Above: Sun ‘N Lake Elementary fifth grader Jackson Colquitt puts the pedal to the metal to mix up a homemade smoothie on the Smoothie Bike as part of the school’s ‘Fuel Up to Play 60‘ awards ceremony Thursday. Coach Willie English (right) looks on as his students work together to maintain healthy lifestyles.
To read the whole article, please go here: Healthy habits pay off for group of Sun ‘N Lake Elementary students
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Read MoreAt Something Good in the World‘s Energy of Youth Concert, teenagers performed and raised enough funds to purchase a Bike Blender from Rock the Bike. Every year, the Blue Star Youth Movement members make delicious organic fruit smoothies for Something Good in the World’s Holiday Craft Fair, and this year, anyone who wanted a smoothie had to ride the bike blender to make their own! This video features Blue Star member Violet Kravitz on the bike:
We’ll be writing more about it in our newsletter in the spring, and basically we are thrilled with the kit and delighted to have worked with you! We sold more fruit smoothies at our fundraiser than ever before, because so many kids wanted to ride the bike. And since our bike didn’t fit your stand, we hooked it up to our Pedal-a-Watt system, and so the kids generated electricity and lit up lightbulbs at the same time as they blended the smoothies! It was a total win-win situation. Talk about sustainable living practices!…
All the best,
Barbara Sarbin, President
Something Good in the World, Inc.
The Oliver Foundation awarded Healthy Choices Grants to three Fort Bend ISD schools – Dulles Middle School, Missouri City Middle School and Oyster Creek Elementary School – to support their efforts in developing innovative programs to help improve students’ nutrition and physical activity habits.
The Oliver Foundation awarded a $3,000 Campus Grade Level Grant to Missouri City Middle School for the purchase of a Fender Blender Pro, a blender bike from Rock the Bike. The human powered, stationary blender bike is allowing students and staff to spin their way to health as they prepare smoothies. The bike has an actual blender attached to it that works as someone pedals the bike. The faster you pedal, the quicker it blends.
“We are so excited and grateful to The Oliver Foundation,” said Karen Crittenden, school nurse. “Our goal is to continue to generate excitement about being healthy and to encourage everyone to increase their physical activity and eat more nutritious meals.”
The blender bike is used school-wide. Health teachers use the bike as a healthy incentive for students to make fruit and vegetable-based smoothies with low-fat dairy. The blender bike is also used as a healthy and fun icebreaker at faculty meetings. The Human Services class uses it to make healthy spreads like hummus and pesto. The Teens Against Tabacco Use (TATU) and Move It! club members use the bike at outreach events to teach others about healthy lifestyles. The bike is even being used by custodians and cafeteria employees during their lunch and afternoon breaks.
For the full article, please go here: http://www.fortbendstar.com/2013/11/13/fbisd-schools-receive-oliver-foundation-grants-to-support-health-initiatives/
Read MoreWe served Pumpkin Pie Smoothies at Berkeley Sunday Streets. This is a great seasonal treat for the fall and requires very little cooler space at an event.
In your pitcher add:
1 banana
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup vanilla yogurt
2 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Top with 1 cup ice and place on your bike blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a cup and enjoy!
Pro Tip: Bring a can opener with you to the event, or buy pumpkin puree in a carton.
“We are enjoying the bike and tried a few more seasonal recipes today. The Pumpkin Smoothies were a bit hit for sure!”
–Davenport School of the Arts
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If you have a recipe you’d like to share with the bike blending community, please send it to customerservice@rockthebike.