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Healthy Eating
Kids and Healthy Lifestyles: How Camps Can Help
September 1, 2005
Child Obesity: A National Public Health Problem As the child obesity epidemic rears its overweight head across the nation, affecting one in five children, camps can play a vital...
Food Allergy Resources
December 1, 2016
According to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), up to 15 million people in the United States are affected by food allergies, including one in thirteen children. Reactions...
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Summer Food Service Program
Fri, 10/09/2015 - 14:17
Summer Food Service Program - U.S. Department of Agriculture
October 9, 2015
During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. But, when school is not in...
The Big Eight . . . and Other Culinary Menaces to Camper Society
March 1, 2014
“The gluten-free cinnamon rolls are amazing!” Those emphatic words are emblazoned in my brain, stamped into my memory. As tears began to well in her eyes, Annalise, one of our...
Facilitating Healthy, Well, and Wise Camp Staff
January 1, 2013
Molly couldn’t wait until the end of the summer camp season, and even though there were only three weeks left, she was tempted to quit. She loved the idea of working at camp...
Current Challenges in Camp Food Service
September 1, 2012
Hesitation gave way to excitement as I unexpectedly grabbed the reigns of food service management, in the dripping, humid heat of a Texas summer camp season. Nine years had passed...
Healthy Camp Study Update: Ten Promising Practices of a Healthy Camp
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Since the outbreak of H1N1 during the summer of 2009, camps have been diligently updating their health and safety protocols and practices for the management of communicable...
Take-Away Cooking Skills from Camp
Mon, 06/15/2015 - 16:24
Guest blog by Diana K. Rice Where did you learn to swim, read a map, or be part of a team? There’s a good chance it was at camp, right? We know that camp is not just a place for...
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