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Food Inc. Review: Will Kids Be Hungry For Change?

July 22, 2009 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

July 22, 2009 Food, Inc. is making the rounds in art house theaters throughout the nation, and though I have yet to see it (going in Palo Alto soon!) we have Amy Vachon of Equally Shared Parenting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Amy Vachon, Amy-Jussel, Appetite for Profit, Backwards Hamburger, big food, childhood obesity, CSPI, eat real, Eric Schlosser, fast food, Fast Food Nation, food additives, food for thought, Food Inc., food industry, food marketing, food marketing to kids, food policy, Food Politics, food supply, gross out game, HFCS, IOM, junk-food, Kids health, Marion Nestle, Media to digest, Media-Influence-Kids, Michael Pollan, Morgan Spurlock, nutrition, organics, positive media influence, sat fat, slow food, Talking to Kids About Junk Food, vegetarian kids, vegetarianism, whole foods

Project Green Prom Update: Summer Rayne & Teens Turning Green

May 14, 2009 by Amy Jussel 10 Comments

May 14, 2009 I feel like I dropped the ‘carbon offset’ ball with my trek to WildCare on Mother’s Day... I stopped by to see the Project Green Prom boutique and see how their ‘how to green your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, People Shaping Youth, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: activism, Burt's Bees, cause marketing, dirty thirty, Dizzywood, dvgreen, EcoMom Alliance, ecorazzi, Environment, fundraising, global citizens, Green Graduations, Green-Celebrations, GreenV, nonprofit entrepreneurs, organics, PBTeen, PGP, Planet Green, Project Green Prom, Sejal Hathi, Summer Rayne, teens, Teens Turning Green, TTG Collection, Whole Foods Market, Young-People-Who-Rock

March Into Sustainability: Project Green Prom Video Contest!

March 1, 2009 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Mar. 1, 2009 How would you ‘green’ your high school prom? The entire month of March you can film short 2-3 minute Project Green Prom video clips and upload them to YouTube here in show-n-tell style … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Beauty, body care, eco prom, Environment, fairygodmother, freecycle, Green Building Exchange, Green-Teens, GreenV, Greenv Sustainable Center, Judi Shils, Nataly Perez, organics, princess project, Project Green Prom, prom, prom fashions, recycle, Rick Rios, Search for a Cause, Sustainability, Teens for Safe Cosmetics, Teens Turning Green, toxic cosmetics

How Now, Green Cow?! sMOOch! Valentine’s Day e-Cause Cards

February 13, 2009 by Amy Jussel 18 Comments

Feb. 13, 2009 Other than the fact that this cute lil’ cow looks in dire need of Prozac, this “cause-marketing” green Valentine’s Day idea is uplifting, customizable, and fun/fast delivery for all you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: carbon footprint calculator, carbon offsets, Climate Change Chocolate, cow emissions, cow manure, e-cards, Eco-Childs-Play, fair trade chocolate, Global Warming, green Valentines Day, Green-Teens, organics, TerraPass, Valentine's Day gift ideas

Halloween Make-Up Tips For Kids Costumes On the Fly

October 31, 2008 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

Update Oct. 30, 2016 Before you slather on fun face paint for a cute, quick costume, remember that kids are more sensitive to any and all chemicals coming their way... In addition to these fresh … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Cancer, cosmetics database, Environment, EWG, green makeup, green schools, Green-Teens, Halloween makeup, healthy products, Healthy-Kids, Kids, KidzWorld, make-up, makeup, organics, Search for the cause, Skin Deep, Students, Sustainability, teens, teens for healthy schools, Teens for Safe Cosmetics, Teens Turning Green, toxic chemicals, tweens

School Gardens Grow Healthier Kids: Seeding Green w/Richard Louv

October 10, 2008 by Amy Jussel 20 Comments

Grow your own greens, get kids to eat greens, get OUT in the green, turn people green, live green, teach green, plant trees to game green and even SEED green in virtual worlds, yep, I'd say the … [Read more...]

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Youth Riffs On HFCS Ads: Web 2.0 Satire Is Snowballing

September 23, 2008 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

What do ants and rubber tree plants have to do with syrupy HFCS ads and high hopes for the future of youth media mobilization? Stay with me after the jump to find out... Last week I wrote about my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Counter-marketing, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: AdRants, Age-of-Conversation, agitprop, agriculture, Amy-Jussel, AOC, Appetite for Profit, cheap food fillers, comedy, Corn Refiners Association, corn subsidies, diabetes, dieticians, farm bill, farmers markets, growers collaborative, HFCS ads, HFCS satire, HFCS spoof ads, High fructose corn syrup, junk-food, Kids health, Michele Simon, moderation messages, MPH, organics, processed vs. fresh, produce, propaganda, public health, RD, Reddit, Sustainability, teen obesity, Two Angry Moms, whole foods, Youth-Media

Two Angry Moms Bring A Fresh Approach To Shaping Youth 9-21!

September 11, 2008 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Filmmaker Amy Kalafa will be with us in October in person instead of September! Haven’t lost my ad agency headline-writing ability to cram all the vital sponsorship info into a log line, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: A Fresh Approach, agents of change, Amy Kalafa, Amy-Jussel, Bay Area Parent, Biggest Loser, champions for change, changebloggers. film activism, Cindy Byrne, Dare to compare, diet, Fall Film Fest, fresh choice, good nutrition, gross out game, healthy choices, Healthy-Kids, HFCS, HOPE Collaborative, Jack London Square, junk-food, Kids, Kids health, love your veggies, lunchbox ideas, Media-Kids, network for healthier california, nonprofit entrepreneurs, nutrition, Oakland School Board, organics, Pop-Culture, processed foods, Rachel Ray, Revolution Foods, school lunch, school lunch program, school lunches, social change, TAM documentary, Trader Joes, Two Angry Moms, whole foods, Youth-Media

HFCS Ad Analysis: Dieticians Dissed, Media Literacy Mandatory

September 10, 2008 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

When I sounded off in HFCS Corn Wars about the ‘artificial sweetness’ of the ubiquitous HFCS ads, I promised I’d have our own nutrition correspondent, Rebecca Scritchfield weigh in … [Read more...]

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HFCS Corn Wars: A Surprise That’s Far from Sweet

September 8, 2008 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

“Mom, go to SweetSurprise.com right now!” yelled my daughter in an urgent commando bark. Before I could even protest her lousy timing, I got a “NOW! I’m not kidding! GO! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Damaging Drek, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Vapid Values Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, Appetite for Profit, artifical additives, biochem, chem cuisine, Consumerist, Corn Refiners Assoc., corn syrup, CSPI, Diabetes Action Team, FDA, food law profs, Food Politics, Health Commentary, HFCS, HFCS dangers, HFCS Food Supply, HFCS junk food science, HFCS myths, High fructose corn syrup, junk-food, Marion Nestle, Mayo Clinic, Michael Pollan, Michele Simon, natural, organics, processed food, Public Citizen, Rebecca Scritchfield, Rudd Center, Sweet Surprise, Washington Post Kids Obesity Series, What to Eat, Yale

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