Emily
This
morning, I headed into the city, to public school #89, to see Rachael Ray and
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announce that on Thursday all NYC school kids
will be served lunches made using recipes from http://www.yum-o.org/ , Rachael's non-profit. With me for
the press conference were Isabel Kallman (http://www.alphamom.com/ ), Jen Rabulan-Bertram (The
Next Kid Thing) and Amy Oztan (http://selfishmom.com/ ), and a whole bunch of kids in the
school cafeteria.
Let me just say right up front that Rachael Ray is
as nice and approachable and real in person as she is on the TeeVee. She
was excited about the announcement, going so far as to say it was as cool as
when she met Bono (and then adding her giggle so I actually believed her). She
loves this program and that the 850,000 meals served to kids in public schools
every day will be especially delicious and healthy after Thursday when the
program starts, and she had a big hand in making that happen.
Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand is wonderful too (she is NY's new Senator, after taking
Hillary Clinton's Senate seat). Senator Gillibrand is as warm, nice and
attentive as she looks in her pictures. She had lots to say on the
importance of good food, especially for kids. Eighteen percent of kids
are obese and overweight kids don't do well in school. She wants to see
New York City's ban on trans fats in public schools spread to schools across the
country, and to see more whole foods, fresh veggies and less processed meats in
schools (yay to all that!).
After
the announcements, Rachael Ray and the Senator served the kids and then mingled
with them in the cafeteria. There was a swarm of media as you can see
from the photos.
And btw, we had the lunch - roasted chicken, black
bean and tomato salad, corn salad, fresh broccoli, salad greens and pita - and
it was delicious. I WANT the black bean recipe!
Here are some photos of the morning: Isabel Kallman, Senator Gillibrand, Rachael Ray, me and Jen Rabulan-BertramSenator Gillibrand and Rachael RaySen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rachael Ray eating with P.S. 89 school kidsThe media frenzy around Rachael Ray and the Senator (and kids).
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