Taste of Spring w/ GrowingGreat

Join me next Saturday evening at GrowingGreats' Taste of Spring fundraiser. A sunset celebration with local chefs, farmers and you.

GrowingGreat educates over 16,000 students and their families annually inspiring them to adopt healthy eating habits through school gardens and nutrition education. 

WITHOUT our HEALTH, what do we have? We hope that you will support their efforts by joining GrowingGreat and I for this deliciously wonderful event. Help them plant the seeds for healthier communities across our nation, as they expand their programs this Fall. 

Our health is something to celebrate, as are those of you who make it possible. 

WHEN:

Saturday May 19th at 6pm

WHERE:

800 Pacific Av. Manhattan Beach, CA

TICKETS ARE LIMITED:

$200

Purchase here -> GrowingGreat.org

For more info:

Contact Kristy Gump

e: Kristy@GrowingGreat.org c: 310-939-9216

Planding seeds today for a healthier tomorrow :)

Xoxo

Homemade Gluten Free Waffles

My Saturday started with a butt kicking work out at Level 10, gluten free waffles, and Beach Boys on vinyl. It was a weekend tradition at my parent's house to have mom's homemade GLUTEN FREE waffles for breakfast, so yesterday I borrowed the old waffle iron and carried the tradition home. 

NEED

2 C total dry ingredients

- 1 1/2 C Pamela's GF Pancake and Baking Mix

- 1/4 C fresh ground flax seeds

- 1/4 C coconut flour

1 1/2 C total liquid ingredients

- 2 eggs (crack in a separate bowl then add in)

- 1 tsp organic vanilla flavoring

- 1/2-3/4 C almond milk

- 1 C sparking berry mineral water

- 3 tbl honey

DO IT

1. In a mixing bowl combine all dry ingredients

2. In another bowl mix wet, then combine with dry

3. Mix well and then add your fruit or chocolate chips, nuts etc.

4. Heat waffle iron, spray with oil

5. Once iron is hot and ready add 1/2 cut of batter

6. Top it with butter, maple syrup or fresh fruit and enjoy :)

You can check out more amazing recipes from my mom Peggy Curry and GrowingGreat once her NEW COOK BOOK is out- Growing Great Families :)

Xoxo

Eat at Veggie Grill TODAY & Support GrowingGreat

Alright veggie lovers, today we need your help! If you eat at VEGGIE GRILL today you can support GrowingGreat!

Veggie Grill located in Torrance and El Segundo will provide 50% of proceeds when you eat a meal today- Saturday, January 21st from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. when you present the flyer/photo below.  You must present the flyer for GG to benefit.  This is an easy way to support GrowingGreat while eating a healthy meal from one of our community restaurants!  

VEG OUT!

Eat & Drink at Bodega Wine Bar to Support GROWINGGREAT

Kick off the new year with a fun and healthy FREE  event that supports GrowingGreat!

Our friends at  Bodega Wine Bar and Modern Estates are generously hosting a night of socializing and a silent auction for GrowingGreat. Please join us in Santa Monica tonight (Wednesday, January 18th) from 5:30pm – 8:30pm to raise awareness and spread our healthy eating mission!

It's free to attend & 50% of all wine purchase proceeds go to GrowingGreat

Please RSVP at: http://ggfundraiser.eventbrite.com.  

Hope to see you there!

Vote Mary Edwards so GrowingGreat can win a $10,000 Aetna Grant

Alright family & friends, we all need to come together to help one of the best non-profit organizations out there, GROWINGGREAT. GrowingGreat is a non-profit nutrition and education organization inspiring children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits.

GrowingGreat was chosen as 1 of 4 recipients to win a $10,000 Aetna grant! They win by your daily votes for Marry Edwards. Follow the directions below to Vote for Mary. By Mary winning GrowingGreat wins the grant.

Vote Every 24 hours from November 14-27!!

http://www.healthyfoodfight.com/

Voting Instructions:

Register (takes 30 seconds)
Log in and click on Mary Edwards of Pomona Region 
Click Blue “Vote for Mary Edwards” button on right hand side
You can vote every 24 hours. 
Subsequent votes only have to enter their email address and password to vote daily.

Now spread the word via facebook and twitter to all your friends...this is a great deed for good karma.

Help GrowingGreat GROW

Here are 2 great ways to help GrowingGreat continue to inspire kids & adults to adopt healthy eating habits.

On Monday September 26th, Rustic Canyon Wine Bar & Seasonal Kitchen, Huckleberry Bakery & Cafe, Milo & Olive Milling Co., and Sweet Rose Creamery will be hosting a fundraising dinner for GrowingGreat. ALL the proceeds go to GrowingGreat and putting their garden & nutrition education program in 3 new schools...2 in LA, 1 in Santa Monica.

The dinner includes a 4 course meal with wine pairings, cooked by Rustic Canyon chef Evan Funke.

There are 2 seatings; 5:30pm and 8:00pm. Tickets are $150, and $100 of the value of each dinner ticket is tax deductible. 

Purchase tickets here -----> Brown Paper Tickets

(GrowingGreat's garden at Grand Elementary School opened today)

The second way to help GrowingGreat grow is through their silent auction...It's going on now through September 30th

Ridiculous foodie items & experiences to bid on, and all the money goes to GrowingGreat and putting their garden & nutrition education program in 3 new schools.

Place bids here -----> Foodie Extravaganza Online Auction

GrowingGreat's Healthy Living Festival

Come enjoy GrowingGreat's  FREE community event Sunday May 15th at the Metlox Plaza in down town Manhattan Beach from 12pm-4pm.

 We will be celebrating food, fitness and eco-friendly living. Activities will include food sampling, free fitness class demonstrations, sample treatments from holistic therapist, children's & big kids activities- paining, bouncy house, train rides, wall climbing and garden creations, music entertainment, raffles and much more!

Best of all you get to spend your Sunday afternoon with people who love life and love to give back.

Hope to see you there!

(Jack & Kim Johnson supporting GrowingGreat)

A little bit about GrowingGreat...

GrowingGreat is a nonprofit nutrition education organization dedicated to inspiring children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits. 

In the 2010-2011 school year, GrowingGreat is providing nutrition and school garden education to over 10,000 students in 25 public elementary schools in 8 school districts.

For more information and ways to get involved with GrowingGreat check out their website.

http://growinggreat.org/

Jack Johnson's All at Once Tour!!

Last week Jack Johnson took over the west coast hitting up all the major towns and blessing their ears with beautiful music, but that’s not all he did. At every concert Jack invites 5-8 local non-profits to be a part of his “All at Once” concert experience, and have the opportunity to earn a % of his ticket sales.

Thanks to Jack & Kim Johnson and his non-profit All At Once, GrowingGreat was able to raise $25,000 to continue to educate and inspire children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits!!

It’s people like Jack who are true angles and help make our world a better place!

Stay tuned for my personal interview with Jack Johnson and Paula Fuga!! And yes I totally geeked out and confessed my love for Jack at the end of the interview…whoops! 

Win Tickets to Jack Johnson this weekend!!

GrowingGreat is a non-profit education organization that helps inspire children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits, and this week GrowingGreat is teaming up with Jack Johnson!

Help spread the love!