Happy Saturday

My new thing is making veggie pizzas baking the wholesome crust first as a flat bread in pie pans, and then at supper time throwing on olives and sun dried tomatoes etc. and heating it in the oven. Simple fast healthy

I caught Maria Hinojosa's show on the radio this morning and I thought about Woonsocket's up and coming commercial kitchen! Hinojosa was discussing how California's low income primarily Hispanic schools tackle obesity with a JUNK FOOD ban. Perhaps Woonsocket can tackle these issues with fun educational after school cooking classes and dance marathons.

Last night at 7PM we watched Chasing Heroin on Frontline an amazing documentary. This is a new more compassionate approach to the drug epidemic.

Happy Saturday.

In Oakland, California, an elementary school with mostly low-income Latino students is taking the notion of healthy eating pretty seriously. It has banned all junk food from the school campus. Sticking to the ban has been a challenge not just for the kids, but for parents and teachers, too. But over time, the attitudes are changing. Now the school has its own garden, a cooking class for students, and kids are teaching their parents about the new fruits and veggies they’re trying.
http://latinousa.org/2016/02/26/no-jell-o-allowed/