This page is dedicated to people and organizations who are making an effort to improve the way we eat. From small local changes to big nationwide crusades, these guys get the thumbs up in our book!
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YUM-O! empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking.
There are even veggies in the crust of this whole new way to make pizza!
Serves 4
Fresh roasted tomatoes and your favorite toppings give this Mexican-inspired tomato soup tons of flavor and crunch. You can use vegetable broth to make this soup vegetarian.
Serves 4
This sweet and sassy Asian-flavored chicken stir fry with broccolini and rice is a great all-in-one meal.
Serves 4
Combine sensational summer tomatoes with mozzarella, onions and fresh herbs for this classic salad.
Serves 4
Fruit Tree 101 is a program that brings fruit tree orchards to schoolyards so that students can improve the quality of the air and water while creating a source of tasty snacks for decades to come. A program of the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF), Fruit Tree 101 orchards have been planted throughout the United States – that means that students across the country have a fresh, healthy source of nutrition in their diets.
Find out more about the Fruit Tree 101 program and how you can nominate your school!
Do you have a picky eater in your house? In Night of the Veggie Monster, a little boy is such a picky eater that he turns into a "veggie monster" if a pea even touches his lips!
Inspired by the antics of his son, Samuel, George McClements wrote this fun-filled, creative book to show parents and kids that veggies aren't so scary after all. And the illustrations made from collages of photos and drawings might even inspire you to create a book of your own! Read more, here.
The mission of Get Moving - Get Healthy New Jersey is to improve the health of individuals, families and communities. Get Moving - Get Healthy New Jersey encourages a healthy lifestyle – especially healthy eating and physical activity – through educational programs, its website, publications and targeted marketing campaigns. Their Family Meals program helps children learn and establish healthier eating habits with helpful tips and resources about cooking and eating together. From practical ways to trim high grocery prices to age-appropriate cooking tasks for kids, you'll be cooking together in no time!
Learn how how you can get moving and get healthy by connecting with their programs and activities or find out how you can create a similar program in your state!
Vegetarian and local and organic, oh my! New York City-based Growing Chefs was founded in 2005 by Annie Novak as a way to teach kids (and their parents!) about the delicious, wonderful ways in which food gets from the soil to the kitchen.
Learn more about Annie's efforts to educate kids and families about food...from field to fork!
In 1993, Growing Power was an organization with teens who needed a place to work, while Will Allen was a farmer with land. Will designed a program that offered teens an opportunity to work at his store and renovate the greenhouses to grow food for their community. What started as a simple partnership to change the landscape of the north side of Milwaukee has blossomed into a national and global commitment to sustainable food systems.
Learn more about Growing Power's range of highly effective programs.
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