Camp FRESH 2010
Some cool healthy food choices images:
Camp FRESH 2010
Image by Christiana Care
Until this summer, Javiar Emory-Turner had never seen a tomato that wasn’t red.
At Camp FRESH, the 16-year-old Wilmington youth is not only tasting tomatoes that are yellow, green and orange, he is helping to grow and sell the produce.
Even more important, Javiar is taking the lessons he is learning about eating healthy home to his family and neighbors, encouraging them to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each and every day.
"Before, I only ate fruits and vegetables about once a week," he said. "Now, I’m trying new foods that are healthy. I’m cutting back on sugar. I’m getting exercise."
Started by Christiana Care, Camp FRESH is a nine-week program for 48 young people ages 13-18 from Wilmington, New Castle and Newark, Del. The corner stores in their communities carry few fresh fruits and vegetables, and getting to larger markets with more food choices is sometimes difficult. These young gardeners from city neighborhoods till the soil at Wilmington Urban Farm, a verdant plot bursting with broccoli and bok choy, carrots and cabbage, zucchini and zinnias. By growing and eating healthy produce, the teens grow a healthy respect and appreciation for the value of nutrition, and they model their new respect for nutrition to others in the community, who also improve their diets-and, ultimately, their overall well being.
Christiana Care launched Camp FRESH in 2006 as part of the health system’s efforts to build an awareness of the value of nutrition, make a dent in obesity and improve the quality of life for these participants.
Two days a week, the teens sell produce at two stands in urban neighborhoods, one at the farm on East 12th Street and the other at Wilmington Hospital. On the other days, the youths gather at the Eugene du Pont Preventive Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute, where they make healthy dishes such as Asian coleslaw, made with Ramen noodles, cabbage and other accessible ingredients.
Campers were hesitant to taste when a bowl of edamame-baby soybeans popular in Japan-was passed around the room.
"Go ahead and try it," said Christopher Moore, Christiana Care healthy lifestyle coordinator. "Just squeeze the pod, and the beans pop right out."
About half the campers enjoyed the edamame. As for other healthy dishes, Hilda Hernandez, 16, feels good about trying hummus made from chick peas and red peppers.
"I thought it looked funny," she said. "But learning to eat things that are good for you is important if you want to stay healthy."
Already, Hilda has lost two pounds. She is walking more instead of taking the bus.
After lunch, she and the other campers got a rousing workout with Zumba, a Latin-inspired fitness regimen that harnesses the energy of music.
"Zumba is fun and makes me want to keep exercising," said Taylor Ferguson, 15, who has lost four pounds. "Now, I’m doing sit-ups and push-ups at home."
In addition to learning about nutrition and weight management, the teens talk about sex education, drug and alcohol abuse, strategies for being good ambassadors in the community and planning for the future.
Nice Cookbook photos
A few nice cookbook images I found:
Toronto Life Cookbook Event at CFC
Image by Canadian Film Centre
Brian and Jane of the CFC.
Toronto Life and CFC celebrated the premiere edition of Toronto Life Cookbook, featuring 100 recipes from the city’s best chefs. Guests sampled a variety of culinary food and drink offerings made from recipes from the Cookbook.
The evening also marked the unveiling of the Miele Kitchen,
designed by J.F. Brennan, and the GlucksteinHome design project at Windfields Estate.
To learn more about CFC, please visit: www.cfccreates.com
Photo by: George Pimentel
Toronto Life Cookbook Event at CFC
Image by Canadian Film Centre
Refreshments provided by Crystal Head Vodka
Toronto Life and CFC celebrated the premiere edition of Toronto Life Cookbook, featuring 100 recipes from the city’s best chefs. Guests sampled a variety of culinary food and drink offerings made from recipes from the Cookbook.
The evening also marked the unveiling of the Miele Kitchen,
designed by J.F. Brennan, and the GlucksteinHome design project at Windfields Estate.
To learn more about CFC, please visit: www.cfccreates.com
Photo by: George Pimentel
Cool Diet images
Some cool diet images:
Diet Coke is fancy is Iceland!
Image by Sarah_Ackerman
Iceland. June 2011.
Diet Coke and Mentos
Image by petrilli
Diet Coke and Mentos
Image by petrilli
2010 Big Apple Barbecue Block Party: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q – Pulled Pork Shoulder & Coleslaw
Some cool barbecue foods images:
2010 Big Apple Barbecue Block Party: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q – Pulled Pork Shoulder & Coleslaw
Image by wallyg
The 8th Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party took place in Madison Square Park on June 12 and 13, 2010. The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party brings together the country’s top pitmasters who cook up their award-winning food for over a hundred thousand barbecue enthusiasts.
Led by pitmaster Chris Lilly, Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, from Decatur, Alabama, served up Pulled Pork Shoulder. Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q has been serving fine, slow cooked meats and unforgettable sauces since 1925 when the 6’4, 800-pound Bob Gibson started with a makeshift table in his backyard. Four generations later, and the family businesses has expanded across the south and into supermarkets with their famous white sauce.
Barbecue and Isaw
Image by rexquisite
Classic pork BBQ and isaw (pronounced as eee-sao)
My book at Powell’s Bookstore…
Some cool cook books images:
My book at Powell’s Bookstore…
Image by ★keaggy.com
“Milk Eggs Vodka” is for sale at your neighborhood Borders (and other shops, of course) and is usually filed in the “Humor” section (right next to Garrison Keillor’s titles!). But should you visit Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon (and you should), you’ll see that my book stands proudly in the “Cooking oddities” section. How cool is that? I didn’t even know such a category existed!
More about the book: www.milkeggsvodka.com/blog
Polar Fish
Image by munir
From UNICEF.
See cover page.
Vietnamese Salad
Image by munir
From UNICEF.
See cover page.
