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AOL Health | Undercover School Lunch

2010-03-15T10:53:00Z

“She’s fed up. An Illinois teacher is eating school lunches for a year in solidarity with students she believes aren’t offered healthy options in the cafeteria.”

“The teacher, who refers to herself as Mrs. Q, told AOL Health that even airplane meals taste better than the ones in the school cafeteria and that she is eating them to prove a point. The children at her school come from low socioeconomic brackets, and she estimates that 98 percent of them eat hot lunches, mostly for free or at low cost. The meals, she said in an e-mail, “are overly processed and contain very little ‘real’ food,” such as fresh fruit.”

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2010-03-15T09:39:00Z

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School Lunches Linked to Kids' Obesity

2010-03-14T21:33:00Z

Study Shows Kids Who Bring Lunch From Home Are Less Likely to Be Overweight.

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2009-04-15T12:28:00Z

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Healthy Holiday Tips

2008-12-10T13:17:00Z

Healthy Tips for the Holiday Season! *This will help control blood sugar and curb your appetite. *Good choices include a piece of fruit or a half sandwich. *Choose high fiber foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains that will help keep you feeling full longer. *Only sample foods that are heavy or high in calories. Try skipping the sauces and gravies altogether. *Instead, share your dessert with a friend or family member.

Diet soda is also a good alternative. Alcohol, eggnog, and hot chocolate contain a lot of hidden calories. *Use holiday shopping as your excuse – walk around the mall an extra time or two before you leave. Or, take a brisk walk before each holiday event.

Remember to exercise!

Most Importantly….. *Take time to relax. Avoiding stress will help you to make healthier eating choices.

Enjoy yourself!

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2008-09-18T20:32:00Z

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Health e-Lunch Kids Gets Back to School with Exceptional Nutrition

2008-08-18T17:46:00Z

Back to school puts many parents back in the morning rush to get their kids out the door with a home-packed lunch.

Falls Church, VA, August 6, 2008 – While the pack-it-yourself approach scores on value, it often falls short on convenience and nutrition. Discovering at 7:00 a.m. that the crisper is bare of fresh fruits and veggies can force parents to less-than-healthful choices. In the heat of the moment, many pull into the nearest drive-through or pull out a store-bought, shelf-stable product that is high in sodium, sugar and hydrogenated fats.

A growth-oriented company, Health e-Lunch Kids, offers families in four east coast markets a better solution. Health e-Lunch Kids provides easy internet ordering of fresh meals that are delivered daily to schools in time for lunch. Its lunch-making service marries the convenience of fast food with the taste of fresh foods prepared by hand, under the watchful eye of a registered child nutritionist. Operating since 2006 in the greater Washington, DC metro area, the company expanded to the Baltimore, Annapolis and Raleigh-Durham markets in time for back-to-school 2008.

“Busy families find that Health e-Lunch Kids support both their convenience needs and their healthy values,” affirms company founder Monica Tomasso. “Parents are reassured by the range of healthy choices and the knowledge that they can provide good food for their children, fast.” Whole grain breads, fruits and vegetables and spring water feature prominently in Health e-Lunch Kids menus, which are prepared for the Virginia-DC-Maryland markets from a USDA regulated commercial kitchen. “Our menus are designed to exceed federal nutritional guidelines and we offer foods low in sugar and salt and free of hydrogenated oil,’ explains Ms. Tomasso. “That satisfies parents, but we make sure to please kids’ taste buds, too,” she states. Taste testing selections with children helps the company offer foods even the pickiest of picky eaters will like. “We keep the menus interesting, offering alternatives to the traditional sandwiches, like pasta and quesadillas,” says Ms. Tomasso. “This year we’ll even try couscous!”

The company also makes it easy for parents of children with food allergies to identify ingredients and choose appropriate meals. “We want every part of the Health e-Lunch Kids experience to be easy on parents,” continues Ms. Tomasso. “That means easy ordering and peace of mind about the things that count, including food safety and exceptional nutrition.”

For more information about Health e-Lunch Kids, contact Monica Tomasso at 703.402.9064 or visit: www.healthelunchkids.com

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2008-07-09T17:58:00Z

NACS Magazine Features Health e-Lunch Kids in "Ideas 2 Go"

2008-07-07T19:48:00Z

Monica remembered the low self-esteem she suffered as an overweight child.

Monica Tomasso is a lunch lady for the 21st century. Forget the image so often portrayed on TV of a woman in a hairnet and sensible shoes, and instead think young and dynamic. Tomasso worked in the convenience store channel while employed by ExxonMobil and admits that “having worked in that department spun this business idea.”

Her idea, which became a reality upon her departure from ExxonMobil, is Health e-Lunch Kids (www.healthelunchkids.com), an online ordering system for healthy, kid-friendly lunches. At ExxonMobil, Tomasso heard co-workers discussing how difficult and time consuming it is to prepare healthy lunches for their kids.

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Health e-Lunch Kids Receives National Certification as a Women's Business Enterprise

2008-06-19T19:34:00Z

Health e-Lunch Kids, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by Washington DC’s Women President’s Educational Organization (WPEO), a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

WBENC’s National standard of certification implemented by the WPEO is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity in their supplier/vendor programs.

For more information about Health e-Lunch Kids, contact Monica Tomasso at 703.402.9064 or visit: www.healthelunchkids.com.

About Health e-Lunch Kids: Health e-Lunch Kids is an online ordering and delivery service that provides fast, fun healthy lunches to over 4,500 users in the Washington DC Metro Area. Kids and parents plan lunches together, choosing from an extensive online menu of healthy items. Health e-Lunch Kids prepares lunches fresh daily and delivers them to schools and camps in an entertaining, educational lunch box. Health e-Lunch Kids launched in the Washington, DC metro area in October 2005 and now serves over 9,000 lunches each month in more than 45 schools and 35 summer camps in the region. Schools and camps receive a share of the proceeds for each lunch delivered. Health e-Lunch Kids will be expanding to additional markets beginning in the fall of 2008.

About WBENC: The Women’s Business Enterprise Council is the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses and owned and operated by women in the United Sates. WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 US companies and government agencies that rely on the WBENC’s certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs.

Healthy Eating-Not Just a Solo Act Anymore!

2008-06-02T19:13:00Z

Promote to your children that healthy eating can be fun and done as a family activity. A family trip to a fruit or vegetable farm, where children can pick their own fruits and veggies, or a local farmer’s market, where kids are exposed to locally grown produce, teaches kids where their food comes from. It also encourages them to make more adventurous food choices.

Visit http://www.pickyourown.org/ to find a “pick your own farm” in your area.

Health e-Lunch Kids Launches Service to Raleigh Durham

2008-05-16T19:23:00Z

Parents with students at Raleigh-Durham area private and independent schools can mouse click their way to a healthy packed school lunch this fall.

Health e-Lunch Kids announced today it will offer online ordering and daily delivery of fresh-made, nutritious lunches to the Raleigh-Durham area for the 2008-2009 school year.

After serving the Washington, DC metro area for two years, Health e-Lunch Kids is ready to enroll schools in the Raleigh-Durham area. In May, Health e-Lunch kids began pilot testing service at several Raleigh-Durham schools. Raleigh-Durham is the first of five markets Health e-Lunch Kids has targeted for expansion. “We’ve been contacted by people all over the country about expanding into their markets,” notes company founder Monica Tomasso, “and that’s been happening from day one.”

“Busy families find Health e-Lunch Kids a fast way to pack a delicious, nutritious lunch,” explains Ms. Tomasso. “iGeneration kids have fun choosing their lunches online. Their parents like the convenience and are reassured by the range of healthy choices.”

Whole grain breads, fruits, vegetables and spring water feature prominently in Health e-Lunch Kids menus, which are prepared by a registered child nutritionist. “Our menus are designed to exceed federal nutritional guidelines and we offer foods low in sugar and salt and free of hydrogenated oil,’ says Ms. Tomasso. “That satisfies parents, but we make sure to please kids’ taste buds, too.” Hosting frequent taste tests with students helps the company refine its menu of healthy options kids will actually eat.

Schools find Health e-Lunch Kids appealing, too, since the service enables them to offer a healthy lunch program, without investing heavily to operate a school-based cafeteria. Participating schools also access another fundraising opportunity, earning cash contributions from Health e-Lunch Kids for each delivery.

As national concern over childhood obesity grows, the Health e-Lunch Kids online lunch ordering and delivery service joins other programs steering young people to better nutrition. By fall 2009, vending machines in elementary and middle schools will no longer sell sugary sodas, in a national voluntary agreement former President Clinton brokered with soft drink manufacturers.

For more information about Health e-Lunch Kids, contact Monica Tomasso at 703.635-7279 or visit: http://www.healthelunchkids.com/

About Health e-Lunch Kids: Health e-Lunch Kids is an online lunch ordering and delivery service making lunch-making healthy, fast and fun. Kids and parents plan lunches together, choosing from an online menu of healthy items. Health e-Lunch Kids prepares lunches fresh daily and delivers them to schools and day camps in an colorful, educational lunch box. Schools and camps receive a share of proceeds for each lunch delivered. Health e-Lunch Kids launched in the Washington, DC metro area in 2006. Following pilot testing service to Raleigh-Durham begun in May 2008, the company plans market roll-out to Raleigh-Durham servicing the 2008/2009 school year.

Health e-Lunch Kids Teams with Special Olympics D.C. Summer Games

2008-05-09T19:53:00Z

Health e-Lunch Kids will help fuel athletes participating in the 2008 Special Olympics DC Summer Games.

Fairfax, VA, May 6, 2008 – Health e-Lunch Kids will help fuel athletes participating in the 2008 Special Olympics DC Summer Games, to be held May 20-22, 2008 at Catholic University. As a Bronze Level sponsor and exclusive lunch supplier for the Games, Health e-Lunch Kids plans to serve about 3,000 energy-packed lunches to athletes and volunteers during the three-day event.

“We’re delighted to support Special Olympics DC athletes this year, packing for them the great energy, flavor and nutrition we’ve been offering since 2006 in lunches served at DC-area private schools and day camps,” said Monica Tomasso, Health e-Lunch Kids founder. “The athletes’ strong commitment to their sports will be met by our equal commitment to fresh, healthy meals for them during the games.”

Through its convenient online ordering and delivery service, Health e-Lunch foods offers busy families healthful lunches, fast. Menus, which are designed by a registered child nutritionist to surpass federal nutritional guidelines, feature whole grains, foods low in sugar and salt, and free of hydrogenated oil. “That satisfies parents,” explained Ms. Tomasso, “but we make sure to conduct frequent taste tests so we’re offering options students love to eat.”

For more information about Health e-Lunch Kids, contact Monica Tomasso at 703.402.9064 or visit: www.healthelunchkids.com.

For thirty-nine years, Special Olympics District of Columbia has provided year-round sports training for citizens with intellectual disabilities. More than 1,000 Special Olympics athletes will participate in the 39th annual Summer Games this year, in events ranging from soccer to aquatics to track and field competitions. Vision, dental and fitness screenings will also be provided through the Healthy Athletes® program. To volunteer, or get more information, contact Melinda Dee at 202.408.2640 or visit www.specialolympicsdc.org.