Are your children bored with breakfast? This week on Feeding the Future, Orianne Cosentino is joined in the studio by Bill and Claire Wurtzel of the new book Funny Food: 365 Fun, Healthy, Silly, Creative Breakfasts. Tune into this episode to hear how Orianne was inspired by the book to cook a fun, art-filled breakfast with her daughter in the "Toddler Test Kitchen". Find out how Orianne got her daughter involved in the prepping process, and how you can make breakfast with your kids. Later, Bill and Claire recount how these silly breakfasts came about, and why they began to photograph their culinary creations. Hear about the Wurtzels' cooking demonstrations and workshops, and the importance of healthy food in the school system. Healthy food powers growing minds; learn how to engage children and get them excited about nutritious food! This program has been sponsored by Hearst. Thanks to Takstar for today's music.

Today's Recipe: Whole Wheat Pancakes

(from the book Funny Food: 365 Fun, Healthy, Silly, Creative Breakfasts)

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 cup low-fat buttermilk

2 tablespoons honey

• To make the batter, whisk whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.

• In smaller bowl, combine egg, buttermilk and honey.

• Make a well in the dry ingredients and stir in egg and buttermilk mixture. Allow batter to rest for a few minutes.

• Preheat griddle to 375 degrees or set a nonstick fry pan to medium high heat.

• Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls on to the griddle or pan.

• Cook until the edges begin to dry and bubbles appear in the pancakes. Flip and cook for 1-2 minutes more.

Makes 8 pancakes.

Attention, bands- learn how to get more fans! We've got Jesse Cannon, author of Get More Fans: The DIY Guide To The Music Business, this week on The Mike & Judy Show to help Joe Galarraga get his band Big Ups some more fans. Jesse has worked in nearly every aspect of the music business- most notably, recording bands like Animal Collective, The Misfits and The Menzingers. All the while, he has also been writing for his own blog Musformation and publications like Tape Op, Punk Planet, and Maximum RockNRoll. Jesse knows what makes the music business tick and has been chronicling it with his words, for many years. Tune in and find out how to survive in the new digital age of music. This program was sponsored by Roberta's.

"A lot of the work you'll have to do is on the internet - even if that's a boring thing." [5:00]

-- Jesse Cannon on The Mike & Judy Show

Tom Colicchio, the face of Top Chef and Craft Restaurant, is talking antibiotics in the food system on this week's What Doesn't Kill You. Katy Keiffer calls up Tom to talk about how he good involved in the politics of food and activism. Listen in to hear Tom talk about the differences between charity and direct action, and their respective impacts in the realm of food policy. Hear how Tom's experience with staph has inspired him to tackle antibiotic usage in food production. How can the restaurant industry support antibiotic-free meat besides using their purchasing power? Find out how Tom's restaurants source their meat, and how they can afford humanely-raised, antibiotic-free meat. Tune into this episode to hear more about growth promotion, the environmental effects of livestock production, and CAFO conditions. Thanks to our sponsor, Fairway Market. Thanks to Dead Stars for today's music.

"If there is a food movement, it needs to encompass everything. We need to look at hunger issues, environment, farm safety, antibiotics... we really need to make a voting block that will vote on food issues." [9:50]

-- Tom Colicchio on What Doesn't Kill You