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Plan of Action to End Hunger In America #FoodFri

December 4, 2015
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) has created a Plan of Action to End Hunger In America. Their innovative plan offers concrete solutions to a very real and growing problem. In the United States, hunger and food insecurity has been steadily increasing . Federal nutrition programs help...
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5 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season

October 2, 2015
With the holidays quickly approaching, it's time to make plans! If you're like my family, your holidays center around food, mainly meat. (We love our pernil!) This year I want to have a more humane and healthy holiday by making sure I purchase antibiotic-free meat . But, I want to go further than...
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Why Do We Buy the Food We Buy? The Answer May Surprise You! #FoodFri

September 24, 2015
It’s hard to eat well in America today. Food is available just about anywhere and anytime. Many of the special-occasion treats of yesterday are considered everyday foods today. And marketing pushes more food on us at every turn. Still, the media overwhelmingly tells people that eating well and...
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Join #FoodFri to Learn More About the @USDA & @USCensusBureau Data on Hunger & Poverty!

September 17, 2015
Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the September 18, 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 . Wrap your brain around...
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Grow Healthy Families With a Veggieful Garden!

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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How to Get Enough Sleep This School Year

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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Sample Letter Requesting Teacher Minimize Sweets in the Classroom

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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Discover What's New With Healthy Schools And How Parents Can Help! #FoodFri

September 3, 2015
With the 2015-2016 school year commencing, we're excited to Discover What's New With Healthy Schools And How Parents Can Help! Sept 4 2015 FoodFri Back to School(2).jpg Join #FoodFri on September 4, 2015, at 1pm, Eastern, to kick-off the MomsRising Good Food Force Back to School Challenge. We'll be...
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Help Preserve Progress on Healthier School Foods. Join #FoodFri

August 28, 2015
Can you believe schools are back in session across some parts of the country? Children are excited. Routines are changing. Parents juggling act has commenced. And, schools have prepared for children as well. Kids are going back to school this year to meals that keep getting healthier. Ninety-five...
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Community Eligibility: Improving Child Nutrition to Create Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids #FoodFri

August 21, 2015
Community eligibility is an incredibly important provision in the fight against child hunger. It gives schools, with a large number of low-income children and teens, the ability to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students. Join #FoodFri to discuss community eligibility on August 21, 2015,...
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