July 4th, 2015
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Community, Programs, Stories of Hope
David Brown, entertainment, Event, exchange club, Fishes, food, Hagar, hagar family foundation, hunger, Loaves, Loaves & Fishes, Loaves and Fishes, Mondelez, Naperville, naperville ribfest, performance, red rocker, ribfest, Sammy Hagar, selck, shelly schmitz, van halen
“It takes a village to raise a child,” said Megan Selck, Loaves & Fishes’ President and CEO. Family life and services are primary focuses to Loaves & Fishes, making every volunteer, donation and contribution a positive difference maker. A new addition to our cause is Sammy Hager, front man of The Circle and a member… Read more »
May 13th, 2015
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Community, Hunger Facts, Programs, Stories of Hope
client, cook, cook book, cookbook, cooking, cooking light, delicious, eat, eating, Fishes, food, food insecurity, foodie, good eating, Loaves, nutrition, recipe, recipe book, tasty, wellness
I’m not really a recipe person. When (if) I prepare dinner, it’s really more about what’s in the refrigerator than anything else. I like flexibility when I cook, and the whole idea that a lot of food will not be going to waste. After starting with a few fundamentals, like mirepoix or pesto, I feel… Read more »
May 8th, 2015
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Community, Programs
chicago, ConAgra, ConAgra Foods, corporate social responsibility, CSR, DuPage, Fishes, food, Foundation, grant, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, McGough, Naperville, philanthropy, Thomas McGough, Tom McGough
Thanks @conagrafoods for granting us $150,000 toward our Client Engagement Model! #giveback #endhunger #empowerlives #makeadifference #philanthropy A photo posted by Loaves & Fishes (@loavesfishes1984) on May 8, 2015 at 9:49am PDT
April 17th, 2015
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Community, Hunger Facts, Programs
boston university, Cadence, CDH, central dupage hospital, child, Child Hunger, child nutrition, children, children's healthwatch, development, Dr., dr. john cook, Dr. Sandy Goldberg, early childhood, edward hospital, food, food insecurity, health, hunger, illinois governor's office, jennifer mcnulty, john cook, kids, linda van horn, NBC 5, Northwestern University, nutrition, pediatrics, Sandy Goldberg, school of medicine, theresa hawley, wellness, winfield
"Toxic stress can damage the brain architecture of young, developing children" Dr. John Cook #childhealth pic.twitter.com/lbZYNb4v48 — Loaves & Fishes (@loaves_fishes) April 17, 2015
March 9th, 2015
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Hunger Facts
chicago, child, child eating, child health, child nutrition, child wellness, children, children eating, cooking light, DuPage, eating habits, Fishes, food, food science, food study, FORWARD, health, health care, health food, healthy food, Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity, interview, let's move, Loaves, michelle obama, Naperville, nutrition, nutritious food, unhealthy choices, wellness
School systems may have many challenges in their attempt to provide a new level of healthy foods to students. That doesn’t surprise me really. It’s only been five years since Michelle Obama began to promote the Let’s Move initiatives, and despite the flack from the school yards, I am glad to see someone finally put… Read more »
November 23rd, 2014
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Hunger Facts, Programs
action, affordable foods, america, american, american diet, anti poverty, anti-hunger, budget, center, chicago, director of nutrition and wellness, DuPage, eat, eats, Fishes, food, food deprivation, food promotion, food research, FRAC, health, health care, healthy, healthy living, limited budget, Loaves, Loaves and Fishes, low income, MyPlate, Naperville, national geographic, nutrition, obesity, overeating, physical activity, poverty, stress, wellness, what's in your wallet?
National Geographic gives us a wonderful view of the world from the 50,000 feet perspective, and consumption patterns described here are particularly interesting. The diagrams are a startling depiction of what everybody has suspected for some time now: we are eating far too many foods containing fats and sugars. If that is true in most… Read more »