Welcome to Pilot Light’s Feeding Minds blog! Here, we get to tell the story of Food Education through in-depth stories from our classrooms, partnership spotlights, new program announcements, and opinion pieces from guest authors and the Pilot Light team. Join us in exploring the power of food to connect, excite, and empower us to build a better future together.
September 3, 2015
By PilotLight
Pilot Light Receives Grant from Tengelsen Family Foundation
Pilot Light is excited to announce that we received a generous grant from The Tengelsen Family Foundation, an organization known for their contributions in giving grants to charitable organizations and institutions that promote child nutrition and mental health. This grant is dedicated to the development Pilot Light’s educational media which will be provided to teachers
Read More >>July 20, 2015
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6 Pieces of Food Advice for Parents: #1
Hello Pilot Light parents! Its Lucy here again, having just stumbled upon a cool article from The New York Times. It is titled ‘6 Food Mistakes Parents Make.’ However, I have made the decision to rename it for a more positive approach. Pilot Light presents ‘6 Pieces of Food Advice for Parents.’ Here is the
Read More >>July 10, 2015
By PilotLight
Making Tacos al Pastor at the Taste of Chicago!
By Lucy Yellen A little about the blogger: Lucy Yellen is currently an intern at Pilot Light. Her interest in public health and nutrition started when she started running at age 14. She realized how large an impact food and exercise have on the quality of life and wants to make sure every person has those same
Read More >>July 7, 2015
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Support Pilot Light at Whole Foods: One Mind at a Time!
Pilot Light is excited to announce that we are the Whole Foods Market “One Dime at a Time” partner for July, August, and September at six Chicago stores. On July 1st, bringing your reusable bag every time you shop at Whole Foods will donate your 10 cent refund to Pilot Light! Pilot Light will receive 100% of program
Read More >>July 3, 2015
By PilotLight
Fattening Up America
By Ivana Chkoumbova Looking at the amount of fat on nutrition labels rather than the amount of calories is not common. However, scientists are now noticing that the public is actually starting to consume more and more fat. Looking at previous blog posts, it was said that not consuming enough carbohydrates would cause us
Read More >>June 30, 2015
By PilotLight
The Atkins Diet
Meet the Author! Pilot Light summer intern Ivana Chkoumbova is a sophomore at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Chicago native. In her freshman year of college, she took an eye-opening nutrition course that that made her realize how little she learned about healthy eating growing up. Now, as a strong believer that nutrition education can shape a community’s overall
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Got Milk? Or Calcium?
By Ivana Chkoumbova Vitamins are important parts of our diets; in fact, it is the vitamins in our food that keep us going during the day! All of our vitamins are extremely important because they all help us perform certain tasks. When we are deficient in a certain vitamin, many problems start to occur. Today,
Read More >>June 29, 2015
By PilotLight
Food Origins and Free-Range
By Ivana Chkoumbova Going to the supermarket or grocery store is a normal part of a consumer’s life, however, when you are at the supermarket, one does not pay attention the small details about the food. Not the damage, the smell, or the look of the produce available, but where it comes from, what went
Read More >>June 28, 2015
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Pilot Light Receives Grant Support from the A. Montgomery Ward Foundation
Pilot Light is excited to announce that we received a grant from The A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, an organization known for their contributions in giving grants to charitable organizations and institutions that promote the arts, culture, humanities, and education. Past grant recipients include the Museum of Science and Industry, Dominican University, and Ann and Robert
Read More >>February 4, 2015
By PilotLight
4th Grade Changemakers – Arshawn Cooper
Here is the fifth letter and video in our 4th Grade Changemakers series. Fourth grader Arshawn Cooper from Anna R. Langford Community Academy writes to Mayor Emanuel on the need for more grocery stores in his Englewood community.
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