Great lunch ideas from Annie's Eats!
Welcome to this week's Good Food Force Update! We have a special announcement this week ... please read on, and share!
1. THE HOT LINE
Announcing... #WeAreHere!
HUGE news! Alicia Keys just announced she's contributing to @MomsRising & #WeAreHere partners! Find out more about #WeAreHere at: www.WeAreHereMovement.com.
Let's Get Out the #MomsVote!
In most states, voter registration deadlines are just around the corner so there’s no time to spare. Click here to remind your friends to register to vote!
Our “Mad Men” era workplace polices--unequal pay, lack of paid family leave, childcare that costs more than college, lack of paid sick days, the need to raise the minimum wage, and more--are getting some much needed attention lately, but the fact is that not a whole lot is being done about it in Congress beyond talking.
There is an election right around the corner and this is our chance to elect leaders who truly represent families. Register to vote, and send your friends a nice reminder to do so too, now!
2. MORNING STRETCH
Join the Next #FoodFri Tweetchat: Healthy School Fundraisers!
Join #FoodFri TODAY @ 1pmET to chat about healthy school fundraisers with @MomsRising and special guest @CSPI! This week we're discussing healthy school fundraisers and how YOU can work with schools to ensure that healthy fundraising options are available. Join us to share resources, generate discussion and draw attention to this very important topic!
3. SALAD BAR
Lunch Box Inspirations
Struggling for healthy and yummy lunchbox ideas? Check out some great ideas from Annie's Eats!
- Sandwich skewers – Take anything you might normally put on a sandwich and skewer it! Just be sure to snip off any sharp ends on the sticks. These included cheese, tomato, cucumber and baguette cubes. Also included: cantaloupe, goldfish crackers, ants on a log...
- Kale pesto pasta – Tastes good warm and at room temperature so it works in lunch boxes. Also included: assorted tomatoes, cucumber slices, strawberries...
- Veggie wrap – Our favorite combo in these is shredded carrot, avocado, cucumber and spinach (sprouts are also great). Also included: yellow tomatoes, kiwi, strawberries...
Got a favorite recipe you want to share in a future GFF update? Please email to karen@momsrising.org!
4. YEARBOOK
Meet #FoodPower14 Awardee Shanora Heath
A single mother to three beautiful children ages 19, 15 and 10, Shanora Heath is no stranger to the importance of volunteering and parent participation in schools. In 2010 with no prior knowledge of gardening Ms. Heath embarked on a journey with other parents and students with the goal of building a garden at her child's Ocean Hill Brownsville school. What started as a flower garden around the middle school quickly grew to become a full on vegetable garden. With the help of students, administrators, and outside organizations the garden is thriving. The school now runs a farmer’s market open to the community and surplus produce is donated to a local food pantry. In 2010 Ms. Heath joined the Brooklyn Food coalition and became part of the first cadre of School Food Parent fellows in 2011. With the training Ms Heath received she was able to organize other parents around school food issues. Their first major victory was eliminating chocolate milk from the breakfast menu at their school. She now supports parent trainings at other schools. “My goal is to educate parents on school food and about volunteering at their child’s school. Parents are not aware their voices can makes a difference and how volunteering can change not only their lives but the lives of other children and the whole school,” Shanora says.
Have a great week!
- Karen, Migdalia, Monifa, Donna, Dream and the rest of the MomsRising.org Food Team!
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