Free Downloads that encourage healthy habits!
Kids will have fun with these interactive printables all while learning about food nutrition! This download drop includes an educational reader and brain-stimulating matching card games. Download



Use the download links to download the full pdf files of these printable games!Download
Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection
or reload the browserDisable in this text fieldEditEdi…

Contributed by Andrea Bossenmeyer

The City of San Francisco just banned giving toys with Childrens' Happy Meals citing they contain too much fat and sugar. Proponents of the legislation suggest that toys are the culprit of poor food choices for the young set.

According to the ban, if a restaurant wants to give out toys, they need to include fruits and vegetables with the meal. So "Mickey D's"...all that would be required is to …

by Andrea Bossenmeyer

Everyone blames major junk food companies for advertising to kids, and contributing to childhood obesity...So why then don't we see advertising for broccoli? Green beans? Apples?

This article gives us a brief glimpse into the possibilities...

"the primary takeaway is that companies that sell, say, a certain cereal or fast food can brand their products to give them a market advantage. A single broccoli grower has a lo…

Contributed by Andrea Bossenmeyer



Fooducate is a great blog I follow. This morning they shared a brief history of how food became processed. I think it's a great share.



What you need to know:

Food processing is a set of methods and techniques used to transform raw food ingredients into consumable food. Food processing can be as simple as cutting up some vegetables to prepare a salad, or as complex as manufacturing a Twinkie in multiple processi…