Food!

September 6, 2012

In April, I wrote a piece about the balance between personal choices and public policy in the battle to stem the deadly obesity crisis. Since that time, a lot has happened to educate and raise public awareness about junk food, regulate public consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages, and tackle...

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Marc Lamont Hill

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September 6, 2012

Bargains are available in all aspects of our lives, even when it comes to the health of our children. I have figured out a way to add nutritious foods, nutrition education and additional physical activity into my children’s elementary school at no cost. At Walt Disney Elementary School in San Ramon...

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Gayla Moghannam

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

We need to start paying attention to what we are feeding our children. One out of every three children in the United States is already overweight or obese and this generation may be the first who live sicker and die younger than their parents. This is not acceptable. But there is good news. We can...

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Chef Lorena Garcia

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

You can imagine the excitement that ran through my bones when I opened my official invitation to the White House through the organization Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) . "Wow! Really? I was chosen as one of the TOP 70 LATINA BLOGGERS in the NATION!” Out of the 70 that were chosen in May, only 5...

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Nicole Presley

Food!

September 6, 2012

( Headshot photo : Veronica Gonzalez-Smith is pictured on far right with her sister and mother, who are also her co-authors of the cookbook Muy Bueno .) My kids have never been crazy about eating lunch in the school cafeteria and after looking at the cafeteria menu I wasn’t either. So a couple of...

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Veronica Gonzalez-Smith

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I used to bring my lunch to school. Invariably tucked inside my “Peanuts” lunchbox was a sandwich, a few carrot sticks, a piece of fruit, and a couple of home-made cookies, usually oatmeal. Although I loved oatmeal cookies, I’d been seduced by TV commercials and...

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Diana Donlon

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

As students head back to school this year, many of them are also heading back to new school food as new meal standards begin to be implemented in cafeterias across the country. With a third of American children being overweight or obese, over 31 million children participating in the National School...

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Jamie Oliver

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

Imagine planting a garden full of vegetables, fruits and fruit trees…in the backyard of your child’s school. In Florida, school nurses spearheaded a project to do just this. Thanks to the support of school staff and community members, students have an opportunity to learn about nutrition, physical...

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Angela Shubert

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

A few weeks ago my daughter took her first steps into formal education, kindergarten. I have been a little surprised to find this has involved a transition not only for her, but for me , too. Not only does her mother and I want her dressed comfortably and ready to learn, we have to plan or pack a...

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Ricky Y. Choi, MD, MPH

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

It’s that time of year again. Kids are heading back to school, but they aren’t heading back to the same school lunch. In 2010, moms, advocates and Congress worked together to pass the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and as a result, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has updated the nutrition...

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