Movie review: Shutter Island
Drew, 14, says that this thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio is good, but a little short on thrills.
March 16, 2010
Drew, 14, says that this thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio is good, but a little short on thrills.
Three students from Watts share their thoughts after marching for immigrant rights through downtown Los Angeles Saturday.
When we challenged our teen staff to make healthy dishes that don’t cost a lot, they tried meals their families have made and discovered that they could cook for themselves. And it tastes good too! We told them they couldn’t spend more than $7. We chose that amount because $7 is about how much a family on food stamps has to spend on a meal. We wanted to show that healthy cooking can be affordable.
Recipes include: quinoa salad, beef stew, kimchi and chicken stew, broccoli puree, vegetable fried rice and sesame chicken salad.
Her sister’s abortion made Gabrielle, 16, believe that if teens get pregnant they should have the baby.
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is an amazing grain because there’s enough protein that it’s like eating meat. My mom improvised from
Students at Locke High School #3 in Watts feel like people make assumptions about them because of where they live. But these teens want people to know they take their futures seriously.
Junk food is all around him, but 18-year-old Ernesto is trying to make better choices when he eats. ALSO: an interview with a teen expert who shares ways to eat healthier.
I talked to Andres Chopin, 18, and Katy Atkiss to learn more about food. Katy is a co-founder of RootDown