Food!

August 17, 2016

Great news for healthy schools! The USDA released the final Local Wellness Policy Rule at the end of July. Wellness policies are “a written document that guides a local educational agency’s (LEA) or school district’s efforts to establish a school environment that promotes students’ health, well-...

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Karen Showalter

Food!

August 17, 2016

Greetings! We hope you've been having a healthy, happy and fun summer! The Good Food Force updates have slowed a bit over the summer, as we've enjoyed vacation and family time (we hope you've done the same!). But we're kicking things back into high gear as we approach the new school year. In this...

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Karen Showalter

Tweetchat

Food!

August 12, 2016

One in three children is overweight or obese. Schools, and communities, that support healthy foods in schools can help stem childhood obesity. Given that kids, spend most of their waking hours in school supporting healthy school meals will help children, today and in the future. Parents and faith...

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Migdalia Rivera

Tweetchat

Food!

August 4, 2016

Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the August 5, 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 . The national childhood...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food! MomsRising

July 29, 2016

The other day, while chatting with my teenage son, he reminded me I was GASP middle aged. He didn't intentionally disparage my age. He wouldn't do that. No. This remark was mentioned in passing. Breezily thrown in the air as if the weight of those words didn't strike me like a thunder bolt in my...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food! Military Families

July 28, 2016

Military families shouldn’t struggle with hunger. But they do — and that needs to stop.

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Abby Leibman

Tweetchat

Food!

July 28, 2016

Women and men often experience disease or warning signs of disease differently. For example, women are at higher risk of breast cancer and osteoporosis and lose muscle mass at a younger age than men. Signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke also vary. Join #FoodFri on Friday, July 29, 2016,...

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Migdalia Rivera

Tweetchat

Food!

July 22, 2016

With summer in full swing, parents and children are enjoying more time outside, at the park, beach, BBQs and while traveling. This is great fun but can easily derail a family's healthy accomplishments. To stay mindful of the food you and your family are consuming, because junk food is ok once in a...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

July 18, 2016

Healthy… Nutritious… Low Fat… High Fiber… Moderation… Exercise… Carbs… Protein… These days, you can’t walk down the street or flip through your favorite magazine without being bombarded by directives about what to eat and how to eat it. Messages on how to live a healthy lifestyle are all around us...

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Sarah Widor

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Military Families

July 18, 2016

One military mom speaks out before Congress about the struggles her family faced to make ends meet and put food on the table while her husband served in the military.

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