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| February 21, 2008 |
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| EPA Green Power Partner List |
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Recently, 53 Fortune 500 companies collectively purchased more than six billion kilowatt hours of renewable, green power. Relying on renewable resources such as solar, wind and geothermal energy, these companies will save enough energy to power 670,000 homes for an entire year. Now that’s impressive! Here are the top ten companies on the EPA’s list of Green Power Purchasers:
- Intel Corporation
- PepsiCo.
- Wells Fargo & Company
- Whole Foods Market
- The Pepsi Bottling Group
- Johnson & Johnson
- Cisco Systems
- Kohl’s Department Stores
- Starbucks
- DuPont Company
See the entire list here.
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Celebrating Black History Month Year-Round
by June Grushka-Rosen |
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| It’s February, time to celebrate Black History Month. How exhilarating it is to walk into a bookstore full of books on accomplished African American authors, history, and heroes. It’s uplifting to see communities embrace events that highlight diversity and tolerance. We now see more teachers exposing our children to significant achievements of African Americans. But why only for one month?
 As parents we are able to imbed in our everyday lives the richness of cultural diversity and tolerance year-round. It is important for all of us to have an awareness and appreciation of this richness. In Listening for All Voices (first published by Oak Knoll School monograph, 1988), a metaphor of mirrors and windows describes the need of children to experience diversity. They need mirrors to see positive images in movies, books, toys, and cartoons, which help them secure their identity. And they need windows to peak in and see how other children's cultures differ from theirs.
Suggestions on how to embrace the windows and mirrors of celebrating Black History Month with your children year-round.
- Seek culturally diverse events
- Read books that promote tolerance and strengthen identity (check out KIWI’s picks)
- Dispel stereotypes
- Educate children about the history of African-Americans
--June Grushka-Rosen M.Ed. is a Life Coach, Educator, Psychotherapist and mommy of two. Read June’s Blog on Kiwi.Log, Positive Parenting With June. Tune Into Tolerance Parts 1 and 2.
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| It’s in the Bag |
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| Green-grocery trailblazer Whole Foods Market has announced that they plan to eliminate all disposable plastic grocery bags from their stores by April 22nd (Earth Day). With 270 stores throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K., this is no small task. Whole Foods says it hopes customers will bring their own reusable bags when shopping, but they will provide 100% recycled paper bags when needed.
 Even if your local grocer isn’t ready to follow Whole Foods’ lead, switching to reusable bags will help the planet and serve as a great example for your children. To get your little ones on board, check out My Bag and Me , written by Karen Farmer and illustrated by Gary Currant (Penton Kids, February 2008). The new book teaches kids ages 4-8 about the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling. Plus, it comes with a child-sized reusable shopping bag, which makes grocery trips fun and educational.
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| Salad Salute |
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With only one-third of kids eating enough veggies, and a measly quarter eating enough fruit, people like Ivy Marx have their work cut out for them. Marx, a  registered dietician, has brought 60 salad bars to Los Angeles-area public schools over the past seven years. According to Marx, adults are often skeptical of the salad bars, but kids love them. Salad bars promote independence by allowing kids to choose what they want to eat in a health-conscious way. Also, a recent UCLA study shows that children eat more fruits and vegetables when they appear in a salad bar, and these changes can help enforce lifelong healthy eating habits. Whether it’s Cobb, Ceasar, or a unique creation by a third-grader, we’ll let our kids have salad any way they want! |
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| 2007 KIWI Crusaders Award: And the Winners Are... |
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The Kiwi Crusaders Award was established to recognize the schools and school systems that have made a commitment to serving their students healthier, more sustainable food. Our congratulations go to:
 McNeil Child Development Center (preschool) in Pennsylvania
Berkeley Unified School District (public) in California
Calhoun School (private) in New York
To learn more about these winners check out the April issue of KIWI, on newsstands March 11.
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| Papaya-Blueberry Smoothies |
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 INGREDIENTS:
6 cups fresh papaya, peeled, seeded and diced
4 cups orange juice or pineapple juice
3 cups ice cubes
2 cups lowfat milk or soymilk
2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen and thawed
2 cups vanilla, mango or peach lowfat yogurt
3 bananas
Honey, to taste
METHOD:
1. Working in batches, place one-third of the ingredients in blender and pulse until smooth.
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Pour into a pitcher and repeat with remaining ingredients.
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Chill until ready to serve.
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Stir well before serving.
Serves 8
Per serving: calories 240, trace fat, protein 8g, carbohydrates 53g, dietary fiber 4g
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| How Often Do You Skip Breakfast? |
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| ...or just give your kids something quick that is laden with carbohydrates as you are running out the door? Find out why breakfast really is the most important meal of the day in the two-part blog series “Start Your Day The Healthy Way” with Naturopathic doctor Keri Marshall. |
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