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.

ChopChop
Categorieschildren's magazine
FrequencyQuarterly
FounderSally Sampson
Founded2010
CompanyChopChop Family
CountryUnited States
Based inWatertown, Massachusetts
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.chopchopmag.org
ISSN2169-0987

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.[3] About 500,000 copies of each issue are produced.[5]

Recognition

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Bolton-Fasman, Judy. "Cooking Fun, Cooking Healthy With ChopChop Magazine and Cookbook". Huffington Post.
  2. ^ "Watertown publisher cooks up mag with kid-friendly recipes".. Boston Herald.
  3. ^ a b "Magazine makes cooking a tool in fight against child obesity".. The Boston Globe
  4. ^ "Koodies Now Have Their Own Magazine, ChopChop". POP SUGAR.
  5. ^ "ChopChop Magazine fights child obesity 1 recipe at a time". Archived 2014-12-12 at archive.today ABC 7 News Denver.
  6. ^ "ChopChop Children's Food Magazine Wins Coveted Beard Award". Archived from the original on September 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "Parents' Choice Award Winners".
  8. ^ "American Academy of Pediatrics Partners with CHOPCHOP Magazine".
  9. ^ "Parents' Choice Foundation: Parents Choice Awards Magazine".
  10. ^ "Get Your Kids in the Kitchen with ChopChop Magazine!".. Kohl's and Boston Children's Hospital's Healthy Family Fun Program.
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