Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the health effects of having large amounts of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in our food. Even the first lady, Michelle Obama, has said she will not give her children products made with high fructose corn syrup.

Eating a diet that does not have enough healthy vegetables and fruits causes a lot of health problems.  And, while unhealthy foods are often cheap to buy, they can be expensive to our health over the long run.

Chris Daly has worked in some of the finest kitchens in New York, Los Angeles and Paris during his 20 years in the restaurant hospitality business.  However, it wasn't until after he left the city to work in Europe and California that he first got the idea to create Hip4Kids, a New York-based non-profit organization that teaches young people and their parents about healthy cooking