Recipe courtesy of Chop Chop Magazine
Put a cool, fruity smoothie in your thermos, and if you don’t drink it up for breakfast, you’ll be psyched for it at snack or lunchtime. Just give it a shake before drinking, to make sure all the ingredients are blended.
Serving Size
Makes 2 servings
Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
The best way to get your kids interested in eating healthy food is get them involved in preparing healthy food. Our friends at Chop Chop magazine paid a visit to the White House kitchen recently where their kid chefs grilled our chefs about what they like to cook – and what they like to eat.
Recipe courtesy of Chop Chop Magazine Chop Chop Magazine
Zesty dip turns carrots into something special. Of course, if you run out of carrots, you could use another favorite vegetable. Greek yogurt is thicker than regular yogurt, which is why Adam uses it here; you can get it at most supermarkets.
Serving Size
Serves 8
Time
10 minutes
Ingredients
Recipe courtesy of Chop Chop Magazine
Here’s a recipe for a sweet and wholesome quick bread that’s the perfect treat to pack in a lunchbox.
Serving Size
Serves 2
Cook Time
Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Ingredients
Recipe courtesy of Chop Chop Magazine
Hot and tired when you get home from school? Make yourself a refreshing fizzy juice drink, then cool down and relax.
Serving Size
4 Servings
Time
5 Minutes
Ingredients
Recipe courtesy of Chop Chop Magazine
Why is a wrap more fun than a sandwich? We don’t know, but it sure is. Lavash is a Middle-Eastern flat bread that is often topped with sesame seeds. Multi-grain tortillas are a perfect substitute.
Serving Size
2 servings
Cook Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
Recipe courtesy of Chop Chop Magazine
The apple in this simple, scrumptious soup will make the sweet carrots and onions even sweeter. These are all fall ingredients—which makes this the perfect back-to-school lunch.
Serving Size
14 servings
Cook Time
35 minutes
Ingredients
Posted by Dana Coale, AMS Dairy Programs Deputy Administrator on September 13, 2011
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog.
As students across the country get back in school and we gear up for Monday Night Football, the Fuel Up to Play 60 program is ready for another action-packed year of nutrition and fitness events. An initiative that encourages kids of all ages to be healthy and active, the overall goal of the program is to tackle childhood obesity.
Posted by Julie Curti, Assistant to the Director, USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships on September 12, 2011
When the word community is in your middle name, it’s only natural to start gardens producing healthy, nutritious foods. The Jewish Community Centers (JCC) Association has taken on the First Lady’s Let’s Move Faith and Communities challenge of growing community gardens. They have started JCC Grows, a healthy food and hunger-relief initiative involving the creation and/or expansion of community gardens at JCCs and JCC camps. Most of the produce grown is donated to emergency food providers to help those in need. JCC Grows also promotes fresh food collection drives and connects JCCs to Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs and farmers markets.
One of the country’s leading pediatricians, Judith S. Palfrey, M.D., has been named Executive Director of the Let’s Move! childhood obesity initiative. For decades, Dr. Palfrey has provided clinical care to thousands of children and families, conducted groundbreaking pediatric research, taught future physicians and led major medical organizations.
Watch White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford show Amy Boshnack from CafeMom's The Stir how to make healthy, affordable school lunches following the My Plate nutritional guidelines.
Posted by Kevin Discepolo, Secretary’s Fellow for Youth in the Great Outdoors at the Department of the Interior on August 29, 2011
Building off of the commitments made at the July White House South Lawn Series lacrosse event, I was excited to hear about the success of the Minnesota Swarm’s 2ndannual Lax-4-Life camp. The National Lacrosse League’s team from the Land of 10,000 Lakes saw their enrollment double for this year’s camp, with nearly fifty 13-15 year old Native America youth attending. Seven different Tribal communities were present, including: Fond du Lac, Prairie Island, Oneida Nation, Little Earth, Lac Courte Orelles, Grand Portage, and Mille Lacs.
Posted by Dr. Stephen McDonough, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition on August 25, 2011
Some of my best memories are of time spent over the years exploring the wilderness with my son, Nate, a Boy Scout since the age of 7. With Nate off to college now, it is exciting for me to continue my role with the Boy Scouts as a volunteer and Scout leader. Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to join the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in San Antonio, Texas at its annual Top Hands Conference of Scouting professionals.
