Archive for the ‘Lunch Talk’ Category
First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off Lets Move
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010The Junk Food Police
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Balboa High School in San Francisco took the initiative on healthier eating in school with a pro-active attitude.
Susan Ritter, assistant principal, is proud of the change her students have made due to the district’s nutrition stand point. The school disposed of the no eating in class rule and implemented a “Breakfast on the Go” scheme where students are offered low-sugar juice, bagels and fresh fruit for the first 20 minutes of class.
But don’t try to sneak in junk food. The junk food police will confiscate any unhealthy foods and dispose of them. In addition to this pro-active initiative, the vending machines have been purged of soda, power drinks, and junk food snacks and replaced with bottled water and trail mix.
Balboa High School was one of the first in the area to be awarded with a $50,000 organic food grant and is now the proud owner of a salad bar. The school has a zero tolerance for empty calories and is happy to say they are a transfat-free campus.
Sign Jamie’s petition to improve school food and to save cooking skills!
Monday, March 29th, 2010Jamie would like to take his petition to the White House after the TV series airs, to show The President and First Lady how many people across the country really care about this and ask for their support.
Tonight, first episode of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
Friday, March 26th, 2010We are looking forward to the first episode of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, we are delighted to see a force behind us and this movement.
“everyone has the right to fresh, nutritious school meals, and that every family deserves real, honest, wholesome food. Too many people are being affected by what they eat. It’s time for a national revolution. America needs to stand up for better food.”
read all about! http://www.jamieoliver.com/campaigns/jamies-food-revolution
Thinking (eating) outside the lunchbox
Monday, March 15th, 2010I’m a little behind these days on the typical good ole new years resolution of “get moving”. I have finally joined the bandwagon as of this late February and wanted to find some new and different healthy food items to eat that I would like. I recently had some fresh fennel in a home-cooked risotto that I thought was pretty good. While I was at the store, I looked for it and, well.. it’s rather odd looking. It looks kinda like a very large scallion but with a bigger bulb and some very fine greens coming out the top.
For me, “get moving” means a lot of things; gym time, yoga, pilates and eating greens with every meal in some capacity. (Now you can understand why I’m looking for something different to eat). So, Fennel, it tastes like black licorice (please, if you don’t like black licorice, don’t let that keep you from trying it, it’s just my taste buds) and its crunchy, much better than just eating bell pepper strips or carrots. On the first day of encountering it and using it as a crunchy satisfying snack in the middle of the day, I ended up eating the ENTIRE fennel bulb (it’s about the size of an oversize tennis ball or softball). Yes, it was that GOOD! YUMMY. HEALTHY. EASY!
10 Kids Snack Ideas
Monday, August 3rd, 2009#1: Banana Pops! Peel some bananas. Cut them widthwise in half. Push a popsicle stick through the cut end of each half. Spread peanut butter on the bananas, roll them in nuts, cereal, or seeds. Wrap them in waxed paper and freeze for three hours. YUM!
#2: Ants on a Log: Spread peanutbutter on celery, sprinkle with raisins.
#3: Freeze berries, grapes, oranges, perfect for a hot summer day!
#4: Kebabs – thread alternate pieces of chicken or turkey (any lean meats), cheese and cherry tomatoes onto popsicle sticks. OR, grapes, cheese and pineapple. OR make your own creation.
#5: Apples ‘n Peanutbutter: slice apples and spreadpeanut butter on the slices.
#6: Picnic Fun: cut pita into triangles or look for the very mini round pitas at your local store, put out hummus, grapes, cheese and other fun finger food and have a picnic.
#7: Pizza Pizzaz! Put some sauce on a mini pita, add some veggies and cheese, and voila a pizza!
#8: Cous Cous Confetti: cook up some cous cous (takes just a minute!), add colorful chopped veggies, feta cheese and toss in olive oil. Easy ‘n Quick!
#9: Cheezy Popcorn: cook up some pop corn (hot air popped), sprinkle some parmesan cheese on to your popcorn.
#10: The Greek Way: toss some onions, green peppers and tomatoes in olive oil and vinegar and top with some feta cheese, sure to please!
What are your child’s favorite snacks?
