I am very proud to once again partner with my friends at Kelloggs, Action for Healthy Kids and the Team USA athletes in helping to spread the word about the #GreatStarts program’s effort to provide breakfasts to kids who might otherwise go without.
How? By sharing ways in which you can help share breakfast with a child in need, too. This is my fourth year helping Kellogg’s give childhood hunger the virtual bitch-slap it deserves. Why? Long story short, because my family is no stranger to hunger:
One of the most memorable moments of the 2014 Sochi Olympics for our family was watching my fellow Team Kelloggs and Team USA athletes Meryl Davis and Charlie White skate their way to a gold medal in ice dancing.
Okay, I lied. I was in charge of watching everyone’s stuff (stupid borked-up back) and WOO-HOO-ing the loudest, take a look:
I am very happy to be able to tell you that Meryl and Charlie are just as down to Earth and awesome in person, as they seem on and off the ice. Both are proving to be really great role models for kids, too.
Especially young adults, who are struggling in school (Meryl was diagnosed with dyslexia and battled with reading until the 11th grade) and perhaps are having a hard time believing in their own aspirations.
I know, because each and every one of my kids has struggled with self-belief (still do, DAGNABIT!) and it doesn’t get any easier in high school.
Also, getting your kids REAL excited about having breakfast for dinner…as if you were allowing them to break a rule, or something…helps…A LOT! Feel free to visit with us at the Kellogg’s Tips for a Great Start program and check out how my fellow KChamps and Team USA athletes are preparing for Sochi 2014.
You’ll also find some really great recipes for healthy snacks, lots of breakfast ideas and other fun mealtime suggestions and such. It’s really cool, promise.
Disclosure: As a Champion of #GreatStarts blogger, I am honored to partner with Kellogg’s in helping families (like mine) achieve great starts to their days. I am being compensated for my services for the length of the program. As always, the words and opinions expressed here are mine.
I know, who EVER thought a dork like me would EVER be able to say that, out loud, RIGHT?!?
Aaaaaanyway, one of my favorite activities from this awesome event was participating in helping to create an absolutely awesome brunch, in my pretend kitchen at The Culinary Loft, where I was given the choice of cooking stations.
They had me at chicken and waffles, here’s how it ALL went down in 3 easy-peasy steps:
I am honored to be able to partner with Kellogg’s as a Champion of #GreatStarts blogger, with many thanks for their sponsoring this blog post and allowing me to share our stories with families (like mine) and (hopefully) help get each day off to a great start.
Have you seen the latest Kellogg’s commercials? How’d That Happen and Tweezers are part of the Rice Krispies “hard to digest” campaign, showcasing awkward moments between parents and kids.
When our little ones get smart enough to ask questions that we’re just so NOT ready to answer…yet…and, I’m sorry to say, the conversations don’t get ANY easier once your kids get older (whenever they actually decide to talk to you, I mean).
So, when my friends at Kellogg’s challenged me to capture our own version of a “hard to digest” moment and then encouraged me to create a humorous video about it…*snort*… it was like giving a kid the keys to a virtual candy store.
This time, I asked my 14 year-old son to help and he said yes (cue choir of angels, singing):
Disclosure: As a Champion of #GreatStarts blogger, I am honored to partner with Kellogg’s in helping families (like mine) achieve great starts to their days. I am being compensated for my services for the length of the program.
It’s the first day of school, here in Jersey (I know, it is kinda late, but the kids seemed okay wit-it!) which means my crew was up and ready to get out of the house by…wait…for…it…6:30, this morning.
Aaaaaand, I couldn’t help but get all caught up in the tide of nervous energy flowing throughout the house.
I was showered, dressed, baked a loaf of pumpkin bread, and then a batch of pumpkin cookies (for good measure), rounding out the morning with 3 loads of laundry washed and folded by…get…this…before lunchtime!!!
Okay, I lied: the laundry isn’t folded…YET!!!…which means I should be crashing anytime now and when the kids get home.
On second thought, I’ll let my celebrity dad-friend and children’s book author Taye Diggs explain it (seriously, we spoke on the phone and everything!) Why?!? Well, I love his voice and he’s way prettier to look at:
Growing up, my family was no stranger to hunger. So, yes, it pains me to learn that nearly 1 in 5 kids across our communities go without breakfast, every day. I am very proud to once again partner with Kelloggs, Action for Healthy Kids and Mr. Taye Diggs in the Share Breakfast effort to provide breakfasts to kids who might otherwise go without. How? By sharing ways in which you can help share breakfast with a child in need, too. It’s really super-simple, promise:
