Raise Your Voice for Healthy Food in Schools
Lisa Sharma Creighton at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
These days there is a lot of talk about why we should have healthier food in schools –from childhood obesity prevention to positive nutrition messaging to the connection between healthy diet and academic performance. These are all great reasons, but for me it really boils down to that offering healthy food choices is the right [...]
MomsRising.org Food Power! Conference Recap
Nellie Acevedo at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
marketing unhealthy food to our children Earlier in the day we watched this short video which I forgot to include in Part one of the MomsRising FoodPower Conference Recap: Moving. Disturbing. Incredibly true. After watching the Soul Food Junkie documentary, we headed upstairs for the breakout sessions: The one I chose was: Junk Food Marketing [...]
5 Ways to Improve School Snacks
Katy Farber at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
Research shows that 40 percent of students buy and eat snack foods at school in a typical day. I can see this daily in my classroom. Many parents are too busy to pack snacks, especially healthy ones. Some of my students are on their own to pack lunches and snacks, and the result can be [...]
Sugar, Diabetes and Whack-a-mole
Casey Hinds at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
Dr. Robert Lustig’s groundbreaking study linking sugar and diabetes should motivate all parents to up their game of junk food whack-a-mole. The researchers found that in countries where the incidence of diabetes went up, the availability of sugar had increased earlier and in roughly the same proportion. By establishing a dose-response relationship, the study allows [ ...]
Even before they are school aged, toddlers are fed junk food at day care
Sarah Griswold at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
By trade, I am a registered dietitian. So, I know a lot more than the average mom about what to eat and what not to eat. In fact, my mother is also a registered dietitian, so the basics of a healthy diet were part of everyday life for me growing up. As a dietitian, I [...]
Stop Feeding My Kids Junk Food At School
Stacy Whitman at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
Last night at dinner, my first grader described the big cupcake that he ate yesterday at school in honor of a classmate’s birthday. Between bites of pasta mixed with spinach-walnut pesto, he offered a detailed account of chocolate cake, colored sprinkles and a copious pile of frosting. I, of course, couldn’t help but wince. Because, you see, [...]
What’s All This Talk About Competitive Foods?
Yoli Ouiya at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
Competitive foods has been the buzz phrase in the food policy social world for a few weeks. You have probably figured out by now that is has something to do with kids, schools, passionate parents, junk food, and cunning lobbyists bribing kids with candy. If so, then you’re on the right track. Competitive foods and [...]
Reducing Junk Food Access in Schools: Just About Obesity?
Chinara Tate at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
Under current USDA guidelines, a 10 year old child attending public school can opt to consume the following on any given school day: a can of Coca-Cola and a HoneyBun for breakfast; a Snickers bar for a snack; an a la carte pizza, bag of potato chips, packaged chocolate chip cookie and an additional soda [...]
Junk Free Schools: A MomsRising.org Blog Carnival
Bryant Terry at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago
As a chef, food justice activist, and author, I’m thrilled to introduce this MomsRising Blog Carnival – Junk Free Schools! Many children consume up to half of their daily calories at school, and 40% of students purchase snack food at school. Today, schools across the country are serving healthier breakfasts and lunches because of recent [...]