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Thanks to Nutrition Babes Registered Dieticians, Lauren Harris Pincus and Kathy Siegel, we have a great list of cake toppings to replace sugar-filled frosting and dyed decorations:

- Icing: gluten-free, no high fructose corn syrup, no hydrogenated or trans fats whip cream: TruWhip
- Fresh fruit, cut or sliced
- Frozen fruit, drained
- Dried fruit
- Nuts, only when there are no allergy concerns
- Non-eatable decorations: curled ribbon, plastic creatures, other plastic decor

I am adding mint leaves and flowers (for girls)! Get creative.  Have you kids help decorate their cakes. For more delicious tips about Healthier Birthday Celebrations for home and school parties listen on iTunes, Better Food Choices.  Then, please, let us know your ideas!

… for the health of your family,
ellen

Don’t forget about the YOU WIN, YOU CHOSE! sweepstakes this week.  When I call the winner, he or she will tell me whether to ship a case of Original, Pizza, Hot Veggie Stix or Chips to him or her.  Plus this is the last week you can win “The Princess and the Pop Star” DVD by Veggie Tales.  Go to www.KidKritics.com/sweepstakes and enter today!

WINNER! Renee from Wisconsin won the case of single serve Pizza Veggie Stix and the Veggie Tales DVD.  She's beyond thrilled! So are her kids.

Be the next winner. Win a case of 6oz.bags of Hot Veggie Stix – yes, a lot of kids love these.  Be sure to have glasses of ice cold water near by when they munch on some.  Plus Veggie Tales is giving away another "The Princess and the Pop Star" DVD. To enter, go to www.KidKritics.com/sweepstakes today.

… for the health of your family,

Looking for a mom who is a social networking expert.  Please email: ellen@KidKritics.com. 

… for the health of families,
ellen and sally

Family Food Expert Ellen Briggs and BFC Program Host Criss Bertling as we talk with Joseph Semprevivo, founder of Joseph’s Lite Cookies. Joseph, himself a diabetic from early childhood, created his sugar-free cookies because he wanted some great tasting cookies he could eat and offer to the public. Joseph’s Lite Cookies was born, becoming the first sugar-free to be sold anywhere. You can find Joseph’s great cookies and other products in grocery stores, supermarkets, health food stores and on QVC. His company and products have been awarded many honors including: the Kid Kritics Approved Seal, The American Taste Award, Superior Product Award, NFDA All-Natural Product, FDM All-Natural Award, Sugar-Free Award, Healthy Product Award, The Quality Hero Award, Senate Productivity Award, Governors Viva Award, Blue Chip Award, Chamber Business of the Year Award, was named “The Best Sugar-Free Cookie of the year 2002″ and “Grocery Product of the Month”. The company has also received the prestigious American Success Award presented by President George Bush at The White House Rose Garden.

Listen to the interview: