Comments for Food $ense http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense Just another Blog.usu.edu weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:22:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Recruiting food stamp recipients by Diane Short http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/recruiting-food-stamp-recipients/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Diane Short Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:22:09 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=6#comment-70 9-2-10
Tha;nk you all for your ideas. My copy from WFS does not include the phone numbers for the clients. I also find that the telephone works for me so you can get them to commit.
Diane Short
Davis County

]]> Comment on Gardening information by Marilyn http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/29/gardening-information/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Marilyn Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:31:00 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=12#comment-69 I know this is way late, but here is a helpful website.

Nutrition In the Garden @http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/nutrition/index/index.html

]]> Comment on Food $ense in schools by Laurie Bates http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/food-ense-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Laurie Bates Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:04:58 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=8#comment-68 Michelle I also ask the other programs in the office if they have something they would like to put in.

ORIGINALLY POSTED 6/29/09

]]> Comment on Food $ense in schools by Laurie Bates http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/food-ense-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Laurie Bates Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:03:32 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=8#comment-67 Michelle
I have done the free lunch program for 3 years now. I have used lunch sacks or the my pyramid sacks, I pick a theme like this summer its eating breakfast. I go to USDA site see in resources what is there, might call dairy council see if they have any bookmarkers or something to put in the bags. Then eat smart play hard has a breakfast sheet I would put that in there. With a postcard introducing our program with information, few lessons titles and making sure they know it’s free. With a cute picture of food or something or use the new pamphlet they have now for Food $ense its nice and lots of color. hope this helps the theme has always got me thinking. Good Luck!

ORIGINALLY POSTED 6/4/09

]]> Comment on Food $ense in schools by Michelle Russell http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/food-ense-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Michelle Russell Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:02:26 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=8#comment-66 Has anyone taught durring the summer lunch/breakfast programs at the school? Any tips?

ORIGINALLY POSTED 6/1/09

]]> Comment on Spanish translations becoming available by Eileen Milligan http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/spanish-translations-becoming-available/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Eileen Milligan Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00:34 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=4#comment-65 The Spanish translations of the Habits lessons on now available on the website.

ORIGINALLY POSTED 3/24/09

]]> Comment on Food $ense in schools by Laurie Bates http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/food-ense-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Laurie Bates Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:59:23 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=8#comment-64 Hope this finds everyone doing well. I did some school classes with 3rd graders this last week. They are so darn cute. They asked in each of the classes about tomatoes being a fruit or veg. My answer was they are speical and get to be both. There are a few veg/fruits that are that way like
Pumpkin
Squash
Tomato
Cucumbers
Green beans
Capsicum peppers
Bell peppers
But, back to the tomato, The United states goverment did make a ruling on the this and said it is a Vegetable. Just a thought and fun
debate. What have you done with this question?
children always ask such wonderful questions that us adults have no time to dream of anymore. Thank goodness for them.
Have a super week.

Oh, and I did clear up the fact that legally they are a vegetable.

Happy teaching!

ORIGINALLY POSTED 3/25/09

]]> Comment on Food $ense in schools by Michelle Russell http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/food-ense-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Michelle Russell Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:58:04 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=8#comment-63 I’m here with ya Laurie! ;D
Thanks for the idea of the parent teacher night~I really like it!

ORIGINALLY POSTED 4/10/09

]]> Comment on Food $ense in schools by Laurie Bates http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/food-ense-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Laurie Bates Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:57:07 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=8#comment-62 I m feeling a bit lonely on this site! LOL
I was on the USDA site and looking for the power panther costume and found Nibbles for health as well. This would be a good program for kids and parents. If you are a lucky NEA and have schools in your area that are eligibile you could ask to set up a table at the parent teacher night and take a newsletter and poster to share plus program infomation. It would be great. Also some of the Counseling centers for the state have youth groups that might need some help too.(go to your mental health center and see if they do hold these groups. Have a great week!
http://www.fns.usda.gov/…sources/Nibbles/Nibbles_Intro.pdf

ORIGINALLY POSTED 4/8/09

]]> Comment on Recruiting food stamp recipients by Laurie Bates http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/2009/06/16/recruiting-food-stamp-recipients/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Laurie Bates Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:51:19 +0000 http://blog.usu.edu/foodsense/?p=6#comment-60 The old fashion way of the phone really is the best for me anyway.
We have sent letters to church leaders and Enrichment leaders to let them know we are here. We have done a generic letter with no names on it and then just do labels for the address. Have also done postcards before which I liked but, the response is very small on letters or postcards. Seems like they put it aside and forget about it. Whereas the phone you are there with them and you can make an appointment right then with some cancelation but, not to many.

ORIGINALLY POSTED 4/29/09

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