Category: School parties
Who Needs Cupcakes?!? Planning a Healthy (& Fun!) School Birthday Party
| April 25, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Cupcakes, School parties |
I don’t know when the custom of celebrating birthdays at school started. I certainly don’t remember having cupcakes every time a classmate turned a year older. While more schools are creating policies to limit junk food in the classroom, many still don’t have any rules when it comes to parties. And if each child in […] more
Speaking Up for Healthy School Food: A Letter to the Principal—and His Response
| March 22, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Cupcakes, Improving school food, Junk food in school, School parties |
I’m taking a big deep breath right now. I’d planned another post for today but something came up. You see, a couple weeks ago, I sent an email to my first grader’s principal about the junk food problem at the school. Yesterday, I got his response. More on that in a minute. Just so you […] more
All-Natural Food Ideas for a Healthy St. Patrick’s Day
| March 12, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Classroom treats, School parties |
St Patrick’s Day is just days away: another holiday, another excuse for a school party! Fortunately, two of the symbols of this Irish cultural celebration—rainbows and the color green—lend themselves perfectly to healthy party nibbles. It’s true that fruit kabobs may not excite the kids quite as much as cupcakes piled high with neon-green frosting. But […] more
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! 3 Fun Food Ideas for a Healthy Seuss Party
| March 1, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Healthy snacks, School parties |
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”* –Dr. Seuss, The Lorax Tomorrow (March 2) is Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Many schools (including my twins’ preschool) will be celebrating today with special activities, story times, and, of course, food. But it doesn’t have to be yet another excuse to […] more
Taking a Stand Against Junk Food in School: Why It’s Hard–But We Need to Anyway!
| February 28, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under 100th Day of School, Classroom treats, Cupcakes, Food Nazis, Improving school food, Junk food in school, School parties, School policy, Sugar |
It’s February 28, and barring any unforeseen treats at school today, here’s a final tally of my first grader’s classroom junk food scores for the month: two frosted cupcakes; chocolate fudge; salt-water taffy; a bag of 100 Days of School trail mix consisting of candy corn, marshmallows, Cheez-Its, and yogurt-covered pretzels; and a big box filled with Valentine’s candy (mini […] more
Why Candy Valentines Don’t Belong in School (and What You Can Do About Them)
| February 21, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Healthy treats, Junk food in school, School parties, School policy |
It’s been a week since Valentine’s Day, and the blogosphere is still abuzz with talk about the mountain of candy that was passed out at school. And this time, I’m not the only one ranting. Over at Real Mom Nutrition, Sally Kuzemchak, R.D., lamented about how the natural red foods party for her third grader’s […] more
Healthy Valentine’s Treats: 18 Fresh Food Ideas for an All-Natural School Party
| January 31, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Classroom treats, School parties |
Just when your family had started to recover from the holiday sugar binge: Along comes Valentine’s Day to provide yet another excuse for a class party laden with candy, cupcakes and other sweets. I don’t know about you, but I am not too excited about the idea of my kids downing 10 pounds of sugar […] more
Healthy School Holiday Party: A Natural Red & Green Food Celebration (With 17 Festive Recipes!)
| November 17, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Classroom treats, Recipe, School parties |
I got the idea for a natural color-themed food celebration while trolling around Facebook and went gaga over it. So with the holidays approaching, I proposed a class party with a red and green theme using only “real” foods to my first grader’s teacher. She loved it! From cranberries and cherry tomatoes to avocados and […] more
Healthy School Parties: 18 Fun Cupcake Alternatives (and Ways to Celebrate Without Food!)
| September 12, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Cupcakes, Healthy classroom treats, Healthy parties, Recipes, School parties |
Last year, in a moment of sugar-induced maternal frustration, I tried to estimate how many treats kids at an elementary school like my son’s (with no restrictions on classroom celebrations) get in a year. I started by taking the average class size in the United States (20 children, according to the National Center for Education Statistics). Assuming […] 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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