January 2012 – Courtney Woods

Jan 31 2012

Training for a half marathon

by Courtney

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So, I’ve decided to train for a half marathon! I’ve run two before, one in 2009 and one in 2010. I wanted to make it an annual event, but unfortunately...

Jan 27 2012

articles, children, cooking, education, food, health, nutrition

What the new school lunch menus will (hopefully) look like

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The USDA put out a proposed before/after menu for schools, comparing what old lunches look like (hot dogs, pizza, tater tots…basically baseball game food) to what the new ones should...

Jan 26 2012

children, education, food, nutrition

Healthy school food needs to come with healthy food education

by Courtney

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Today Michelle Obama announced the new nutrition standards for public school lunches. The standards call for doubling the amount of fruits and vegetables, offering only whole-grain foods, and reducing fat...

Jan 16 2012

exercise, inspiration, resources

What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

by Courtney

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I came across this video a while ago called 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? It’s a bit long (nine...

Jan 08 2012

articles, food, health, resources

Some new blogs for the new year

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In the past year I’ve discovered so many fantastic, informative food and health blogs. They inspire me to keep eating healthy, cooking creatively, and staying active. Here are a few...

Month: January 2012

Training for a half marathon

What the new school lunch menus will (hopefully) look like

Healthy school food needs to come with healthy food education

What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

Some new blogs for the new year