Catalyst is a statewide movement of young people based in Minnesota working on two different issues: healthy eating, and fighting the tobacco industry. We use hands-on activism and advocacy to spread our message. Find out more here.
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Chain restaurants will soon label calories on every menu
Posted by: andyberndt August 27, 2010In an effort to tackle national obesity, the FDA's draft guidelines require any businesses with more than 20 locations to post the calorie information in the same size type as the menu item or... »MORE
Perennial Plate - An online documentary series in adventurous eating.
Posted by: andyberndt August 27, 2010This is a super interesting web series about our food system, how it works, and how to make it better. From their website. The Perennial Plate is an online weekly documentary series dedicated... »MORE
Chefs help craft healthier school lunches with local food
Posted by: andyberndt August 11, 2010By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY On his first day on the job as director of food and nutrition for Baltimore City Schools, chef Tony Geraci brought in 40,000 pounds of tree-ripened, Maryland-grown peaches for students.... »MORE
Catalyst Planning Session and Beach Party! - July 28th - Catalyst HQ - Be there!
Posted by: andyberndt July 02, 2010Hey guys! We need your help! We're planning out our next school year and want to hear what you think! We're getting together at Catalyst headquarters to get your brilliant ideas of how we can... »MORE
Apply for the Catalyst Youth Board Today!
Posted by: andyberndt July 02, 2010We are looking for 5 new students to join the Catalyst youth board, and YOU could be one of them! Youth Board members help plan the Catalyst summit, other fun events, and travel the state... »MORE
Catalyst Summit Photo's and Giant Human Bar Graph Video
Posted by: andyberndt July 01, 2010The 2010 Catalyst Summit is in the books, and it was fantastic. Thanks to everyone who came, helped put it on, and made a really fantastic event. The youth board did a fantastic job planning... »MORE
Retire Ronald: A New Campaign to Stop Marketing Unhealthy Food to Youth
Posted by: amycowell June 25, 2010http://www.retireronald.org/ Value the Meal is a campaign led by Corporate Accountability International dedicated to reversing the global epidemic of diet-related disease. Launched in 2009, the campaign challenges McDonald’s and the fast food industry to curb... »MORE
New $8 Million School Food Bill finds celebrity support
Posted by: amycowell June 25, 2010http://voices.washingtonpost.com/all-we-can-eat/food-politics/congressman-proposes-8-b.html?wpisrc=nl_health With Food Network star Rachael Ray at his side, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) unveiled a bill on Thursday that proposes about $8 billion in additional funding over 10 years for child nutrition... »MORE
Catalyst Summit Gets in the Pioneer Press!
Posted by: andyberndt June 14, 2010http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_15291194?nclick_check=1 Student group creates life-size bar graph to illustrate deadliness of obesity Students take over a city park and — using a life-size bar graph — show the toll of obesity. By Maricella Miranda mmiranda@pioneerpress.com... »MORE
Catalyst Youth Board Member Miriam Snyder on Fox9 to promote the Catalyst Summit.
Posted by: andyberndt June 08, 2010Miriam Snyder and I got another oppurtunity to promote the summit and talk about some of the work she had done at her Henry Sibley High school. It turned out sweeeet! »MORE
Tasty Low Fat Guacamole Recipe
Posted by: andyberndt June 04, 2010Total Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 10-ounce pack of frozen peas 1 small ripe avocado 1 cup prepared salsa Packaged guacamole spices 3 garlic cloves Squeeze of fresh lime or lemon juice Preparation: Cook peas according... »MORE
Student Powered Hunger Relief
Posted by: amycowell May 26, 2010http://www.campuskitchens.org/national/ The Campus Kitchens Project is an emerging leader in community service for students and resourceful anti-hunger programs for communities around the country. What we do is kind of a no-brainer. We know there are people... »MORE
Catalyst Promotes Summit on Kare 11 with Youth Board Member Miriam Snyder
Posted by: andyberndt May 13, 2010We got the chance to hit the airwaves and promote the summit! It was a cooking segment during the 4 o' clock news on Kare 11. Miriam is doing the cooking session at the summit,... »MORE
History of School Food
Posted by: amycowell May 05, 2010http://www.foodmuseum.com/issuesschoollunch.html This Food Museum shows pictures and stories of food lunch from the 1900s to 2000s. The Museum also talks about what school lunch is around the world... The Dutch model: eliminate school lunch rooms,... »MORE
1st Minnesota School District to win USDA Healthier School Challenge
Posted by: amycowell May 05, 2010ISD 196 is building a better school lunch Four years of work freshening up elementary school lunch menus has paid off with some nice recognition for Independent School District 196. The district is the first... »MORE
Everything you needed to know about Fast Food. The good, bad, and downright bizarre.
Posted by: andyberndt April 15, 2010A terribly interesting info graphic. Via: Online Schools »MORE
School Lunch Contest
Posted by: amycowell April 14, 2010http://simplegoodandtasty.com/2010/04/01/school-lunch-contest-help-us-pick-the-winner?utm_source=SGT+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6adacd8a94-What_s_Simple_Good_and_Tasty_This_Week_11_10_2009&utm_medium=email Simple, Good and Tasty is a Minnesota food web that exists to promote local, sustainable, and organic foods and the people who produce them. The cite is sponsering a contest for best... »MORE
Youth Board Member Mariah Geiger wins Public Health Award
Posted by: andyberndt April 14, 2010We are very proud to announce that our very own youth board member, Mariah Geiger won the Public Health Achievement Award from Dakota County Public Health for her outstanding work. Mariah has been involved in public... »MORE
MPR covers school lunch - obesity - solutions
Posted by: andyberndt March 29, 2010Minnesota Public Radio has put together some incredible stories about all the great things going on in Minnesota working to fight obesity and make school food check. These are some of pieces they put together. ... »MORE
New Catalyst Video - What is Catalyst? Click to learn more!
Posted by: andyberndt March 22, 2010At our last youth board training we put together a basic, "What is Catlyst" video to better illustrate what it is we do. Thanks for all their hard work, and to IATP for letting us... »MORE
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