Growing up, Shawn DeMartino, of Yarmouthport, MA, struggled with being overweight. He reached his turning point at age 11, when he collapsed running the mile at his school's field day. Since then, he's taught himself to cook healthy meals and gotten active, participating in horseback riding and on his school's sports teams. He's now a fit, healthy teen who hopes to one day host his own cooking show.

Learn how Shawn turned his life around by learning how to cook and getting fit.

Do you have a picky eater in your house? In Night of the Veggie Monster, a little boy is such a picky eater that he turns into a "veggie monster" if a pea even touches his lips!

Inspired by the antics of his son, Samuel, George McClements wrote this fun-filled, creative book to show parents and kids that veggies aren't so scary after all. And the illustrations made from collages of photos and drawings might even inspire you to create a book of your own! Read more, here.

Louie's Kids raises money to identify and invest in a variety of high-impact interventions, such as activity-based memberships, sports and physical conditioning opportunities, camp experiences and counseling for overweight and obese children. It's the only organization in the country whose mission focuses specifically on the treatment of childhood obesity through a range of programs that span physical activity, nutrition, diet and ongoing support coupled with intensive assessment of outcomes and effectiveness.

Read more about how Louie's Kids is fighting obesity...one child at a time.

Responding to a growing concern about her students lack of physical activity and awareness about healthy foods, teacher Troy Lynn Lavigne was inspired to attend Head Start's "I Am Moving, I Am Learning" (IMIL) training to teach her kids about healthy eating to get kids moving and thinking about nutrition. She completed her training through Choosy Kids, the National Training Team for Head Start.

Find out how how Choosy Kids has helped Troy Lynn's students and their families and how you can bring Choosy Kids programming to your school!

Cambridge, MA-based CitySprouts' mission is to develop, implement and maintain beautiful, resource-rich school gardens in collaboration with public school communities. Integrated into the curriculum, their gardens inspire teachers, students and families with a deep, hands-on connection to the food cycle, sustainable agriculture and the natural environment.

Learn more about their school garden program, after-school programs and internships, as well as how you can integrate garden-based education programs with your public school curriculum.