Our grand-prize winner has taken on the entire state of New York as the director of the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food, which seeks to create health-literate students, comprehensive nutrition policy, and bring healthy, plant-based entreés to students in schools across the state. Learn more at healthyschoolfood.org.
She turned an empty fields on a local middle school campus into a sustainable, educational farm.
Now kids throughout the surrounding school district can learn about gardening, nature and where our food comes from.
Learn about it at fullcirclesunnyvale.org.
When budget cuts hit the art department at the school where she teaches, Cynthia drew up a nutrition and fitness focussed wellness team, plus built an organic garden to provide food for the cafeteria plus outdoor education!
She started a snack shack at her child’s school that emphasized healthy foods and whole grains while saying no to artificial additives and ingredients. Now, the seventh-graders run the shack themselves like a business!
She created after-school classes to teach kids how to read nutrition labels, ingredient lists, plus whip up their favorite snacks from scratch! Find out more at wholefoodlady.com.
As a member on a committee to improve school vending machine offerings, she took advantage of the desire for change and spearheaded an entire restructuring of school meals and beverages, plus created opportunities for parent nutrition education!
She brought over 40 local moms together in an effort to raise the “Food IQ” and connect food to every aspect of the school curriculum. She’s also committed to student well-being, promoting the importance of self-care through yoga and breathing exercises!
She founded Better School Food, an organization of parents, educators, and health professionals that seeks to work with local communities in an effort to create awareness of the connection between healthy food and effective student learning. Learn more at betterschoolfood.org.
Her simple school garden project blossomed (pun intended!) into an entire “Seed-N-Feed” curriculum that includes Fresh Fruit Fridays, chef tastings, and partnerships with local restaurants!
A hometown activist, she served as president of the PTA for two years and removed unhealthy offerings from her local school’s snack program. This healthier snacks initiative keeps kids energized so they can learn effectively!
She’s a community college professor that focuses on child growth and development. Since her students are actually teachers themselves (or future teachers!) she uses her unique position to create awareness about kids’ nutrition and its impact on classroom learning!
Known locally as “The Lunch Lady,” she re-vamped an unhealthy (and unpopular!) school lunch program for over 400 kids by making the food herself!
She’s a part of Healthy Kids Choice, a program that seeks to help restaurants provide healthier meal options for kids. She’s also tackling vandalism issues in local parks so kids have a safe place to play and exercise.
She’s a chef who worked with Portland’s public schools to improve student wellness through garden-based education and from-scratch cafeteria meals! Learn more at gardenofwonders.org.
She lobbied with other moms for a salad bar in their kids’ school cafeteria. The salad bar now serves over 500 students each day, and will hopefully feature produce from local farmers in the near future!
We’re looking for proactive parents & inspired activists to help spread the word about Revolution Foods and healthy eating in schools!
Amie Hamlin photo courtesy of Rachel Philipson rachelphilipson.com. Liz Snyder photo courtesty of Lilia Schwartz.
