ChopChop explained

ChopChop
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Category:children's magazine
Frequency:Quarterly
Founder:Sally Sampson
Founded:2010
Company:ChopChop Family
Country:United States
Based:Watertown, Massachusetts
Language:English
Issn:2169-0987

ChopChop: The Fun Cooking Magazine for Families is a quarterly children's magazine published by ChopChop Kids, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2010 by cookbook author Sally Sampson.[1] [2] It is based in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States.

The content in ChopChop is designed to teach cooking and nutrition to children for the purpose of combating childhood obesity.[3] [4] Each issue has 12 recipes which are selected as nutritious, ethnically diverse, and inexpensive to make, as well as games, exercises, and food facts.

ChopChop is distributed by subscription in both English and Spanish in seven countries, as well as at pedriatic offices, hospitals, community centers, schools, farmers' markets, and grocery stores. About 500,000 copies of each issue are produced.[5]

Recognition

In 2013, ChopChop received the James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year.[6] ChopChop was also the winner of the 2013 Parents' Choice Magazine Award (gold).[7] The magazine is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics,[8] the Parents' Choice Foundation,[9] and The White House's "Let's Move" campaign.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Bolton-Fasman, Judy. "Cooking Fun, Cooking Healthy With ChopChop Magazine and Cookbook". Huffington Post.
  2. http://bostonherald.com/business/healthcare/2014/08/watertown_publisher_cooks_up_mag_with_kid_friendly_recipes "Watertown publisher cooks up mag with kid-friendly recipes".
  3. http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/03/23/magazine_makes_cooking_a_tool_in_fight_against_child_obesity/ "Magazine makes cooking a tool in fight against child obesity".
  4. http://www.popsugar.com/food/Meet-ChopChop-New-Magazine-Kid-Chefs-Foodies-7955831 "Koodies Now Have Their Own Magazine, ChopChop"
  5. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/lifestyle/health/chopchop-magazine-fights-child-obesity-1-recipe-at-a-time "ChopChop Magazine fights child obesity 1 recipe at a time".
  6. Web site: ChopChop Children's Food Magazine Wins Coveted Beard Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20130916181942/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10699532.htm. dead. September 16, 2013.
  7. Web site: Parents' Choice Award Winners.
  8. Web site: American Academy of Pediatrics Partners with CHOPCHOP Magazine.
  9. Web site: Parents' Choice Foundation: Parents Choice Awards Magazine.
  10. http://www.kohlshealthyfamilyfun.org/fun-with-food/get-your-kids-in-the-kitchen-with-chopchop-magazine/ "Get Your Kids in the Kitchen with ChopChop Magazine!".