Show your loved ones just how much you care with these homemade, healthy and sweet Valentine’s Day treats. Love Potion Float ice cubes made from pomegranate juice in a fruit smoothie (like the Cabbage Berry one below) for a special “love potion” your sweetie is sure to enjoy. Recipe here...
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It is important for children and adults to refuel their “engines” after exercise in order to replenish the nutrients lost. As soon as possible post-workout, eat a snack with carbs and protein. Carbs replenish the glycogen lost through exercise and protein helps muscles rebuild and repair...
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Thanks to a generous donation from the Howard Hughes Corporation, GrowingGreat launched the nutrition program at Blue School in Seaport Village, New York on December 3rd and 4th, 2013. A long-time GrowingGreat super-docent, Lisa Crumb, taught lesson #1, “Feed Your Engines: Protein, Fats, and...
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This holiday season, why not give the greatest gift of all – food! Homemade gifts are unique, inexpensive, and from the heart. Here are some healthy, home-cooked gift ideas sure to delight anyone on your list. Sweet and Savory Spiced Nuts Adapted from Seven Spoons Start to Finish: 25 minutes ...
Learn moreDue to our strong commitment to planting local gardens and teaching healthy nutrition to our youth, GrowingGreat has been selected again to team up with Jack Johnson on his 2013 From Here To Now To You Tour. The tour is being coordinated by All At Once, a social action network connecting...
Learn moreGrowingGreat would like to send a sincere thank you to Milt Graham of Pacific Elementary for being a GrowingGreat Volunteer for the past 13 years!! 572 Garden Lessons, 6,600 students, 32 teachers – Thank you for your loyal serving to helping the Pacific Panther’s to Grow Great!
Learn moreCulver City elementary schools are participating in GrowingGreat, a nonprofit school garden and nutrition education organization. GrowingGreat’s garden program actively involves students in the process of planting, tending, harvesting, eating, and selling organic produce. “It’s been...
Learn moreBurger Lounge is now open in Santa Monica and you’re invited! Join us for a great meal with our mouth watering “grass-fed” burgers. Bring your appetite, bring a friend!
Learn moreVeggie Grill Co-Founder T.K. Pillan answers a few questions following their GrowingGreat Volunteer of the Season award: · When and why did you first get involved with GrowingGreat? We got involved with GrowingGreat back in 2009 (a little over a year after we opened our second Veggie Grill and...
Learn moreCurry Girls Kitchen February Cooking Classes “Monday Night Dinners” Mediterranean/Italian Theme ALL RECIPES GLUTEN FREE! Family Monday Night Dinners Part1 • Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 Time: 11:15-1:15pm • Monday, February 25th, 2013 Time: 6:45-8:45pm (EVENING CLASS) Menu: Peggy’s Famous...
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