Archive | October, 2011

Guess who I had coffee with last week…

October 31, 2011 at 10:26 pm in Advocacy

I apologize for missing some blog posts some days and writing short blurbs others. I hope you don’t mind. I’ve been busy. A couple weeks ago I received an email that someone wanted to meet me. I worked with one of his assistants to find a time and location that worked. And that’s how I [...]

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CSA Box Week 10

October 27, 2011 at 10:27 pm in CSA Boxes

Did you miss CSA Box Week 9? Yeah, we were out of town and had our friends pick it up. So this is our last “official” CSA box! We have applied for the “extended season,” which means we will be getting a few more boxes in November and December, but I’m bummed that the main [...]

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Guest blog: Camp food

October 26, 2011 at 10:30 pm in Guest Blogs

Jenna Cowan White works for Fowler Camp and Retreat Center in Speculator, NY.  In the “off” season she teaches Family and Consumer Science to middle schoolers, helping them to examine their own food choices and how they impact the world around them.  Jenna lives with her husband, newborn daughter, Murphy the dog and a handful of chickens [...]

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Anonymous no longer

October 25, 2011 at 9:43 pm in Media

That’s Monica Eng and I on the stage at the Chicago Theater for Chicago Live! a weekly WGN Radio show produced by the Chicago Tribune, in partnership with The Second City. I had an absolute blast being on the show and of course hanging out with the uber-cool Monica Eng was a plus. You can watch [...]

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Lunch Wrap Up: Week of Oct 17th

October 23, 2011 at 9:59 pm in Packed lunches

For those of you who are interested in gluten free diets or you are new to the blog, check out my Q and A with Central Restaurant Products. My son and I are both gluten and dairy free. I discuss my own diet in the Q and A, but I don’t mention my son. Charlie [...]

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Childhood Obesity Epidemic Infographic

Obesity Infograph

October 22, 2011 at 10:43 pm in News

Thought you’d appreciate some of these facts. A real post is coming soon — I promise!

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Family Wanted for Childhood Obesity Film

October 19, 2011 at 7:00 am in Miscellaneous

If you’ve ever wanted the opportunity to tell your family’s food story to a larger audience, here’s your chance. Just so you know, the producers making this film are not “fly-by-night” kinda folks. They make serious films that reveal personal stories with dignity in ways that inspire and educate others. Although I am not in [...]

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Guest Blogger: Fed Up With Halloween

October 18, 2011 at 7:00 am in Guest Blogs

I am very excited to be a guest blogger for Fed Up With Lunch.  My name is Dave Soleil and I am a stay-at-home dad in Georgia where childhood obesity is the second highest in the nation.  Last year on Halloween, I got fed up too. As children in the neighborhood made the annual rounds [...]

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