Child Nutrition

Huge Baby Food Donation In City That Needs It Most

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 05.23.2012

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On Tuesday, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and Forgotten Harvest received donations that will go a long way to feed some of the...

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Why The Simple School Lunch Burger Patty Has 26 Ingredients

Posted 04.06.2012

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The school burger has gotten more than its share of the spotlight lately as parents set off a media firestorm in a rally to remove the controversial, ...

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Student's Homemade Turkey Sandwich Taken For Nuggets Was Teacher's Mistake

AP | By EMERY DALESIO | Posted 02.17.2012

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- It was a tale of government meddling that outraged radio talk show hosts and a pair of Congress members: A 4-year-old was forced to d...

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Preschooler's Homemade Turkey Sandwich Replaced With Nuggets

Posted 04.16.2012

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A preschool student at West Hoke Elementary School in North Carolina ended up eating three chicken nuggets for lunch two weeks ago -- because a state ...

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Schools And Parents Must Work Together To Fight Childhood Obesity

Oz Garcia | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Junk Food in Schools, School Lunches, School Nutrition, Global Motherhood, School Junk Food, Child Nutrition, Children's Health, Childhood Obesity, Parents News
Oz Garcia

Children need to learn to develop a taste for healthy foods both in and out of the home. Schools cannot be complicit in bombarding their students with poor food choices and undoing a parent's hard work.

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Fighting Childhood Obesity On All Fronts

Darell Hammond | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Michelle Obama Let's Move, Global Motherhood, Child Nutrition, Calories, Active Kids, Childhood Obesity, Kids Healthy Eating, Parents News
Darell Hammond

With a 29 percent increase of childhood obesity in neighborhoods without a park or playground, this is an effort that should be applauded beyond KaBOOM!, whose vision is a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America.

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Getting Kids To Eat Vegetables At School: Are Pictures The Answer?

Posted 04.02.2012

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Getting young children to eat their servings of fruits and veggies, particularly in school, has been a long and hard struggle for parents, schools and...

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School Lunches To Become Healthier With Veggies And Whole Grains

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 03.26.2012

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings – including the always p...

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Food Today, None Tomorrow

Mary Anne Mercer | Posted 03.10.2012

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Mary Anne Mercer

Why is life so difficult in today's Congo? Why is there not enough food in that beleaguered African country?

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Pizza Sauce Wins the Food Fight

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 02.20.2012

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Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

Children need to eat more vegetables, and we should push for increased intake of conventional vegetables and not look toward pizza as providing a satisfactory substitute.

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Trashables: Oscar Mayer's Lunchables Are Nasty -- But the Message to Kids Is Worse

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 02.20.2012

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Michael F. Jacobson

While Oscar Mayer's non-ironic slogan states, "It doesn't get any better than this," one is tempted to substitute the word "grosser" for "better."

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State Lawmaker Proposes Axing Gym Class Requirement

Posted 12.12.2011

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Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to eliminate a requirement that the state's 6th through 8th graders must take one semester of physical educat...

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How The Food Industry Controls School Meals

Posted 02.04.2012

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In a biting piece in The New York Times Sunday, investigative reporter Lucy Komisar offers an in-depth look at how the food industry -- and its comple...

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"The Worst Feeling"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 01.24.2012

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Marian Wright Edelman

During this Thanksgiving week, I hope those political leaders who refuse to invest in creating new jobs to help struggling families while protecting tax breaks for the richest Americans will reflect on what their and America's true values are.

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WATCH: Mark Sanchez, Discovery Education Talk Student Health, Nutrition

Posted 11.26.2011

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As students across the country headed back to school this month for a new academic year, some groups are adding another educational focus for kids: he...

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What To Do When Your Kid Won't Eat

Susan Stiffleman | Posted 10.24.2011

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Dear Susan, My 6-year-old son is an extremely picky eater. He throws fits when I try to get him to taste new foods. His automatic answer is no -- h...

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Obesity Problem Is About Personal Responsibility and Access

Michelle Bernard | Posted 10.03.2011

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Michelle Bernard

The food and advertising industry is often cast as the callous, corporate villain for a problem that, in truth, is really about personal responsibility and access to healthy and affordable foods.

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Why the Government Should Help Low-Income Women Pay for Child Care

Christine Bork | Posted 09.30.2011

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Christine Bork

It's no secret that common sense is in short supply in contemporary policy-making. A case in point is the situation that most lower-income women with children find themselves in.

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Comer Bien: The Challenges of Nourishing Latino Children and Families

Janet Murguía | Posted 09.24.2011

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Janet Murguía

Latino families, like millions of others across the U.S., do their best to put nutritious food on their tables, but the healthiest foods are too often unaffordable or inaccessible -- and the current economic climate has only added to family budgetary challenges.

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Getting Back to Basics for Our Nation's Children

Bruce Lesley | Posted 09.20.2011

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Bruce Lesley

By a nearly 3-to-1 margin (58-20%), American voters believe that the lives of children have become worse rather than better over the last ten years, as key indicators of child well-being continue to decline.

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Affluent Schools Sell Fancy School Lunches For Profit

The Bay Citizen | Posted 06.08.2011

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Children spilled into the courtyard of Havens Elementary School in Piedmont one recent day as a cluster of mom-volunteers sorted through box lunches o...

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Congress Sends Child Nutrition Bill To Obama

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — More children would eat lunches and dinners at school under legislation passed Thursday by the House and sent to the president, par...

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Front-of-Package Labels Hide Truth: 8-of-10 kids' foods flunk nutrition standards

Larry_Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry_Cohen

Chronic diseases like diabetes are skyrocketing, and children are predicted to have a shorter life span than their parents. Parents want healthy fo...

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Don't Forget Speakeasies: Rethinking Junk Food Prohibition In Schools

The Atlantic | Posted 05.25.2011

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The recently passed Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (PDF) offers some positive steps to improve how our children eat in schools. But in trying to make s...

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Child Nutrition Act: 'Childhood Obesity Is a National Security Threat.'

Oz Garcia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Oz Garcia

Childhood obesity isn't just a public health threat, it's not just an economic threat, it's a national security threat as well.

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