Food!

September 6, 2012

It’s back to school time once again. Many schools have started classes or will start soon. This year kids will be returning to healthier meals at school. And this is good news for students, teachers, and parents. For the first time in over 15 years, kids will be offered healthier meals in schools...

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Meghan McHugh

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

As moms and dads across the country prepare to send their little ones back to school this fall, they can be comforted knowing that the meals their children will be served will be healthier than ever. But many parents might be shocked to learn that their kids might still be able to get their hands...

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Elizabeth Brotherton

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

My new documentary film, Soul Food Junkies made its New York City premiere last week at the highly esteemed cultural and performing arts institution, Lincoln Center. The film debut was a standing room only, completely sold out event . It was memorable and amazing! The level of interest and...

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Byron Hurt

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

"In order to receive, then we need to give We gotta feed the kids, they gotta eat to live... My rhymes got nutritional value I get it how I live, it's critical when the conditions allow you." ( Editor's note: For complete music video, scroll to the bottom of this story. --MomsRising.org) I grew up...

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Talib Kweli Greene

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

Para español, haga clic aquí . At the age of 7, when I moved to the United States from Mexico, I only knew two words in English: “The End.” Thanks to Tom and Jerry cartoons, I learned that when Jerry prevailed and those two words fancifully appeared across the TV screen, it meant “fin”, the end of...

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Ericka Sanchez

Food! Blog Carnivals

September 6, 2012

I'm proud to say that we've made major improvements to school meals that will show up in cafeterias this school year. Students can now expect more fruits, vegetables and whole grains; low-fat and fat-free milk choices; and foods with less sodium and trans fat. They can also expect “right-size”...

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Kevin Concannon

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

September 4, 2012

Moms made waves this summer for kids' health! Your hard work helped push the FDA to remove BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups. Help us keep up the MOMentum by demanding that the FDA also ban BPA from infant formula packaging! Why ban it from infant formula packaging? We know Bisphenol-A (BPA) is...

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Claire Moshenberg

Health Care Food!

September 1, 2012

My family loves to grill, and now that we live in temperate North Carolina, we’re grilling more than ever. Everything seems to taste better – even vegetables, my son Christopher says – when touched by our backyard grill. I’ve grilled peaches and slices of pineapple this year for a healthy dessert...

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Barbara Kowalcyk

Food!

August 31, 2012

What makes it more likely that an overweight or obese 5th grader won’t remain obese by the 8th grade? Location, location, location! A recent study in the Archive of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine by Bridging the Gap shows that an overweight or obese 5th grader who lives in a state with strong...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Food!

August 31, 2012

First, let me just say, that I’m not advocating lying to children. I’m not proposing that moms and dads make up silly lies and tell tall tales just to get kids to eat healthier. I am absolutely not saying that . Lying to your children is wrong. And you get caught.

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