Food!

September 11, 2015

As millions of students around the nation return to school cafeterias this month, Congress will begin to make some important decisions about what exactly those students will be eating in the years to come. The “ Child Nutrition Reauthorization ” (CNR) takes place every five years and shapes federal...

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Bettina Siegel

Food!

September 11, 2015

There is tremendous progress underway toward improving schools foods. Yet, some food companies, school food service organizations, and Members of Congress are trying to roll back these improvements, including around fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and salt. For example they’re trying to...

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Margo Wootan

Food!

September 11, 2015

#BacktoSchool shouldn't have to mean that kids go back to being exposed to extra marketing for junk food. But in too many schools, that's exactly the case. Scoreboards, vending machines, textbooks, fundraisers, school discount nights at local restaurants, and even even scholarships are all common...

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Lori Dorfman

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September 10, 2015

“Everyone has a starting point; the point is… get started!” ~ Jessica David My mom has a dark green thumb. She has always grown with much success house plants and over the last several years she has had an abundant garden. Years ago she used to gift me hard-to-kill green plants but trust me, they...

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Jessica David

Blog Carnivals Food!

September 10, 2015

I'm a big advocate of getting sufficient sleep. While sleep is one of the basic biological and physiological needs, we parents tend not to give the topic the attention that it deserves. In reality, sleep is as important to our overall family health as our nutrition and exercise. It is so important...

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Kimberly Coleman

Food!

September 9, 2015

As a mother, I want the best for my children. I try to give them opportunities to live a healthy, happy life. This includes limiting the amount of candies and sweets they eat, and trying to make sure their schools keep student health in mind. At the beginning of the year, I share my opinion with my...

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Elizabeth Duda

Food!

September 9, 2015

With school starting soon, I want to continue feeding my boys the same way at school as I do at home. I did have to make some adjustments since they don’t have use of a microwave and I want to give them lunches that they can easily open and eat quickly. When I make lunch for the boys I tend to make...

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Trina O'Boyle

Food!

September 8, 2015

Wow, what a week! So much good info, advice and support is being shared through the Good Food Force Back to School Event . In case you’ve missed any of it, check out the round-up of week 1 posts below. And be sure to join the group to participate in conversations on these topics, share your own...

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Karen Showalter

Food!

September 8, 2015

In a life before my SAHM days, I was an elementary school teacher. Early on in my teaching days, I learned the importance of an efficient file system, good recordkeeping and how to organize my student’s work – what to keep and what to send home. While I’ve been home for 14 years, those...

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Denise Mestanza-Taylor

Food!

September 5, 2015

As part of the Good Food Force , we often focus on changes for healthy food labeling and tackling food changes in our communities. As a mom of a child with a SEVERE tree nut allergy, this scenario hits too close to home. We've battled friends and family who thought we were being too overprotective...

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Denise Mestanza-Taylor