Denver Public Schools – Eat Your Radio

Parents ask: Can we have healthy food for literacy night?

May 13, 2015July 28, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Listen to Parents Editor’s note: Parents and families and school all say they’d like healthy food at family and school events, such as back-to-school day and literacy night. The problem is how to pay for it, and how to plan for it. At Ashley Elementary, the least expensive food to provide is pizza and lemonade. … Read more

Healthy Food at the Holiday Bazaar

May 13, 2015July 28, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Some stories don’t happen on paper or in a video. They happen as a real-live event. We’ve seen many times how Eat Your Radio students can make a difference in how schools choose to be healthy. Here’s one story about that. Once upon a time at a Denver public school, the “Family Days” … Read more

Apple Superfoods – Swansea Promotion

May 13, 2015June 3, 2012 by ellen mahoney

LISTEN (45 seconds) October is Superfood Apple Month – from Swansea

The Broccoli Campaign

May 13, 2015May 23, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Maxwell 5th Graders Nancy and Cynthia have volunteered to promote a healthy vegetable — broccoli. Nancy likes broccoli. Cynthia hates it. Can Nancy persuade Cynthia to try broccoli?

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Chicken Salad (W)rap

May 13, 2015May 23, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Ashley 5th Graders learn to make a tasty and healthy Chicken Salad Rap, with their teachers Mr. Herd and Mr. Zwick. They make a song about it, too! Recipe: My Pyramid Chicken Salad Wrap INGREDIENTS 1 – 2 lb. seedless grapes 1 – 2 lb. romaine lettuce, bagged 8 oz. plain yogurt 12 6 whole … Read more

Corn and Bean Salad for YOU!

May 13, 2015May 22, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Ashley 5th graders make a corn and bean salad with their teachers.

Humming for Hummus

May 13, 2015May 22, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Ashley 4th and 5th graders learn how to make Hummus with teacher Mr. Zwick.

Kwanzaa Salad Celebrates Family

May 13, 2015May 22, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Ashley 5th graders talk about the meaning of the Kwanzaa Holiday and what it’s like to make a Kwanzaa Salad in class.

Student Reporters Awarded Eat Your Radio CDs, DVDs and Wristbands

May 13, 2015May 4, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

This year KGNU provided all 45 5th graders at Ashley Elementary with a combination DVD/CD that contains the songs and announcements and movies they helped create this year. The 10 student reporters at Swansea received a CD of their work as well. Eatyourradio decided to provide these CDs and DVDs so that even … Read more

Jump Rope in the Gym at Ashley

May 13, 2015April 4, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Healthy eating and healthy exercise often go hand in hand. Jump roping is a great way to get exercise, as these Ashley Elementary Students show.