The Nutrition Services Staff at Julian Union School District put together a video to show their appreciation for their amazing partnership with Jeremy's on the Hill. Great job Chef Shirley and Donald Hooper from Jeremy's on the Hill and the staff at Julian Union School District for your dedicated to serving fresh, healthy, local [...]
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego's Cheri Fidler, Director of Center for Healthier Communities, along with Mary Beth Schlichtholz, Director of Food Services, and Chef Andrew Bard were featured on KUSI to launch a series of educational videos on healthy eating, including simple and delicious recipes from Chef Bard. The videos were made possible by generous funding from [...]
Dawn Stone, a nutrition services specialist at the Escondido Union School District’s Carilyn Gilbert Education Center, has been named as the San Diego County Classified School Employee of the Year for 2018. She was chosen by a panel of her peers and is now a candidate for California Classified School Employee of the Year [...]
There are millions of America’s youth who do not have access to nutritious meals when school is not in session. Offering nutritious meals to our nation’s children and teens that are appetizing, appealing and wholesome is a responsibility USDA takes very seriously. Our key partners in serving our summer feeding customers are the organizations [...]
Congratulations to Vista Unified School District on receiving seven Gold HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Awards! These awards recognize excellence in nutrition and physical activity, great job Vista! View Awards Here
As an adult who wears many hats - mother, grandmother, food services manager at Paradise Valley Hospital near San Diego - Cindy Quinonez has been drawn back into the world of fish by an awareness that today's children are increasingly disconnected from their food. "Kids don't connect with food or know where it comes [...]
There are so many people fighting for a healthier, more sustainable, more equitable food system in San Diego County, and Edible San Diego shares the good news from The Ecology Center, the San Diego Food System Alliance, CHIP, and Inika Small Earth this week. Read Full Article
Farmers Markets are coming to every elementary school in Vista Unified during the 2017-18 school year. The past several years have seen schools in a rotation to host the event every three years, cycling through all of the elementary sites in that time. The visits have been so popular and successful that the WaveCrest [...]
Farm to school activities and purchasing of local foods are on the rise in San Diego County school districts, according to the 2015-16 State of Farm to School in San Diego County (State of F2S) report (attached) released today by Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) Read Full Article
The saying “you are what you eat” may be true. What’s on your plate — along with lifestyle choices, physical activity, genetics and environment — has the power to affect your overall health. In 2011, Sharp HealthCare joined the Nutrition and Healthcare Leadership Team (NHLT) to further its commitment to providing sustainable, accessible, nutritious food for [...]
