Better Bites (Lexington)

12/30/2017

Support us to keep the good work going in 2018.
Make your end of year gift today: https://www.bggives.org/tweens

12/07/2017

Why are Seedleaf and Tweens Coalition so great? Watch the video and find out!
How are we better together? Come be part of the magic at the Benefit with Friends on Friday!
Can't attend the party? Support our work here:
https://www.bggives.org/tweens

Benefit with Friends event at Rockhouse Brewery Friday, December 8th, 6-10pm 10$ Donation 119 Luigart Ct.

10/01/2017

Hi, friends! Come see us this afternoon at the Fire Safety Festival in partnership with the Lexington Fire Department. We're at Masterson Station Park from 2-6 PM. Plenty of fun, games, and fire truck rides for the whole family!

07/13/2017

Cooking Up Fun with SEEDs this summer!

Today was our last day cooking with SEEDs this summer, and while we're sad to see it end, we have had so much fun!

We partnered with Seedleaf this summer to teach students key principles of food justice and nutrition education. We also spent time each week in the kitchen learning basic food prep skills utilizing produce the students have been cultivating in their gardens. We made a variety of dishes with the students: mini fruit pizzas, omelets, a kale and potato breakfast hash, and we topped it off today by making a creamy Greek yogurt + kale potato salad for the students at Common Good to enjoy.

Our team wants to give a huge thank you to Ryan and his team at Seedleaf for partnering with us again this summer, and also to Jessie and Nika, UK students from the department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, and Tori, a UK student in Community and Leadership Development, who played a large role in the curriculum development and implementation processes. We appreciate all of the work you put into this partnership to make these classes possible! We are continuously blown away by the students who partner with us to make our work in the community that much better, and are grateful to have wonderful partners in this work.

07/13/2017

Today was our last day cooking with SEEDs this summer, and while we're sad to see it end, we have had so much fun!
We partnered with this summer to teach students key principles of food justice and nutrition education. We also spent time each week in the kitchen learning basic food prep skills utilizing produce the students have been cultivating in their gardens. We made a variety of dishes with the students: mini fruit pizzas, omelets, a kale and potato breakfast hash, and we topped it off today by making a creamy Greek yogurt + kale potato salad for the students at Common Good to enjoy.
Our team wants to give a huge thank you to Ryan and his team at Seedleaf for partnering with us again this summer, and also to Jessie and Nika, UK students from the department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, and Tori, a UK student in Community and Leadership Development, who played a large role in the curriculum development and implementation processes. We appreciate all of the work you put into this partnership to make these classes possible! We are continuously blown away by the students who partner with us to make our work in the community that much better, and are grateful to have wonderful partners in this work.

03/29/2017

Making healthy eating more popular and accessible to youth is our driving passion! We've been included in this amazing list of groups who are also turning that passion into good work across KY!

Thanks Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and First Lady Glenna Bevin for this recognition as part of National Nutrition Month.

, First Lady Glenna Bevin is praising the efforts of the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), to address the prevalence of childhood obesity in its earliest stages, establishing a foundation of healthy habits to last a lifetime.

02/16/2017

Free workshop open to teachers and parents of Fayette County Public Schools. One of many great speakers, Chef Dan Wu will show how to make healthy and delicious food with a busy schedule. Sponsored by the Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition and Fayette County Public Schools.

02/13/2017

Join us on Wednesday, February 22, from 5-7 p.m. as we celebrate kids' night with one of our restaurant partners - Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen

There will be activities, prizes, a photo booth, and a build your own salad bar for kids. It's going to be a night of fun for families and the community! Please note this event is going to be at the Townley Center location only. We hope to see you there!

02/06/2017

Hello, friends! Do you shop through Amazon? If so, please consider supporting our work by signing up for Amazon Smile. Amazon Smile allows you to simply and automatically make donations to the Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition every time you shop, at no cost to you!

On your first visit to www.smile.amazon.com select the Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition. It will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.

If you add a smile.amazon.com bookmark to your browser, it makes it even easier to return to this site instead of the regular Amazon site which will not send donations our way.

If you have friends who shop at Amazon, please consider asking them to do the same. These donations can really add up! Thank you for your continued support of our work!

12/30/2016

Increase access to healthy choices for youth!

All donations before Midnight Dec. 31st will be doubled!

It only takes a few moments: https://bggives.razoo.com/story/Tweenscoalition

12/23/2016

Give the gift of healthy choices everywhere!