School Breakfast Month 2019
Photo provided by ‘Ōlelo Community Media.
‘Olelo Youth Xchange
For the second year in a row, the Jump Start team is proud to sponsor a category specific to school breakfast in the ‘Olelo Youth Xchange video competition! To learn more about the contest and how to enter, please visit https://olelo.org/youth/yxc/.
Want to check out last year’s winners? They can be found here: view contest finalists.
Photo provided by Blackletter Group.
Jump Start Grab & Go Breakfast Challenge
25 local culinary students from 8 secondary schools on Oahu and Neighbor Islands competed in the inaugural Jump Start Grab & Go Breakfast Challenge. They developed and presented their own recipes for grab-and-go school breakfast items. Each entry had to be nutritious, tasty, portable, and simple to freeze and reheat in school cafeterias. They also got bonus points for using local ingredients!
Contest judges for the Jump Start Grab & Go Breakfast Challenge included First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige, La Tour Bakehouse Chef Chris Okuhara, Honolulu Family Magazine Managing Editor Cathy Cruz-George and YMCA Youth Governor Krysta Reese. Learn about the winning recipes here.
Photo provided by MidWeek and photographer Lawrence Tabudlo.
Harvest of the Month: Kalo Parfait
This locally sourced breakfast item combines Greek yogurt, kalo, granola, and pineapple for a fabulous mix of sweet and tart — exactly what a young mind needs to Jump Start their day!
Photo provided by MidWeek and photographer Lawrence Tabudlo.
Legislators: Eat breakfast at a school during the month of March
Join First Lady Dawn Ige and Marcus Mariota to Jump Start Breakfast! During the month of March, contact a school in your district to see if you can join them for breakfast, especially during Harvest of the Month day! Post your school breakfast picture on social media, using #jumpstartbreakfast. We’re counting on you!
Congratulations to First Lady Dawn Ige for being honored by No Kid Hungry as a School Breakfast Hall of Fame member.
NKH held its second annual school breakfast hero contest, with the winners being announced during National School Breakfast Week. Five breakfast heroes were chosen by NKH, along with several hall of fame members, of which Mrs. Ige was selected. This is another exciting recognition of Mrs. Ige and her leadership in Hawaii’s school breakfast expansion efforts. NKH Breakfast Hall of Fame
Governor’s Proclamation
WHEREAS, the School Breakfast Program, established in 1975, is dedicated to the health and well-being of our nation’s children; and
WHEREAS, research shows that eating a healthy breakfast leads to improved health, attendance, behavior
and grades; and
WHEREAS, Hawai‘i is dedicated to expanding access to and enhancing current school breakfast programs throughout the state to ensure that our children are provided with the means to succeed;
Photo provided by MidWeek and photographer Lawrence Tabudlo.
Midweek Article
With an assist from breakfast advocate and NFL quarterback Marcus Mariota, Dawn Amano-Ige is leading the statewide initiative Jump Start Breakfast, which aims to get more children excited about their morning meals.
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