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The Cooking Room
The Cooking Room is an elementary school program whose goal is to promote food literacy to kindergarten through 5th grade students. Operating through a dedicated kitchen classroom at P.S. 3 in the West Village neighborhood in New York City, teachers and volunteer professional chefs and chef-instructors educate kids in grade-appropriate food lessons that incorporate science, […]
Healthy Highway
Healthy Highway is an innovative, curriculum-based K-5 interactive learning program that integrates nutrition and exercise into core academic subjects by using fun and imaginative “traffic” metaphors, equipping school-age children with the tools, skills and beliefs they need to embrace healthy choices throughout life. Created in 2006 by Wendy Cooper, a retired physical education teacher and […]
Announcing the 2011 Yum-o! Scholarship Winners!
The FUND component of Yum-o!’s mission helps kids reach their food-related career goals by funding culinary school scholarships. Yum-o! is pleased to announce this year’s ten scholarship winners, who will each receive $2,500 scholarships to pursue their culinary education.
The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden is an organically grown food initiative whose mission is to spread awareness about the benefits of consuming organic, locally grown food through education, outreach and hands-on experience for Rutgers University students. Students at the university grow and harvest produce while learning about organic farming techniques and developing educational outreach campaigns to […]
Tray Talk: Communities for Healthy School Meals
Tray Talk, a website hosted by the School Nutrition Association (SNA), spotlights school meal successes and provides parents with information about healthy school meals. Tray Talk features “School Nutrition Success Stories” from across the country, putting the spotlight on two different school nutrition programs each month. In addition, the “Latest News on the Tray” will […]
The Name’s the Thing!
Dix Hills, New York high school student Matthew Klinger is putting research into action in his local community. As a member of the Nutrition Committee at Half Hollow High School East, Matthew was well aware of the importance of developing good eating habits, especially at a young age. After reading their research on making fruits […]
Yum-o! and Feeding America Team Up to Give A Meal to Hungry Families
(Chicago, IL) — Instead of another tie or bathrobe, give your friends and loved ones a chance to help Feeding America feed people facing hunger this holiday season and throughout the year.
Give A Meal, gives holiday shoppers a chance to support a great cause by helping provide food to the nearly 49 million Americans who struggle with hunger. Every $1 donated to the Give a Meal campaign helps provide eight meals to people in need…
Kicking4Hunger
Midland, North Carolina-based Kicking4Hunger fights hunger, empowers individuals and builds communities by providing a fun and educational soccer experience – free of charge – while simultaneously raising food to feed the hungry in the community. Founded in the summer of 2006 as a summer project, the plan was simple: Instead of an admission fee to […]
Chicago Public Schools Celebrate National School Lunch Week with Rachael Ray’s Yum-o! Windy City Chicken
(Chicago, IL) — On October 12, 2011, Chicago Public School students will enjoy a special meal: Rachael Ray’s Yum-o! Windy City Chicken. In celebration of National School Lunch Week, October 10-14, Rachael Ray and her Yum-o! organization, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Chartwells-Thompson and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), have teamed up to develop this great tasting meal for Chicago students.
Les Petit Chefs Academy
Les Petit Chefs teaches nutrition and life lessons to kids ages 3-16 through hands-on cooking for a healthy lifestyle. Based in San Mateo, California, this cooking school for kids provides a safe, fun and educational environment where young chefs learn to read recipes, cook and bake, work safely in the kitchen and explore creative food […]