other costumed characters. Parade begins at 2 p.m. (Website)

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Click Here for Listing of Other Bay Area Events For Kids (via SFGate)