Food!

December 4, 2012

Nickelodeon prides itself on responsible TV programming for kids, but what about its marketing? It’s time for Nickelodeon to take responsibility and dump the junk. Tell Nickelodeon to dump the junk: bit.ly/dump-the-junk Studies show that food marketing causes children to want more and eat more of...

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Margo Wootan

Health Care Food!

November 30, 2012

Instead of looking forward to sharing holiday meals with my family in the upcoming weeks, I’ve spent much of my time worrying about the safety of the food families like mine will be eating at their gatherings. Because of a new and very flawed poultry inspection rule that the USDA hopes to implement...

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Phyllis McKelvey

Health Care Food!

November 23, 2012

Whatever your cultural or ethnic background, conversations inevitably turn to food this time of year. Do you celebrate Thanksgiving or just “get together”? Do you eat meat and is it free-range? Are the vegetables organic? What is a healthy dessert? Gluten free? What about sugar? And then there is...

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Monifa Bandele

Food!

November 21, 2012

Getting back to my chef roots, I wanted to share a slice of comfort with you all. Side dishes are what bring a holiday feast together but sometimes they get redundant and are filled with fat. Here is a round up of some of my favorite healthy holiday dishes to prepare that reserve the extra calories...

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Yoli Ouiya

Environmental Health Food!

November 20, 2012

Like others across the country, this Thursday I'll be joining extended family and friends to celebrate each other and the earth's bounty. I look forward to meeting up with cousins coming to town from distant cities, and enjoying the yummy dishes we'll all contribute to the feast. I'm also hoping we...

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Kristin Schafer

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

November 19, 2012

Originally posted on the Making Our Milk Safe (MOMS) blog. Working for a public health nonprofit can get you in trouble with your friends. I’ve been accused of trying to spoil everything from burgers to candy , Valentine’s Day to Halloween . So with Thanksgiving just around the corner, it seemed...

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Charles Margulis

Food!

November 16, 2012

Stars like Emmy Award winner Michael J. Fox and moms like Julie Bowen and Ali Larter have joined the fight to label genetically engineered (GE) foods. The stars are featured in a new Just Label It (JLI) video calling for the FDA to require labeling of GE foods. Fox, Bowen and Larter are joined in...

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Robyn O'Brien

Food!

November 15, 2012

I got the new menu for my oldest daughters lunch and noticed something strangely new: there were carrot sticks, cucumbers, romaine lettuce and even...oh my goodness...hummus, on the menu! I am a mom who likes to cook but doesn't love to cook and like many have little time in the morning to prepare...

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Alison Crockett

Food!

November 9, 2012

As the manager of a public school cafeteria, probably the biggest myth I encounter is that of the mushy and disgusting school food. The nasty school meal is assumed and treated like some rite of passage for kids often perpetuated by TV shows and movies. Nothing can be further from the truth at my...

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Julie Holbrook

Food!

November 9, 2012

It is the time of year when families pull out cookbooks and decorations and think about who to invite for holiday celebrations. Along with these important decisions, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation encourages you to go into the holidays with a plan for keeping your family moving more and...

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