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New York: We Want Healthier Kids’ Menus!

July 21, 2017
At MomsRising we believe we all have a role in supporting healthy kids. We work with parents across the country and often counsel families on the importance of making healthy choices. Many parents tell us about their struggles of trying to provide healthy food and drinks for their kids and the...
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#FoodFri: Sodas, Sugary Drinks and Healthy Beverages

October 28, 2016
Sugary drink companies spent roughly roughly $3.2 billion in marketing. That was ten years ago, since then that budget has grown. That's a lot of money spent trying to get consumers, like you and I, to buy sugary drinks. And, it's working. While we have seen some declines, in some areas, sodas and...
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Let's Talk About Sugar, Sugar Sweetened Beverages (#SSBs) and Warning Labels this #FoodFri!

June 3, 2016
On a daily basis, we are bombarded with marketing for sugar sweetened beverages. In 2006, sugary drink companies spent roughly $3.2 billion . That was ten years ago, since then that budget has grown. One city is fighting back - Baltimore City. They want to counteract the marketing of these...
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The Nation's First #SodaTax and How Organizers and Volunteers Won! #FoodFri

April 21, 2016
Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the April 22, 2016 #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 . In 2014, Berkeley passed...
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Lets Celebrate No More Soda on Jack in the Box’s Kids Menus! #FoodFri

February 12, 2016
This #FoodFri we want to celebrate Moms' voices and an amazing win! If you haven't heard already, after years of pressure from MomsRising.org, parents and nutrition advocates, Jack in the Box announced that it will drop sugary sodas as an option from their kids meals and menus in all of their 2,200...
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What You Drink Impacts Your Health! Make Each Glass Count. #FoodFri

January 15, 2016
Our bodies are composed of 50-65% of water. It's necessary to ensure our bodies optimal level. Our bodies wouldn't survive without it. As a result, water, and what you drink impacts your health, often in unexpected ways. Each sip is an opportunity to improve your health – or derail your hard work...
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Let’s Change the Tune. Let's Not “Buy the World a Coke.”

June 26, 2015
On January 18, 1971, the creative director of Coca-Cola, Bill Backer, reimagined the drink's recognizable words, 'Let's have a Coke,' and created the iconic "Hilltop" ad. The ad encouraged viewers to pause and reconnect with others around them, over a drink. But not just any drink. It had to be a...
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