Ashley 5th graders make a corn and bean salad with their teachers.
Chicken Salad (W)rap
Ashley 5th Graders learn to make a tasty and healthy Chicken Salad Rap, with their teachers Mr. Herd and Mr. Zwick. They make a song about it, too! Recipe: My Pyramid Chicken Salad Wrap INGREDIENTS 1 – 2 lb. seedless grapes 1 – 2 lb. romaine lettuce, bagged 8 oz. plain yogurt 12 6 whole … Read more
Humming for Hummus
Ashley 4th and 5th graders learn how to make Hummus with teacher Mr. Zwick.
Kwanzaa Salad Celebrates Family
Ashley 5th graders talk about the meaning of the Kwanzaa Holiday and what it’s like to make a Kwanzaa Salad in class.
National Center for Media Engagement Features Eatyourradio
The National Center for Media Engagement recently featured Eatyourradio. Here’s their report: Preventing childhood obesity is at the top of the menu throughout the nation — from theUSDA’s food pyramid-replacing plate to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign to activist chef Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Now, public media is taking a bite out of the issue, too. KGNU, … Read more
Student Reporters Awarded Eat Your Radio CDs, DVDs and Wristbands
This year KGNU provided all 45 5th graders at Ashley Elementary with a combination DVD/CD that contains the songs and announcements and movies they helped create this year. The 10 student reporters at Swansea received a CD of their work as well. Eatyourradio decided to provide these CDs and DVDs so that even … Read more
Jump Rope in the Gym at Ashley
Healthy eating and healthy exercise often go hand in hand. Jump roping is a great way to get exercise, as these Ashley Elementary Students show.
Food for Thought – From Swansea
1. Antonio Ramirez Hi, my name is Antonio Ramirez! Good morning to you all! One thing we learned about healthy food is that some vegetables or fruits help at least one part of your body. For example, the carrot helps your eyes.
Hot Lunch vs Sack Lunch
Three years ago, Boulder Valley Schools hired the world renowned “Renegade Lunch Lady” Chef Ann Cooper, to make school lunches among the healthiest in the nation. They even surpass the new USDA guidelines. They’re free of additives and made from scratch by acclaimed local chefs who want kids to really like healthy food. More students do choose the hot lunches now than they did three years ago, when school food was full of sugar and additives and other junk. But 60% of students still prefer packed lunches, and some of those packed lunches hold a lot of junk. How do students think we can make healthy food be more popular?
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