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.
Listen to Morning Announcement
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 [...]

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 [...]

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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Corn and Bean Salad Lesson at Ashley

Children try more new food when it’s fun.
Watch Ashley Corn and Bean Salad Video!
Click here to see another video about Corn and Bean Salad
Ingredients:       Yield: 6-8 servings

2 cans of corn, drained (15 ounces)
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed (15 ounces)
1 red pepper
1 zucchini
1/4 cup red onion, diced
2 limes, juice
2 tablespoons oil
Salt [...]

Chicken Salad Wrap – At Ashley

WATCH Chicken Salad Wrap Class (1 MINUTE)

Recipe: My Pyramid Chicken Salad Wrap

Ingredients

1 – 2 lb. seedless grapes
1 to 2 lb. romaine lettuce, bagged 8 oz.
plain yogurt
12 6” whole wheat tortilla (fajita style)
2 – cans chicken 10 – 12 oz

Instructions

Open and drain canned chicken
Wash grapes and cut in half; put in a bowl
Mix grapes, chicken [...]

Superfoods Day – Apples – Ashley Denver

LISTEN to FRIDAY Superfoods Announcement (25 Seconds)
LISTEN to THURSDAY Superfoods Announcement (30 Seconds)
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Walk to School Day — from Ashley Denver

Wednesday, October 5th is International Walk to School Day.  Check out Ashley Elementary School’s work to make this a great event!
WATCH Ronny, Andrea and Emelio
LISTEN to Ronny, Andrea and Emelio (45 seconds)
LISTEN to 30 Ronny, Andrea and Emelio (30 seconds)
LISTEN to Alex, Fabri and Xavier (30 seconds)
WATCH Alex, Fabri and Xavier

Since 1997, communities around the [...]