 Pasta with butter. Macaroni and cheese. Mashed potatoes. Bagels with cream cheese. They're all delicious, but they're all shades of white and beige, which isn't necessarily a great marker of nutrition. If your kid (or even your adult) refuses to eat anything but these foods, they just might be a "whiteatarian." We talked to experts who advised what to do, and I think you'll discover some helpful tricks that'll make your life a whole lot easier (and your kid's plate more colorful). The fight doesn't have to be as hard as you think it does. Read the story below!
XO, Kristen
17 Black-owned food and drink brands you can shop online  August is National Black Business Month! Here are delicious ways to show your support, from fancy nut butters to vegan nacho cheese to unbelievably unique flavored popcorns, all of which can be delivered right to your door.
Hell is being a restaurant server right now Abel Jaimes works at a Tex-Mex restaurant in Texas, a state that’s experiencing a plateau in vaccination rates and a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases as the delta variant becomes prominent. Jaimes makes minimum wage ― which in Texas is $2.13 per hour for tipped employees ― plus tips. But lately, his job has required him to go head-to-maskless-head with some customers.
“We’re used to verbal taunting and having to smile through it all, but recently I had one customer who tried to take the mask off of my face because ― in her words, ′freedom,’” he said.
Learn more about the experiences of Jaimes and servers like him who are working in COVID hot spots.
10 Greek and Mediterranean cookbooks even Yia Yia would cook from  Opa! These books, some vintage and some modern, include recipes that any Greek grandmother worth her sea salt would be proud to present.
  Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? Subscribe here!
©2021 HuffPost BuzzFeed, Inc 111 E 18th St, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost
| |||||||||||||||||||||