This month, PreventObesity.net is celebrating school food heros. They are highlighting people who have gone above and beyond to ensure that all snacks in schools are Smart Snacks. In celebration of Valentine's Day, they named these amazing heros "Smart Snacks Sweethearts". As you might know, Smart Snacks in Schools are the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s nutrition standards for food sold in school snack bars, vending machines and a la carte lines.

Join #FoodFri with @MomsRising and @Prevent_Obesity on Friday, February 20, 2015 to learn more about Smart Snacks in schools and celebrate Smart Snack Sweethearts!

Anyone can be a Smart Snacks Sweetheart—a youth leader, a parent advocate, a school nutrition professional or a teacher. To nominate someone in your community, and thank them for their hard work, head on over to PreventObesity.net.

We believe that anyone can be part of the solution. In fact, we at MomsRising have seen how important (and impactful!) a Good Food Force is to the well-being of our children. We know that there are many people in schools across the country already making the grade when it comes to implementing Smart Snacks in School. We applaud them for their work and hope that they realize just how important their work is to the future of our children.

To learn more about Smart Snacks in schools and how you too can become a Smart Snacks Sweetheart, join #FoodFri on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 1pm, EST, with @MomsRising and @Prevent_Obesity!

We also encourage you to become a member of MomsRising's Good Food Force. You can learn more about the Good Food Force on our website. We also have a private Facebook group where we connect with fellow members. To join, send the Good Food Force Facebook Group a request.

Invite a friend (or two!) and join us on February 1, 2015 at 1pm, EST, on Twitter.

To join and follow the conversation on Twitter use the #FoodFri Hashtag in each tweet.

You can also follow the chat on Twubs.com/FoodFri. Twubs allows you to follow MomsRising’s registered hashtags by creating an account. Below I have noted the steps.

1. Create an account using an email or your Twitter account.
2. Enter the desired hashtag, #FoodFri, #WellnessWed or #EcoTipTue, in the search box found at the top of the page. Click Enter. A new page will open with the desired chat.
3. Find the “Join This Twub” button found on the right-hand side bar and join the group.
4. Adjust the speed of the conversation to your liking. Options are: Fast, Medium, Slow, Slower, or Slowest.
5. Introduce yourself and join the conversation, by entering your comment, tips, or questions in the “Tweet to #FoodFri as [YourName] box”
6. Or, respond to a specific tweet by hovering over the right-hand side of the individual’s tweet and selecting one of the icons.

More about our #FoodFri Featured Panelist(s):

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PreventObesity.net is the only online national network of people solely dedicated to reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. We connect Leaders across the movement with hundreds of thousands of Supporters in advocacy efforts to implement policies that will help reduce childhood obesity nationwide. A project of the American Heart Association, PreventObesity.net offers free tools, services and support to the people and organizations who are working to ensure children everywhere can eat healthier and become more physically active.