Food!

August 6, 2015

One way I show my children love is through food, like when I prepare their favorite dish, or give them the last bite of dinner off my plate. I literally can’t stand it when they are hungry, and will go to ridiculous lengths to feed them. Every one of my friends who has children, or is regularly...

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Gloria Pan

Environmental Health Food!

July 28, 2015

A recent deal between Coca-Cola and Monster Energy reinforces some common challenges that parents face every day: How do we protect our children from companies that spend so much time coming up with new ways to sell things to our children? How do we keep our children healthy when billions are spent...

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Tiffany Santos

Environmental Health Food! Politics & Policy

July 27, 2015

There are two names for H.R. 1599 : The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 and the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act. There’s no doubt in my mind which is the more accurate. The proposed law would do nothing to make our food safer and would prevent families from getting more...

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Anya Vanecek

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Food!

July 23, 2015

Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the July 24, 2015 #FoodFri STORIFY - a curated list of said chat's tweets compiled into a story format, to learn more about the topic, review chat resources and engage with chat panelist(s) and participants. Please join @ MomsRising , @...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

July 22, 2015

Dear other Moms who want to know what we are feeding our children, ourselves and our families: I am reaching out as a member of MomsRising.org to encourage everyone to pick up the phone NOW to help stop this horrible pre-emptive measure that prohibits the democratic process and would make it...

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Lora O'Connor

Food!

July 21, 2015

Greetings! And Eid Mubarak! This week we're sharing another great round of reports, resources and videos, as well as a report-back from the recent Good Food Force Meet Up in Orlando, Florida. Have something you'd like to share in a future Good Food Force Update? Please email karen@momsrising.org...

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Karen Showalter

Food!

July 13, 2015

Greetings! We have lots of great stuff to share this week, including the latest on what's happening in NY, NC and IL. Be sure to check out three powerful new resources from our partners, too. Have something you'd like to share in a future Good Food Force Update? Please email karen@momsrising.org ...

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Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

July 10, 2015

Just over half of public school children are in families with near-poverty income levels that make them eligible for free or reduced lunch. See where your state stands and what you can do to help kids get nutritious meals during summer, too.

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Lecia Imbery

Food!

July 9, 2015

Author: As a mother of three young children and a public health practitioner, I was drawn to the Yvonne Maffei’s blog: “ My Halal Kitchen ”. In amongst her recipes are insights on developing wholesome and healthy family eating traditions. She publishes sumptuous recipes, full of fruits and...

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Khadija Gurnah

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Food!

July 9, 2015

Have you heard? Ugly is the new black! Ugly fruit and vegetables that is. They're tasty, nutritious and oftentimes much cheaper than other produce. But best of all, eating cosmetically imperfect, wonky, or "ugly" fruit and veggies can help end waste, which is at an all time high. Although there are...

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Migdalia Rivera