The Purple Potato Project

The Purple Potato Project recognizes that our children need an education on proper nutrition as well She serves a Board Member and Secretary.

JENNIFER CROSSLAND, DIRECTOR
From Beleville, IL., Jennifer brings to the foundation a wealth of restaurant and food industry knowledge. Jennifer grew up in Arizona surrounded by orange groves and orchards that no longer exist. Her family has always placed emphasis on having a backyard garden and from a young age she was surrounded by home grown fruits and vegetables. She claims it was her Grandfat

her that taught her how to eat vegetables when he paid her to try them at the dinner table every summer. Jennifer has worked in restaurants from Santa Monica, California to New York City. The majority of her experience is with from scratch cooking that utilizes the freshest ingredients possible. Having worked in both northern and southern California, Jennifer was able to visit farmers markets on a weekly basis and see first hand how communities and restaurants benefit from fresh, local produce. Several of the restaurants she helped managed even had their own herb and lettuce gardens that provided food for the daily menu. While studying pastry at El Centro College, Jennifer was very active with the Le Dammes de Escoffier project called Days of Taste. The program was designed to teach fourth and fifth graders from lower income schools about how we taste food and involved the local Dallas Farmers Market. Jennifer's strengths are operations management, vision, leadership, public speaking and motivation. She holds a degree from Pepperdine University in Public Relations and is passionate about making an impact on communities in need. HANNAH MARSHALL, RESIDENT NUTRITIONIST & DIRECTOR OF FOOD SCIENCE
Hannah grew up in Houston, “helping” her mother review fancy restaurants and eating all the Bluebell ice cream she could. She spent vacations on the family farm in Kansas: driving the combine, grinding wheat for fresh bread, and fishing for dinner in the Cottonwood River. During high school, Hannah spent her summers as an instructor at an ‘indoor-recess’ kind of day camp: food allergies for most, hand-eye coordination for some, and science experiments for all. She helped kindergarteners plant beans and seventh grade boys build bottle rockets. She also volunteered at the Houston Zoo, teaching children about Komodo Dragons and the importance of recycling. A progression of similarly themed obsessions - dinosaurs to rain forests to insects to fireworks and food - eventually led Hannah to Texas State University to study Clinical Dietetics and chemistry. Upon moving to Austin, Hannah started working in the restaurant industry as a hostess; a job she quickly became very passionate about. In 2010 she joined the opening team at Congress, where she earned national recognition as Esquire magazine's Hostess of the Year. Hannah is grateful for her parents, who taught her the secrets to happiness: good food and good company. And for all of her family and friends, for so amply supplying both.

06/26/2013

Informative!!!

What does 200 calories REALLY look like? We all want to eat healthy food, but that doesn't necessarily mean low calorie is best. AsapSCIENCE shows you what 200 calories of all your favourite foods look like in the latest episode.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1cm3ZKK

06/26/2013

The effects of obesity.

These two pictures show body scans of two women approximately the same age and height. The one on the left weighs 113 kg (250 lbs), while the one on the right weighs 54 kg (120 lbs). Accumulated adipose tissue is not the only difference between the two; the obese woman has an enlarged heart and her lungs are somewhat restricted.

Obesity has recently been declared a disease by the American Medical Association. While this does not have any legal ramifications, it may encourage doctors and insurance companies to take more steps in treating and preventing obesity. However, many disagree with the AMA's definition, citing that obesity is a complex issue with multiple causes and treatment options.

Obesity is defined as having a body mass index over 30 kg/m^2. It greatly increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoarthritis.

More info: http://bbc.in/14whyV6

06/22/2013

A Call to Action from Hannah & The Purple Potato Project http://conta.cc/16nv8eP

A Call to Action Today's children are projected to be the first generation in history to have a lifespan shorter than that of their parents [because of obesity related disease and illness]. At The Purple Potato Project, we believe that it is our responsibility to provide children with the tools they need to fight fo...

06/21/2013

We are throwing a dinner party for Migratory Murphy! On September 10th with Congress Austin Chef David Bull at beautiful Justine's Brasserie. Stay tuned for more details, childhood nutrition advocates!

06/21/2013

We are beside ourselves with excitement to announce the details of our inaugural fundraising event....

06/20/2013

Fewer than one in 10 high school students get the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables daily.

06/17/2013

Exercise is important!!!

Why is Exercise Such a Chore? Exercise confers huge health benefits, so why does it often feel like such a chore? Evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman of Harvard explains the paradox. He specializes in research on human movement and endurance running and is a keen long-distance runner. Anil Ananthaswamy: Why did you start to…

06/14/2013

The American Heart Association recommends that at least half of your grain intake come from whole-grain foods, which are high in fiber and other beneficial nutrients.

06/14/2013

(And Americans are feeding those same poor diets to their children!)

06/14/2013

American diets are often high in fat, sodium, added sugars and calories but low in the nutrients we need to be healthy and strong.

06/13/2013

Juice, which may lack important fiber found in whole fruits, accounts for 40 percent of children’s daily fruit intake.

06/13/2013

French fries are the most common source of vegetable consumed by children and make up one-fourth of children’s vegetable intake.

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