As I begin my quest to educate myself more about local and sustainable foods I think about my food education through out my youth. I was lucky, I had a mom who made her living feeding kids. My mom is a dietitian, who works at a local school district as the Nutrition director. She is not your typical "lunch lady", or as I use to explain to people, "the HEAD lunch lady", my mom dedicated herself to not just feeding kids, but feeding them GOOD food, and by good I don't mean just tasty I mean healthy food. We all know the stereotypes about school lunch, how it is not healthy and just adds to the health problems that kids are facing these days, however, that isn't always true.
In elementary school I was the only kid that could describe to you in depth what the food pyramid was. My mom ingrained into my sister and I why we needed to eat 4 servings of vegetables a day and why we were forced milk down our throats (thank you mom). I was lucky, not only did I have a mother who cooked me tasty food, I had a mom who understood the importance of vegetables, milk, etc. While I envied the kids who could drink soda for dinner, as an adult I am happy my mom instilled in me healthy eating habits. But like I have said before I was/am lucky. Many kids do not have the opportunity to experience GOOD food. That is why when I first heard about the Farm-to-school program I was so excited, a program that allows kids that would never get the chance to have good food the ability to.
Over the course of this blog I, Michelle, want to explore the importance of Farm-to-School. Not only the increased health benefits for the students who get to eat healthy fresh food, but also the increased benefits communities and local farmers get from these programs (I am a Planning and Environmental Policy student after all... the words local & sustainable get me about as excited as when a dog hears the word dinner). After all the children our future, why not make sure our future is as healthy as possible, for the people and our communities.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Meet the Foodivas!
Name: Lindsey
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Favorite Food: Food that makes me feel good, you know- REAL food.. not that processed crap. I would also like to second Keely's response and say quality cheeses as well.
Favorite Beverage: Realllly good espresso and a fine red wine
Favorite thing to cook: Quiche
Hobbies/Interests: Almost anything outdoors, crafting, thrift stores, complex human beings, humor, music... oh and FOOD
Random Personal Factoid: I often start humming for no apparent reason and am not aware I am doing it.
Foodie Since: 2008
Favorite Quote: "We're not just robots inside a grid."
Name: Michelle
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Favorite Food: Meatloaf
Favorite Beverage: anything caffeinated, milk
Favorite thing to cook: Cheesecake
Hobbies/Interests: enjoying nature, laughing, politics, eating, spending time with friends & family, hiking, snowshoeing, being in the sun.
Random Personal Factoid: I snore. Very loudly.
Foodie Since: 2010
Favorite Quote: "Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe."
Name: Keely
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Favorite Food: My food preference depends on my mood. I like good cheese. A lot.
Favorite Beverage: Wine, gin & tonic, H2O
Favorite thing to cook: Asian sensations.
Hobbies/Interests: Outdoors, friends, fine cheeses, cats, writing.
Random Personal Factoid: I have pooped on the Great Wall of China.
Foodie Since: September 15th, 1988
Favorite Quote:"Well I made them laugh, I wish I could make them cry." David McFadden.
Name: Dana
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Favorite Food: Sweet = Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream; Salty = thai soy-flavored tofu and mixed veggies with flat noodles.
Favorite Drink: a deliciously brewed coffee
Favorite thing to cook: Stir-Fry (so easy and tasty!)
Hobbies/Interests: internet & computers, eating, weightlifting, hiking
Random Personal Factoid: I moan in my sleep!
Foodie Since: 2011
Favorite Quote: " You must give up the life you planned to live in order to have the life that is waiting for you." - Joseph Campbell
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Beverage: Margaritaaaaaaaaas
Favorite thing to cook: enchiladas
Hobbies/Interests: sports, reading, traveling, eye candy :-)
Random Personal Factoid: I lived in an orphanage for 4 years.
Foodie Since: 2006 when I started traveling
Favorite Quotes: "I don't eat fish."
"Why not?"
"Fish piss in the sea."
"So do children"
"I don't eat children either"
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Favorite Food: Anything Spicy
Favorite thing to cook: Spicy thai delight
Hobbies/Interests: friends, seagulls, hiking and playing outside
Random Personal Factoid: I can't hide it if I don't like the taste of something because my face starts to twitch.
Foodie Since: Food, since I came out of the womb. Wine, since I turned "21".
Favorite Quote: "I once went out with a guy that told me I didn't have to drink to make myself fun to be around. I told him, ' I'm drinking so that you're fun to be around.'"
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Favorite Food: Rouladen (German flank steak rolled up with pickles, mustard, and bacon..yum!)
Favorite Beverage: Dirty Martinis
Favorite thing to cook: can't choose
Hobbies/Interests: Music, Books, Travel/Culture
Random Personal Factoid: I immigrated from Germany.
Foodie Since: All my life, I grew up cooking with my German father.
Favorite Quotes: "Be the Change you wish to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi
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