Sprouts scarce in Britain this winter

Here's some good news for kids in Britain: Brussel sprouts will be scarce this year, due to flooding in Europe in the summer. And other vegetables are affected too -- like peas and cabbage. Dairy products are affected too, and families trying to stay healthy are seeing their grocery bills go up every week.

Why, oh why, couldn't the twinkie crop have been affected? Or the trans fat crop? Why is it that when natural disasters hit, it's the healthy stuff that's affected? Oh, that's right. Because junk food is made of chemicals, in a factory, with no access to nature or sunlight. So while the price of good, health food might go up, there's only one answer: We need to bite the bullet and eat the good stuff from the earth, for our health and the healthy future of our kids.

But this doesn't mean that parents should forgo veggies for junk food. This Christmas season,