Also, I asked my friend Lauren at Healthy Foundations for some tips and tricks about feeding a teen brain. She came up with this one-pager that is very useful! Click here to download pdf.

I also took the Top 10 List that I put together a while back that really relates to any age. Definitely “Fridge Postable!”

Their first show aired this morning and it will be rebroadcast tomorrow so grab a glass of Ovaltine and …

Listen up LIVE – SUNDAY 1/22/12 @ NOON – just click the LISTEN LIVE bar on the right.

There’s also some excellent chirpin’ by real chickens and some really excellent FARM &  FARMERS MARKET SONGS!

This special offer Super Starter Kit for Building Healthy Habits in your coop comes complete with a super two-sided wipe-off  Trackn’ PlaceMat, a copy of The Chickin Feed Primer copy of Piggles Choice – a great little story about a cute little pig who learns that REAL FOOD, growing food, makes you strong. Treats go last, where they belong.” A copy of FARM GRUB A to Z for building a healthy food vocabulary, a copy of the FARM GRUB Revue CD that will have the whole family movin’ & groovin’!, My Feed Bag for making good choices at the market, a grocery list, a collection of FARM GRUB Stickers and Chicklets to help you stylishly remember to make good choices. OH SO FUN!

A $72.00 VALUE!

This special offer Starter Kit for Building Healthy Habits in your coop comes complete with:

• a super two-sided wipe-off  Trackn’ PlaceMat
• a copy of Piggles Choice – a great little story about a cute little pig who learns that “REAL FOOD, growing food, makes you strong. Treats go last, where they belong”
• a copy of the FARM GRUB Revue CD that will have the whole family movin’ & groovin’!
• a collection of FARM GRUB Stickers
• and a Chicklet to help you stylishly remember to make good choices. OH SO FUN!

A $33.50 VALUE!

This is the evolution of our popular Nutrition Tracking Boards. A simple way for little “chickins” or anyone for that matter to build an awareness about what they NEED to eat every day. Our two-sided laminated mat will give your chickins something fun to do and eye-opening to think about while they are eating.

Just put their plate on the mat and let them compare what’s on their plate with what they NEED (each FARM GRUB critter represents a serving of a different FEED GROUP) and check off the servings as they go.

The goal is to get everything checked off – meaning they’ve had a well-rounded diet and to let your “chickins” take ownership of what they NEED. Because sometimes seeing is believing. And let’s face it, couldn’t we all use a little help encouraging healthy habits?

Our Track’n PlaceMat comes complete with a non-toxic brown wax-crayon that dry wipes off at the end of each day. You may also use a dry-erase marker (not included). *TIP:  Rub the mat with a very light coating of olive oil before your chickin begins marking – it will make the end of the day dry wipe-off a breeze.

The back of the Track’n PlaceMat is a fantastic resource for anyone needing to see the WHAT’S & WHY’S of eating of a balanced diet. Given the “thumbs up” from our resident Nutrition Chick, Emily C. Harrison, MS, RD, LD, the back of the Track’n PlaceMat gives sound reasoning and some great suggestions for foods in each FEED GROUP.

And of course the FARM GRUB characters are all here to encourage healthy habits! All at a price that fits into any household budget!

*included with Starter Kit

Make sure to pick up a copy of the CD too!

After a few days she came to me asking if she could have some sort of cookie. My response was, “What does your board say?” She looked and chose to have a piece of fruit vs the cookie because she had not met her fruit and veggie requirement for the day. This melted my heart and made me saying, “No” to the cookie so much easier. She was in charge of her food.

She is now 6 and makes great food choices on a daily basis. She may not use the board everyday but she does think about the quality of food that goes in her mouth!

I can not tell you how thankful I am for your help in teaching such a valuable lesson to my children!
 
Thanks,
Sarah M.
Mother of three little chickins

For the second year in a row, I’ll be wrangling the kids portion of the conference. We planning a great fun day for a group of 6-12 year olds, full of Environmental Exploration, Nature Crafts, Survival Skills, Yoga, Screen Printing, Good Food, Tents and Tales at night and more I’m sure.

This year is going to be more fun than ever as we’ll have Nichole Bluh with us all day as our head counselor! Nichole has worked with Atlanta’s Truly Living Well Farm & Wheat Street Gardens and helped set up and run their urban farm camp last summer Nichole has some amazing experiences with sustainable solutions of all types that she can share with the kids. She’ll also be available to share some yoga moves if needed!

Also on board are Isia and Chris, two urban farmers and foragers that I got to know working at the Grant Park Farmers Market. They run my favorite named urban farm, Crack in the Sidewalk Farmlet. Isia and Chris are experts at living with their environment, no matter where it finds them. They will bring a fresh set of eyes to explore our surroundings in Columbus. 

And I almost forgot, we’re heading off for a morning excursion to the Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center where we’ll explore the environment, trails and exhibits along the southern part of the Chattahoochee River. We’ll return for lunch and a little Screen Printing project – don’t forget to bring a light colored T-shirt – we’re “Up-cycling” them with the CAMP GO logo!

The evening shift includes dinner (while parents attend the Farmer’s Feast) some Tent building fun, some Tall Tale Telling and maybe a movie.

If you’ve never been to the conference, this will be an amazing year. The keynote speakers are amazing…one of my “Most Admired” list of folks – Will Allen is addressing the dinner crowd (somebody’s going to have to make me a video!)

So make sure to check out the awesome program of events and REGISTER soon! Kids spots will go quickly.

Recipe by Chef Sheri Davis
from the Chickin Feed Primer | a useful companion for modern families

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: Zero Yield: 10–12 servings

Food Groups Included: Grain/Bread/Pasta | Veggies | Protein

Utensils Needed: food processor fitted with metal blade (or blender), rubber spatula

Ingredients:

2 – 15 oz cans garbanzo beans/chick peas (our favorite!), drained
2 Tablespoons Tahini paste (a sesame seed product)
3 Tablespoons roasted garlic cloves, peeled (or 1 Tablespoon roasted
    granulated garlic)
2 Tablespoons cumin, ground
Salt
White pepper
3 Tablespoons lemon juice (one large lemon)

Whole Wheat pitas to make chips
Butter

Instructions:

Step 1. In food processor, put drained garbanzo beans, Tahini, roasted garlic,
             cumin, salt, and freshly ground white pepper.
Step 2. Blend and puree until smooth, stopping and scraping the bowl with rubber spatula several times.
Step 3. Add lemon juice when smooth. Don’t add lemon juice too soon – you’ll have chunky hummus.
Step 4. Serve with pita chips and veggies.

Tips:

I like to sauté my pita bread on both sides in a little butter to crispy it up a little.
Hummus makes a great spread for sandwiches or whole wheat tortillas, flatbreads of all flavors, wrapped with black olives, sprouts, lettuce, tomatoes, roasted tomatoes, thinly sliced cucumbers. Great for packing a lunch!

Snack Ideas:

Make different spreads for sandwiches or wraps: avocado, seasoned avocado with light sour cream or cream cheese, chopped cilantro, hint of lime, and tomatoes.

Puree leftover cooked beans and add flavorings or sour cream. Spread on tortillas or pitas, or serve with crackers as a dip.

Make hummus spread – add sprouts, tomato, chopped lettuce, cucumber slices, shaved carrots, black olive slices, roasted peppers, cooked or jarred artichokes.

And the list goes on… 

Enjoy!,
Chef Sheri