April 28th & 29th I participated in a Mom's Retreat for the 10 mothers who won the Love Your Veggies contest(http://www.loveyourveggies.com/expert_corner.php). I flew out to Chicago on Monday afternoon and from the first moment it was nothing but first class. We stayed at the 4 Seasons Hotel. I think I could have spent the four days in that hotel room and been happy:) Here is what I was able to do for 2 days:
Tuesday:
Uncommon Ground Restaurant: http://www.uncommonground.com/
We had breakfast here & were able to get a tour of Chicago's first certified organic roof top garden. A lot of the foods from the garden are used in the creation of the menu.
Jodie Shield: Childhood Nutrition Specialist http://www.loveyourveggies.com/expert_shield.php
Check out this link for great handouts about vegetable nutrition & lunch packing ideas.
We were able to tour this grocery store. The store had a dietician on-staff that was able to help customers pick out foods, learn about nutrition needs, assist with any special diet needs etc.
Kristen Stevens: http://www.loveyourveggies.com/expert_pbh.php
Hand-outs for meal planning & grocery shopping activities for children
Wednesday:
Comer Center: http://www.gcychome.org/
This is an amazing youth center! We were able to see & participate in some planting on their roof top garden.
Jeanne Pinsof Nolan: http://www.loveyourveggies.com/expert_nolan.php
Handouts & Information about what & when to plant various plants, basic gardening information
Cooking with children
Common Threads: http://www.commonthreads.org/index.html
Cooking demonstration from some kids in the common threads program.
It was a busy, amazing trip. Here is information about all the winners:
Here is a link to games that young children can play...
Here are a few pictures from the adventure:
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