Celebrating School Breakfast Week
“Yum!” This word was heard throughout the room as the Fuel Up to Play 60 team at our middle school taste tested the food that would be served for futu...
Why FUTP 60 Matters
I think it’s really important to have programs like Fuel Up to Play 60 that focus on healthy eating and physical fitness at school because students do...
What It Is Like to be a Dairy Kid?
Today is National Milk Day! How many of you have every wondered what it is like to be a dairy kid on a dairy farm? I have an answer for you, because I...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Ambassadors Going to the White House!
Bobby, Reagan and Grace created amazing healthy recipes for the “Healthy Lunchtime Challenge”*, and as winners will be attending the Kids State Dinn...
Happy Father’s Day!
My dad is a dairy farmer, and he is the hardest working person I know! Many people think that being a dairy farmer just means milking cows – but it is...
Breakfast Gridiron Challenge Inspires Healthy Recipes
I was honored to be invited to be a judge on a panel of three for the Fuel Up to Play 60 Second Annual Gridiron Breakfast Challenge hosted by the Flor...
Ambassadors at the White House!
http://youtu.be/1o_QhHkFrQ4
From start to finish the trip was incredible. We had a smooth train ride down and arrived at the gates early in the mor...
Grow Your Own Garden This Month!
Newly appointed National Ambassador Bobby from Florida loves to work on his school garden! April is National Garden Month, so try planting something o...