Food!

March 1, 2014

Every mother has a story about the beginnings of her child’s life. Many of them are joyful, some are heartbreaking, but all of them are important. And almost all of them will have at least one thing in common: the desire to give their child the absolute best start to life. Our instincts as moms to...

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Lucy Sullivan

Food!

February 28, 2014

Co-author: Renee Gross, J.D., Legislative Coordinator at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity When you send your child to school in the morning, you expect they will learn math, reading, and writing; even art and physical education. But you probably don’t expect them to learn about...

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Carol Hazen

Food!

February 21, 2014

Parents drive food justice in schools. Their involvement is pivotal in ensuring that children receive access to healthier foods. Knowing this, MomsRising is excited to host this week's #FoodFri chat with the NAACP! Our topic, Food Justice is Racial Justice, will focus on advocating for food justice...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

February 6, 2014

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be another candy-filled holiday. Share the love – without the sugar – and join us for a Twitter chat about healthy and fun celebration ideas that are just as sweet this Friday, February 7, 2014, at 1 p.m., EST /10 a.m PST! Join the #FoodFri Tweetchat with @MomsRising...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

February 5, 2014

In line at a popular burrito chain with my son, we watched as one employee made the order for the customer in front of us, took money, made change, and then returned to make my son’s burrito. In the same pair of plastic gloves. She quickly complied with my request for her to wear new gloves, unlike...

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Laura Trivers

Food!

February 5, 2014

As a mother, I was shocked to learn that foods like chicken nuggets or canned chicken soup could soon contain chicken that was processed in China -- a country with one of the worst food safety records in the world! Even if you, or your school's cafeteria manager, want to avoid chicken processed in...

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Nancy Huehnergarth

Food!

January 31, 2014

popkid_caro_article-small_38242.jpg Ever have someone tell you they've got "the sugar" when you asked how they are doing? It's a old Southern term that means he/she is sick, stricken with a form of diabetes, and in most cases, type 2. Type 2 diabetes is a debilitating, life altering, deadly and...

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Monifa Bandele

Food!

January 30, 2014

Kids are eating out a lot these days and most restaurant kids' meals include a soda. These sugar-sweetened beverages are the largest source of calories in children's diets, providing nearly half of their added sugar intake. With more than three-quarters of the top restaurant chains offering sugary...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

January 30, 2014

Coca-Cola’s mission is “to refresh the world” and promote “open happiness.” The world’s number one beverage company boasts about its initiatives “to support active, healthy living” such as donating to youth fitness programs. Here are a few examples of young people who are questioning this sugar-...

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Wendy Lesko

Food!

January 23, 2014

Across the nation, many are joining the healthy food movement to stem the tide of childhood obesity and unfair junk food marketing to children. Faith leaders are also stepping in as another line of defense, reaching communities on the ground and playing a pivotal role in the healthy food movement...

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Migdalia Rivera