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Easy Peasy Recipe: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

September 17, 2014
This post originally appeared on Garden.org. Published with permission. It’s pumpkin time again! Although it is the eye catching, orange fruit of the pumpkin plant that receives the honor of being the hallowed symbol of season, the seeds deserve some glory too. Think twice before you toss those...
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Four Good Reasons to Encourage Less Soda Consumption

September 15, 2014
Editor's Note: DYK that Mexico implemented a soda tax similar to the one proposed in Berkeley, Calif., and has been able to cut soda consumption among children as a result? To learn more, there is another panel discussion with officials from Mexico and food activist Raj Patel this Saturday,...
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Majority of Parents Support School Nutrition Standards and So Do I

September 15, 2014
As parents, my wife and I raise our kids to be concerned about their health—among a laundry list of other things. When they’re little, we focus on hand washing to ward off germs and prevent illnesses, teeth brushing and flossing for good oral health, activity to ensure energy balance and to keep...
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Drawing the Line at Cupcake Cones

September 15, 2014
September is “back to school” month for most kids in the United States. My daughter is in her last year of preschool, but some of her buddies have moved on to kindergarten. As this momentous transition is just around the corner for her, I’ve been talking to friends and family about what to expect...
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#FoodFri Tweetchat: The EmpowerMEnt Challenge

September 12, 2014
In my home, September is a time for new beginnings! The kids are preparing for a new school year. We're shopping for new school clothes. And, new schedules are started. Notice, most of these changes were instituted because of the children. This year I decided to start something new for me. I joined...
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3.8 million families were hungry in 2013

September 8, 2014
The Department of Agriculture released their annual study on hunger in America and found that 3.8 million households with children were suffering from hunger at some point during the past year.
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Eat Fresh Longer! Tips for storing fruits and veggies

September 8, 2014
SHOCKER: Americans waste over 100 BILLION pounds of food each year. 133 billion in 2010, to be exact. That breaks down to 31% of our total food supply, worth about $162 billion, and the equivalent of 141 trillion calories. (1) This issue really hits home for me. I try to feed my family well, and...
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Five Healthy Salads Your Family Will Love!

September 4, 2014
Salads can be tasty, filling and a welcome side dish or main course at mealtime. They're also easy to make, prepare in advance and store. Let's stop right here for a minute. I totally get it. At first glance, salads can be pretty scary to picky eaters, including kids. Unfortunately, salad often...
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Employers of nursing mothers think outside the bathroom stall

September 2, 2014
A provision was added to the Affordable Care Act in 2010 requiring that employers “provide a reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child...and a place, other than a bathroom...which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.” The health benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers is widely known. Did you know that employers benefit, too?
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[Good Food Force] #Backtoschool #Protips!

August 28, 2014
Welcome to the August 28, 2014 edition of the Good Food Force update! This week's update covers all things #BacktoSchool! Please read, enjoy and share! 1. THE HOT LINE #Backtoschool #Protips If you're like us, you're a little bit happy and a little bit sad to see the kids head back to school...
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