Ashley – Hummus and Bean Salad Lessons

Ashley students have helped get ready for a parent breakfast with this morning announcement they prepared about making hummus and a corn bean salad.  They also helped prepare a movie that we share here and also featured at a Parent Breakfast about how to make hummus.
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RECIPE IN ENGLISH
Ingredients:

1/4 cup garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
1/8 [...]

Boulder Valley – Students and Healthy Hot Lunch

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USDA Plans to Upgrade School Lunches

Listen to Middle School Students talk about Hot Lunches and  Chef Ann Cooper talks about the new USDA guidelines for [...]

Food for Thought

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These presentations were shared at a Parent Breakfast at Swansea Elementary.
Here are student presentations about their thoughts on food:
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 [...]

Boulder Valley Hot Lunch Gains Ground

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Sometime soon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is expected to raise quality standards for the meals provided in public schools.  It’s the first change like this in 15 years.  And among budget strapped school districts, there’s likely to be a scramble for how to meet the new standards and how to [...]

Ashley Chicken Salad (W)Rap

Thanks to Ashley 5th grade students in the classes of Mr. Herd and Mr. Zwick for helping prepare these stories.  Eat Your Radio Journalists helped prepare these programs for broadcast in morning announcements and for sharing at Parent Breakfasts and cooking classes, and also on the Ashley Elementary school website.
Parenting Tip: Kids try more [...]

Centennial Cooking Class

In Boulder, Centennial Middle School teacher Scott Griffith is conducting a cooking class where students learn to make a variety of different foods and do it using the school cafeteria kitchen.  Here are some special moments from the Centennial Middle School Cooking Class.
Teacher Scott Griffith talks with students about the cooking projects up ahead:
Students discuss [...]

Ashley – Kwanzaa Celebration and Holiday Bazaar

Ashley students created morning announcements about their Kwanzaa celebrations, plus announcements about a Parent Breakfast and cooking class and the holiday bazaar where many parents helped make healthier offerings for the celebrations.  These videos were shared at a Parent Breakfast and on the Ashley school website.

Kids eat “healthy” when healthy food is fun.
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Colorful Fruits & Vegetables at Swansea

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Swansea – Gratitude

Here is a holiday story from Swansea Elementary  students (about 3:00) and it’s about having gratitude.  In addition, there is a focus on the pilgrim corn and bean salad and manners, which are part of the holiday time period nutrition classes.
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Swansea Students Talk about Junk Food

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