DATE NIGHT...AN AMAZING NEW SINGER

I know that we normally recommend items that are terrific for kids and families, but any true Role Mommy knows that date night is imperative to a balanced life and sometimes, even on date night, you can discover something really awesome. Well last night, my husband and I went to a really cool restaurant in Northern Westchester (for those of you living near us, it's called Opus and it's in Armonk). As we sat back and savored some great wine and caught up on some much needed conversation, the band started playing and we were instantly hooked. The lead singer, whose name is Johanna, had this unbelievable voice - so incredible and different that in my opinion, she's destined for stardom. After dinner, we even left our table and sat at the bar to listen to some of their original songs and then we bought her CD and listened to it on the ride home.

So if you can tear yourself away from Radio Disney or the soundtrack to High School Musical, visit Johanna's website at http://www.johannamusic.net/ or to listen to her music, click here. Get the inside track on a performer who I'm convinced will be joining the ranks of Cheryl Crow and Natalie Merchant in no time flat. You heard it here first at Role Mommy, and we usually are on the cutting edge on what's cool for great moms.

Find Out the Calories in Your Kids' Fast Food Meals with Calorie King

Now here's a website I could totally use when I'm just about to place my order at the McDonald's drive thru window. Before you order that chicken nugget happy meal, consider the calories. Of course, out of sight out of mind - if you don't know how many calories those nuggets have then it technically doesn't count. Well, think again. Now fast food chains such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Taco Bell can also be HEALTHY with CalorieKing’s new – and FREE – CalorieKing Mobile. A quick search on CalorieKing Mobile, http://mobile.calorieking.com/, displays over 50,000 meals, fast food and chain restaurants items, all from any Internet-enabled mobile phone or smartphone. Here is an example of two different meals your hungry kid or teen could order at Wendy’s: Meal 1 Roasted Turkey & Swiss Frescata sandwich – 470 cal, 20 fat g. Baked Potato, Sour Cream & Chives – 320 cal, 4 fat g. Medium Coca-Cola soft drink – 213 cal, 0 fat g. Calories- 1,003 Fat- 24 grams Meal 2 5-piece Chicken Nuggets – 230 cal, 15 fat g. Chili – 220 cal, 6 fat g. Medium Minute Maid Lemonade soft drink – 11 cal, 0 fat g. Calories- 461 Fat- 21 grams So visit Calorie King today before you order that quarter pounder with fries and a diet coke of course - that jolt of reality will probably have you changing your order to a salad with fat free Newman's dressing in no time flat.