Category: Food education
School Nutrition Education Just Got Easier with Eat a Rainbow Project
| March 18, 2015 | Posted by Stacy under Eat a Rainbow, Food education |
Today, my kids’ elementary school is hosting its third annual Rainbow Day, a school-wide event designed to teach kids the benefits (and fun!) of eating a variety of colorful fruits and veggies. Since it started three years ago, it’s been a big hit with children, teachers and parents alike. Their favorite part? The Rainbow Smoothies made by a group of […] more
Why We Should NEVER Give Up on Teaching Kids to Love Healthy Food
| June 27, 2014 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Healthy eating at home, Improving school food, School lunch |
I’ve been pretty open and honest about my feeding struggles with my older son (now age 8). Over the years, his will-not-eat list has been longer than a line at Disneyland. Oh, how I’ve tried and tried to introduce healthy new foods, only to have him reject them, often without even taking a bite. Despite all the creations that I’ve placed before him, he’s […] more
Eating the Alphabet: The ABCs of Teaching Kids About Food
| September 19, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Healthy school snacks |
A is for apples! B is for beets! C is for carrots! Starting this week, my twins’ kindergarten class will be studying–and eating–the alphabet one letter at a time. Inspired by the book Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert, their teacher came up with idea of having a […] more
How I’m Fooducating My Kids to Make Healthy Choices
| July 25, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Healthy eating at home |
“Mom, can we get Cheetos?” “Mom, can we get Frosted Flakes?” “MOM?!?” I’d taken my then-6-year-old son’s to the grocery store to gather ingredients for a recipe to cook together. Concerned about his growing demands for uber-processed “food” like Doritos and Go-GURT, I thought having him help shop and prepare a “real” meal would be […] more
Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Choices With “Food & Fun” Classes
| July 18, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, School wellness programs |
Back in May, I accepted a position as director of operations for Nurture Idaho, a non-profit that educates kids and families about making healthy food choices. Talk about a dream job! Today, I’m really excited to share a post that I recently wrote for The Edible Schoolyard Project that highlight’s Nurture’s highly successful school-based Food & Fun classes. […] more
Teaching Kids About Food (Part 2): Tips for Starting a Preschool Cooking Class
| June 21, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Cooking with kids, Food education |
Recently, I had the great pleasure of featuring a very special preschool cooking class launched last fall by a teacher at my twins’ school. No one at the preschool had ever attempted something like Cooking Kiddos before. Without precedent or an experienced co-worker to guide her, Alicen Stonebraker, aka Miss Ali, had to figure out a lot […] more
Teaching Kids About Food: Inside a Successful Preschool Cooking Class
| June 6, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Cooking with kids, Food education, Food Revolution, School wellness programs |
Tomorrow is my twins’ preschool graduation. Yes, my babies are off to kindergarten in the fall–and I expect to get a bit teary at the ceremony. It’s been a great school for our family. And I’m almost wishing that my kids could be there next year to take part in the fun weekly cooking class that’s been […] more
Food Education in Schools: Rockin’ Out for Food Revolution Day 2013
| May 30, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Food Revolution |
As a volunteer ambassador for the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation (JOFF), I was very excited to take part in my first Food Revolution Day on May 17. Perhaps you remember Jamie Oliver from The Naked Chef cooking series or his reality TV show about transforming school food that aired a few years back. About a decade […] more
Friday Links: 3 Healthy School Ideas That I Love
| April 12, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, School wellness programs |
It’s been a crazy week with many exciting developments—including my twins’ 5th birthday yesterday (yessss, we made it to 5!!!). In addition to concocting birthday magic, I have been busy helping out with the Food & Fun classes at my son’s elementary school. I joined a food co-op and placed my first order for veggies […] more
Family Food Resolutions: Goals to Get Us All Eating Better in the New Year
| December 20, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Food resolutions, Healthy eating at home |
When it comes to healthy eating, I view my family as a work in progress. Though I’m fairly sure that I know what to feed my kids, they haven’t always been so great about eating it. Reading the book French Kids Eat Everything earlier this year made me realize that I needed to start doing more to […] more
I created this blog to raise awareness and start a dialogue about the various issues involved in school food. By writing about it, I hope to provide parents and educators with ideas and inspiration for making healthy changes in their own schools. Since healthy eating habits start at home, I also address common feeding challenges faced by parents.
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