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Childrens Nutrition

Looking for Admiration? Serve Some Veggies!

Ayala Laufer-Cahana, M.D. | Posted 03.12.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: 5-a-Day, Nutrition, Vegetables, Five a Day, Diet and Nutrition, Children's Nutrition, Children's Health, Vegetable, Children's Diets, Healthy Living News
Ayala Laufer-Cahana, M.D.

Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab has a new argument that can certainly appeal to moms, dads and any other food provider who wants to be a hero: Putting veggies on the plate gives the perception of a loving, capable cook.

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What I'm Embarrassed To Admit As A Pediatrician

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 05.14.2012 | Parents
Read More: Children's Nutrition, Feeding Children, Children's Diets, Healthy Food for Kids, Parents News
Claire McCarthy, M.D.

I've tried everything I tell parents to do. I started early with healthy foods and have offered them consistently. But nothing has worked. Like I said: embarrassing.

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House To Vote On Bill To Improve School Lunches

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: School Lunch Act, National School Lunch Program, Children's Nutrition Bill, Subsidized-School-Lunches, Healthier School Lunches, House Vote on Health Bill, Eco-Friendly School Lunches, School Lunch Reform, Healthy School Lunches, School Lunches, Food Politics, School Reform, Children's Nutrition, Obama School Lunches, Home News

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans have temporarily blocked legislation to feed school meals to thousands more hungry children. Republicans used a proced...

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Stick a Fork in It: Pass The Child Nutrition Act

Debra Eschmeyer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Thanksgiving, Farm to School, Food Politics, School Lunches, Child Nutrition Act, Healthy Kids, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, Childrens-Nutrition, Home News
Debra Eschmeyer

While the resulting stuffed turkey that is the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids' Act, is not perfect, it's pretty darn good.

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Help Needed Now for Growing Number of Children in Poverty

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Census, Uninsured Children, Uninsured, Unemployment, Poverty, Food Stamps, Children, Health Insurance, Children's Nutrition, American Community Survey, Children's Health, Politics News
Deborah Weinstein

At least one in four children was poor in nearly 190 counties in 39 states in 2009, a time of severe recession. In 33 counties in 17 states, at least...

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Good Nutrition Starts at School

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: National School Lunch Program, Children's Nutrition, One-Tray, Child Nutrition Act, School Lunches, Green News
Kerry Trueman

Only 2% of children get enough fruits and vegetables to meet the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid serving recommendations. An entire generation is missing out on the pleasures of home-cooked meals made with freshly harvested foods.

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