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Nickelodeon prides itself on responsible TV programming for kids, but what about its marketing?

Posted December 4th, 2012 by and

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 the foods marketed to them.  There is a ton [...]

The School Day Just Got Healthier

Posted September 6th, 2012 by

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 standards for school lunches. [...]

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