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Honoring the Past With a Recipe that Looks to a Healthy Future

May 25, 2011 Aaron Lavallee, USDA Office of Communications

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Every now and then we come across a great story of people making change in their communities and so it was on the next stop in the Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. Tribal communities are focusing a lot of attention on ending the epidemic of childhood...

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Recipes for Healthy Kids Contest Ends May 31-- Don’t Forget to Vote!

May 24, 2011 Janey Thornton, USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Have you cast your vote? The selection period for the Popular Choice Award in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition will close soon, so it’s time to make your voice heard. The First Lady and the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched the...

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Urban Gardening Ministry Brings Fresh Food to Richmond, VA

May 24, 2011 Julie Curti, Assistant to the Director, USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: There’s a lot going on in the Church Hill North neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia! For three years, the congregation at 31 st Street Baptist Church has been growing fresh vegetables in an urban garden behind their church. More recently, they launched a...

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Cooking Up a Delicious Meal with a Local Twist

May 19, 2011 Cordelia Fox, Public Affairs Director, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Western Region

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Located in the one of the most fertile agricultural valleys on Earth is the town of Manteca, Calif. Surrounded by groves of almonds, cherries, olives and a host of other crops for as far as the eye can see, a group of students sought inspiration for First Lady...

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In Recipe Competition, Ohio School Puts a Healthy Twist on a Tasty Dish

May 18, 2011 Rich Lucas, Office of Research Analysis, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Who says a delicious classic can’t also make a healthful lunch? On Tuesday, students at Van Buren Middle School in Kettering, Ohio served judges in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition their Chicken Alfredo with a Twist, an updated take on...

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The Competition Gets Prickly as Judges Head to Minnesota

May 17, 2011 Aaron Lavallee, Office of Communications, USDA

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: I can’t tell you if there are 10,000 lakes in Minnesota, but I can tell you that there is one creative group of students the South Education Center Alternative (SECA) in Richfield, Minn. Richfield was the next stop in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids...

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Aloha! Mount Lebanon Elementary School

May 16, 2011 Aaron Lavallee, Office of Communications, USDA

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: You don’t have to go to Hawaii to get a taste of the islands. In fact the students at Mount Lebanon Elementary School in Pendleton, S.C. were cooking up what can only be described as a paradise for the taste buds in First Lady Michelle Obama’s Recipes for...

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What’s for lunch? How about a Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap?

May 13, 2011 Jack Currie, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: It was off to the Sunshine State for our team of judges in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids contest where they joined students at Orlando’s Liberty Middle School. The competition to date has been intense as kids cooked up some delectable dishes...

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Recipes for Healthy Kids Advances; Judges Visit Greeley, Colo., School

May 10, 2011 Audrey Rowe, Administrator USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: On April 26, I had the pleasure of visiting Harold S. Winograd School in Greeley, Colo., to kick off the judging for the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. As I arrived at the school, I could feel the excitement, enthusiasm, and deep pride...

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Healthy Students, Healthy Schools, Cultivating Communities of Wellness

May 09, 2011 Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

For most kids, summer vacation means picnics, parks and play. But for some children, summer vacation can, unfortunately, mean going hungry. Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland understand this harsh reality and have taken steps to keep children fed during the summer months.

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