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What We Love: Theme Gardens
This entry comes from Beuna Tomalino, a Garden Coach and Landscape Consultant. Beuna is a fan of theme gardening-growing different plants that go together because they have something in common.
What We Love: Introducing Ethan
Meet Ethan, another member of our Kids Advisory Board and a model in our upcoming summer 2012 issue. Ethan is a lacrosse player and farm volunteer, so he will be writing about staying in shape as well as his experiences on the farm. Read about Ethan below, and be sure to look for him in this summer's ChopChop.
Name: Ethan
Location: Maine
Age: 14 ( in 8th grade)
What We Love: Food N' Me
A few weeks ago, ChopChop introduced our Kids Advisory Board member, Zack. This week Zack reviewed Food N' Me, a website that has games and quizzes all about food. One of the coolest games is called, "Smash Your Food" which shows how much salt, sugar, and oil are in different foods by letting you "smash" the foods. Also fun, "Food Quiz" tests players on their food and nutrition knowledge. Here's what Zack had to say about Food N' Me:
What We Love: Introducing Zack
You've already met one member of our Kids Advisory Board, Orren, in previous entries. Zack is another cool kid on our board. In the coming weeks, we will introduce you to other members of the Kids Advisory Board and like Zack, they will share some information about themselves, tell us about their favorite cooking techniques and tools, and even share some recipes.
What We Love: Marian and JP Welch, Justamere Tree Farm.
Have you ever wondered how maple syrup gets from the tree to your plate? Marian and J.P. Welch, farmers living in Worthington, MA in the Hills of the Berkshires, have been harvesting Pure Massachusetts Maple Syrup on their family farm for over 25 years! Marian and J.P. run Justamere Tree Farm.
Marian told ChopChop how they got involved with maple syrup, how maple syrup is harvested, and what an average day on the farm is like. She even included a cookie recipe, below.
What We Love: "Kids Cook 1-2-3" by Rozanne Gold
Kids Advisory Board member Orren Fox (read about Orren here) did some reading for ChopChop over his winter break. He agreed to review the books and recommend the ones he liked to other families. Orren's final book is "Kids Cook 1-2-3" by Rozanne Gold-a book in which every recipe includes only 3 ingredients! Orren shared his thoughts and some favorite recipes below.
What We Love: Introducing Orren Fox
If you've been a ChopChop reader from the beginning, you may remember reading about Orren Fox and his chickens in our first ever issue. Orren is one of the members of our Kids Advisory Board. We will be introducing other cool kid members of that board in future entries.
Name: Orren Fox
Location: North of Boston
Age and Grade: 14, Freshman in High School
What We Love: Grow It Yourself! Grow Your Own Smoothie
Danny Benett, a sophomore at Commonwealth High School in Boston, spent a week helping us
What We Love: At The Farmers’ Market With Kids by Leslie Jonath & Ethel Brennan
Danny Benett, a sophomore at Commonwealth High School in Boston, spent a week helping us out in the ChopChop office. He did a lot of behind the scenes work, but Danny also took the time to do some reading, and he reviewed a few books and cookbooks from our shelves. Go back a few entries to see Danny's previous picks.
What We Love: Marc Vetri, The Vetri Foundation for Children
School lunch has been a hot topic lately, and many people are trying to figure out how to get real, fresh, good food into our nation’s cafeterias. The Vetri Foundation for Children goes beyond just changing food, and has changed the whole experience of serving school lunch. The foundation works to “help kids experience the connection between healthy eating and healthy living” so that children “make better decisions about their own health, they influence their families, and they become a voice for better choices in their communities.”
What We Love: A Teen Guide to Fast Delicious Lunches by Dana Meachen Rau
Danny Benett, a sophomore at Commonwealth High School in Boston, spent a week helping us out in the ChopChop office. He did a lot of behind the scenes work, but Danny also took the time to do some reading, and he reviewed a few books and cookbooks from our shelves. Earlier this week, Danny wrote about a book called Lunch Lines. Read about Danny's next choice, below:
What We Love: Lunch Lines by Dan Signer
Cool Kid Danny, a sophomore at Commonwealth High School in Boston, spent a week helping us out in the ChopChop office. He did a lot of behind the scenes work, but Danny also took the time to do some reading, and he reviewed a few books and cookbooks from our shelves. Read what Danny had to say about each. We'll be posting more this week, so keep checking back.
Lunch Lines by Dan Signer
What We Love: MindStream Academy
It's always a challenge to find good food on the go-especially during a road trip. Convenience stores stock a lot of snacks, but most of them aren't so good for you. Our friends at MindStream Academy have made a video discussing what the best choices are at convenience stores.
What We Love: Jacob Williams, Gleaners Food Bank and Cooking Matters
Jacob Williams is a chef and Cooking Matters coordinator at Gleaners Community Food Bank in Michigan. The mission of Gleaners is to fight hunger in southeastern Michigan, and through Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters program, Jacob helps familes learn how to prepare nutritious and tasty meals on a budget. Jacob chatted with ChopChop about why cooking matters and even shared a recipe for Hearty Bean Burritos.
ChopChop Mission
ChopChop’s mission is to educate kids to cook and be nutritionally literate, empower them to actively participate as health partners with their families, and help establish and support better eating habits for a lifetime of good nutrition. ChopChop is published by ChopChopKids, Inc., a nonprofit corporation.
The ChopChop
Food Philosophy
- We believe in the simple values of cooking together as family and sharing healthy meals.
- We don’t do calorie counts or post nutrition content, but everything in this publication is reviewed and approved by our medical and nutrition advisors.
- We don’t demonize any individual foods.
- We believe that consuming healthy, wholesome meals is a vital step toward a resolution of America’s obesity epidemic.