What’s More Loving Than a Healthy Sweet?
I wanted to make this Valentine’s Day special for my family! I made a fruit filled, red velvet cake, with a fat-free frosting. This was my way to than...
Achieving Your New Year’s Goal
Before the New Year, everyone usually sets a goal. The goal is normally to get better at something. I have read that only 8% of people can accomplish ...
Celebrating the Holidays
To raise awareness in our community for our school's FUTP 60 program, I came up with a few holiday ideas and got my team involved.
Earlier this mon...
Get Rid of the Cold Weather Blues
Hi everyone! I hope all is well in your schools with winter on its way! I understand how this time of year may seem hard to get active and keep those ...
Growing Strong with Greens
I was recently cleaning out my family garden for the winter and decided to multi-task by exercising with the vegetables at the same time! Not only are...
How Fuel Up to Play 60 Supports Farm to School
I am a Student Ambassador at my middle school in Wisconsin. I live in a dairy state. We have a lot of farms. In the short six mile drive from my house...
Setting Goals for My Fuel Up to Play 60 Program
At the Fuel Up to Play 60 Summit this year, I learned much more about Fuel Up to Play 60 and everything it stands for; especially that it is...
Back to School with Fuel Up to Play 60!
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Even though a lot of people think going back to school is dreadful, you can make it fun by adding topics that will interest everyone. So me ...
Making a Case for Fuel Up to Play 60
It all started back when I was still in 6th grade. Team members Gregory and Patrick had just moved into the Middle school, where they got with Mrs. Ey...
Volunteering for Summer Feeding
During the school year, students receive healthy and balanced meals from their school cafeteria. When school is over, eating healthy shouldn’t end (ju...
Emmitt Smith talks Back-To-School Tips and More!
This week, Fuel Up to Play 60 Summit Ambassador Cody had the opportunity to talk with NFL Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, one-on-one...
Summer Feeding Programs
I'm sure most of the students who are reading this either participate in a Summer Feeding program, know someone who does, or have heard of o...
Staying Active During the Summer
Just because its summer doesn’t mean that you should sit on the couch, watch television, or play video games all day. There are tons of things you c...
Happy 4th of July!
What are YOU doing for your 4th of July this year? Here in Vermont we usually celebrate by going to fun parades, attending firework shows, a...
Milksicles!
You are probably wondering what Milksicles are: that you’ll find out in a little bit. First let’s get to the fun!
To make the Milksicles ...