Welcome to another FoodPlay Friday! Of all the winter months, I think February is the hardest. It’s usually somewhere around mid-February that I find myself suddenly, painfully longing for spring, and though this year’s winter has been unusually mild here in western Massachusetts, I can tell I’m rapidly nearing that point, just as always. Though […]
New Fun Tools to celebrate National Nutrition Month
To help make good eating great fun all year long, but especially for March, National Nutrition Month, check out these 5 new resources (hot off the press!) and ways to use them. 1. Fruit + Veggie Tracker Bands Have a contest with these fun Tracker Bands! Kids start each morning with 5 bands on their […]
FoodPlay Friday: Valentine’s Day
Welcome to another FoodPlay Friday! When you’re stuck at home with the sniffles, as I am today, it’s easy to feel isolated from what’s happening in the outside world. Fortunately, my inbox has been full of reminders that our work goes cheerfully on, including this charming set of photos from FOODPLAY‘s recent stop at East […]
USDA unveils new standards for school lunches
Last Wednesday, January 25th, First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled the USDA’s new standards for school meals, the first such change in fifteen years. The new regulations, set to phase in over a three-year period beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, significantly increase the requirements for fruits, vegetables, and whole grains […]
FoodPlay Friday: Lunchtime!
Welcome to another FoodPlay Friday! Our new FOODPLAY troupe 2 hit the road this week, visiting schools in the New England area before heading off to Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, and beyond! Stage Manager Katie Chai is at the helm once again, with FOODPLAY veteran Keith Allen as Coach (you may remember him as […]