{"id":1644,"date":"2014-08-14T17:36:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T21:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2014-08-14T17:36:55","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T21:36:55","slug":"back-to-school-bash-at-new-leaf-community-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1644","title":{"rendered":"Back to School Bash at New Leaf Community Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Leaf offers healthy ideas for school lunches<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s back to school season\u2014which also means thinking about back to school lunches, snacks, etc. Living on the Central Coast we have lots of fresh food available, but providing lunches and\/or snacks for your kids definitely takes planning. Luckily, New Leaf Community Markets in Santa Cruz and Capitola are hosting events to help.<\/p>\n

Community members are invited to visit the Westside store Saturday, Aug. 16 from noon to 3 p.m. for the back to school bash, which will provide ideas for getting ready for the school year ahead. Attendees can sample hot products, enjoy an educational store tour and healthy lunch cooking demos, and participate in fun games and raffles. There will be live music too.<\/p>\n

The store tour occurs at 2-3 p.m. It\u2019s called \u201cLunch Box Heroes\u201d and New Leaf staff will teach which foods are best for your kids (nutrient dense, etc.) to help keep them energized and focused all day long. Tastes of a few of the shop\u2019s favorites will be offered; participants are urged to \u201cbring the kids along to taste as we go!\u201d<\/p>\n

Samples from vendors will include<\/p>\n