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to dana garcia (co-chair and project lead for chicago food day) and her incredible team, CHEERS to one huge successful CHICAGO FOOD DAY 2014 - click the link and check out the amazing photo gallery and events that took place!

what a thrill to help spread food education for all and thank.you.so.much for the opportunity to volunteer for this incredible event! it truly was a highlight of my food rev ambassadorship so far and i CANNOT WAIT for next year:) oh sarvin keep those laces on, as we'll be teaming up again... and my dear aubrey, thanks for getting up at the crack of dawn, getting on that train and joining our team without one clue to what it would entail - we sure rocked it out baby!

let's light up the stars in our beautiful skyline

keep cooking & eating REAL chicago!!!!! MUAH!!

i'll be following up about this experience + our mundelein meal planning/pot luck night with my teammate christina for another food rev blog coming up soon! xxx

have you heard about food day 2014?

it's the united states of america coming together to change our diets AND our food policies.

it's all about real food. just food.

check out these wonderful food day resources, infographics, fact sheets, curriculum guides and so much more to help you and yours dig in.

here's what's cookin good lookin:

oct 24 @ 4:30pm - 7:30pm: revolutionize your family meal plan - community recipe sharing event

ambassador christina erickson and i are putting on a FREE community shin dig and we sure hope you come join us!

just click the link above, clear your calendar and RSVP. i simply can't decide what family friendly recipe to share!!!! what made from scratch dish sends your family into heaven? entrees, soups, sides, desserts, anything goes... with one caveat: please hold the fake food: artificial color, preservatives and sweeteners! there will be a fun halloween craft for the kids, lots of food to munch on (if you COME!) and we'll share our best tips and tricks for meal planning and even put on a rad food demo or two for you!

we are so thrilled to partner with fremont township for this wonderful community event.
big thanks go out to our fremont township supervisor, diana o'kelly! i also have to give a big shout out to heather manning williams for writing this wonderful article promoting our event in the little lake county website!

can't make it out to us in lake county?

DO YOU LIVE IN CHICAGO AND WANT TO CELEBRATE FOOD DAY!!?!?!?!?!?!

well you have an even bigger party happening!!! the amazing chicago food day team is putting on quite an amazing weeklong series of events. check this link out to find out about all the dates/times/locations of events happening at daily plaza, 2 north riverside plaza and tons of other local participating retailers! i'm especially thrilled about the depaul food patriots screening on oct 16th and the free online screening of food patriots on oct 23rd!

do you like cash?

do you like gift cards?

on oct 22 & 23, join chicago ambassador sarvin haghighi and our ground team for the first ever chicago food day hidden cash hunt!!

how does it work?
1. get your butts downtown on oct 22 & 23rd.
2. follow @hiddencashchi1 & @FoodDayCHI. we'll be tweeting out pictures and clues so that you can find a lucky food day 2014 envelope packed full of goodies just for you!!
3. spread the word bird!

i can't hardly wait for this new adventure... i'm going to need some compfy gym shoes cuz we'll be putting some mileage on...

how are YOU going to celebrate food day?

cheers to making a few more messes in our kitchen every week...
to inviting our kids in the kitchen with us...
to eating and cooking more real food...
to finding our balance...

**thank you foodday.org for including me in your food day 2014 coordinated blogger event!**

wet your whistle with these other lovely food day blog authors and articles!

xoxo

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

food day chicago 2014 - hidden cash event

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

food day 2014 - join the fun in mundelein and chicago!!!