Here at Festival Foods we’re excited to be celebrating Family Day later this month! Family Day is a national movement that encourages parents to start (or continue) eating meals together with their families. One study after the next shows that children who share meals with their families have better grades, closer relationships with parents and
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 Interested in winning $5,000 worth of grocery money along with a year’s supply of Quaker products? How about an i-pad2? If so, join the Whole Grains Stampede by visiting the Whole Grains Council (WGC) website anytime from September 1-30, and tell them about your favorite whole grain products bearing the Whole Grain Stamp.  Where has the summer gone?! It’s hard to believe that August is already here, because that means the “back-to-school” rush has officially begun! Summer break is a wonderful respite from the hectic schedules many families face during the school year, but it can also be a time when healthy habits get pushed aside. As one of Festival’s registered dietitians, I have unique opportunities to work with various community groups. One of the groups that I truly enjoy being a part of is the Fox Valley Celiac (FVC) Support Group. This is a support group with an active membership of more than 200 people. They invite anyone that has As those of you who read this blog know, I am a registered dietitian. However, not all of my work is directly related to nutrition. At Festival, our company is built upon 5 values. Those values are servant leadership, execution, community involvement, associate development, and service. Last year about this time, I was given the I am a big fan of eating local foods when possible! But I did not realize until recently that there was a name for people like me… Loc-a-vore: one who eats Last year about this time, Ms. De Villers offered me an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up. She invited me to be a part of each rotation of her Family and Consumer Science classes for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders at West De Pere Middle School. Each and every trip to school throughout the year As a young child I remember watching a cartoon segment on Sesame Street in which a little girl is sent to the grocery store to pick up “a loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter”. My siblings and I loved that cartoon because we could relate to that little girl. Despite the 17 plus inches of snow we got here in Green Bay a few weeks ago, there are a few signs of new life outside: blades of green grass beginning to pop through the brown earth and robins singing in the trees. Even though it may not look like it quite yet, spring is With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is definitely in the air! Many of us use this holiday as a time to show our husbands, wives, significant others, family members, and friends just how much we really care about them. We shower each other with heart-felt notes of affection, beautiful red roses, and sweet |
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