I usually ride the craving wave of what my body wants to eat, and 50% of the time it yearns for salad. Sometimes as a main meal and sometimes as a side. Now the same can’t be said for my son, and I’m having a difficult time introducing salad into his diet. I keep trying and looking for new ways to make this introduction a lifelong habit of his. I want to teach him young to eat healthy. Do I mix more red ingredients in the salad? Should I start with just lettuce? What if I cut all the vegetables up into cute shapes? I tell you it’s been a struggle. Long story short, I was absolutely thrilled when I heard Whole Foods Market (Southern Pacific Region- Southern California, Hawaii, Arizona, and Las Vegas) are donating $$$$$ to help put in salad bars at local schools. My son’s school doesn’t have a salad bar, but if they did this would help with my salad training efforts, not just for my boy but for kids all over the district. Sign me up… What do I have to do? On Sunday Sept. 9th, 2012 Whole Foods Market will donate $1.00 for every pound of food purchased from the salad bar and hot food bars to move salad bars into local schools through The Whole Kids Foundation.
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Whole Foods Market, but is a cause I truly stand behind and am proud to be a part of.
This is an incredible idea. And a good excuse to return the Whole Paycheck and buy some food.
Even more reason to love Whole Foods! I wouldn’t shop anywhere else!
Love it! And I love Whole Foods, too. I wish there was one near me. I miss them so! Thanks for making me love them even more…
So excited for this campaign! I am in Vegas and will be supporting the cause to get kids healthier options at school {I RT’ed you as @DeSuMama}. But also, just wanted to share a few of my tips that I have used to get my toddler to eat her greens: smoothies! I offer the straight up version to ingrain the skill of making healthy choices, but to simply get the greens into her, I stuff a fistful of spinach, etc into a smoothie or mixed into her oatmeal.
What a great cause! Love While Foods products & I really enjoy shopping there!
I soooo wish there was a Whole Foods closer to me!
I love salads and my 5 year old craves for them, great recipe, thanks!
Darn–I missed the event, but I retweeted a Whole Foods notice about this today and that sent a dollar to the program too. Worthy cause!
What a cool campaign! I’m sad I’ve been so distracted that I missed it – I hope they do it again soon!
Great cause. I love Whole Foods.