Right now, many of us are already in the midst of planning our recipes for Thanksgiving. But all over the country there are thousands of children who are not only unlikely to get a holiday feast, but may not even have anything to eat during the four day weekend that many of us spend stuffed to the brim with turkey. Feeding America, the awesome organization I told you about recently, has a program in place to address that need and make sure these children have nutritious food available to them while they’re home from school. Wondering how you can make a difference? Read on! Read more
Just a quick post with the results of our pumpkin carving. Thanks everyone for voting, I can’t believe that Eric and I won! I voted for the father and son man eating pumpkins 
But I guess if you’re a regular here, you like my style, so it makes sense that you’re drawn to my fire breathing dragon (that looks a bit like an angry cow!). Below is the line up of who carved what plus a short and sweet 30 second video of the fun we had handing out hot chocolate and cider. Read more
That’s right! You may have noticed I’ve been a little quiet this month. That’s because Eric and I were out of the country for a week, and got a brand new puppy the day we got home! Read more
Did you know that the typical student will consume 3000 school meals from kindergarten through 12th grade? Kind of opens your eyes to how important school food really is. Typically I review cookbooks here, but when Blog Her asked me to review Lunch Wars by Amy Kalafa I jumped at the chance. School food has been a hot topic recently. From Jamie Oliver’s revolution to Michelle Obama’s Healthy Hunger Free Kid’s Act, awareness of the school food issues is at an all time high. Amy Kalafa really did her research to provide a great resource full of inspiring stories and shocking facts all about the nutrition related health of children. Read more
Have you heard of Feeding America? They are an incredible organization that does a fantastic job advocating for hunger relief. You may have seen their commercials with celebrity partners like Ben Affleck who help to raise awareness. I’ve had some great conversations with Shannon of Feeding America and can’t wait to share some of what I’ve learned with you. But today I wanted to make sure you’re aware of a virtual town hall coming up this Thursday.
The Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon will describe how SNAP (food stamps) and child nutrition programs are working to prevent child hunger. Lorretta Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers will discuss how hunger affects a child’s ability to learn. Feeding America CEO Vicki Escarra will explain how nutrition programs are at risk of budget cuts and how you can use your voice to advocate for anti-hunger programs.
Almost 49 MILLION Americans struggle with hunger. If you’re at all interested in the hunger issues in America, especially the 1 in 4 children in America who struggle with hunger, don’t miss this virtual meeting!
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