The south is a place well-known for deep fried foods, but now Natchez-Adams school district cafeterias in Miss. are ditching the deep fryers. The districts are working to have healthier options in their schools and increase physical activity breaks among the district, by replacing fryers with steamers, learning new ways to cook healthy foods, and opting to have more fitness breaks outside for students. The district's Public Relations Coordinator, Steven Richardson, said in a local news story that the schools are working on highlighting healthy living amongst students. The child nutrition supervisor, Shantoura Spears, also explained that the funding for the fryers has been paid through grants the school has been receiving and have helped the schools replace them with healthier ...
Many parents are unaware of the marketing kids see in their schools about food. Many times, kids are marketed unhealthy food options as large food companies sponsor school activities and events.
What does it teach kids when the products are featured in the halls, cafeterias, vending machines and athletic fields are the same ones that their teachers and parents tell them are not good for their health?
The UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity has created a set of presentations to help advocates inform their communities on how unhealthy marketing practices contribute to an epidemic of poor diet among youth, and what communities can do to help ensure that their children grow up at a healthy weight.
Among these resources is a downloadable presentation on "Food Marketing in ...
Soda tax considerations in cities are growing in interest across the nation and in other countries around the world. Watsonville, a majority Latino community (81.9% Latino), is working on their own proposals in California, hoping to encourage other small town minority-majority cities, that if they can pass taxes on sugary drinks, any small-town city has a chance. Groups and organizations in the city are all working together to rally voters and get petitions signed that would propose a 2-cent-per-ounce sugary beverage tax. Christian Garcia, one of the organizers, gathered over 2,000 signatures from voters who were "very receptive" for the taxes, Garcia explained in a local video, stating how groups went door-to-door to collect signatures from around the city. Garcia and his ...
Many people know that having too much sugar is bad, but few know how to know how to read sugar labels and know how much sugar is in everyday foods. Added sugar is a health risk for consumers in sodas, juices, pastries, bread, and more. The more we consume unknown sugars, the more our bodies are at risk for high-sugar diet-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease. To help consumers understand how to cut added sugar from their diets and how to encourage policies that can help consumers reduce the consumption of hidden sugars, join the #FoodFri tweetchat this Friday at 1-2pm by following the hashtag #FoodFri on twitter with organizations @MomsRising, @CSPI, @TheFoodstand, and @FoodRev. Copy & Share this Tweet: What’s the deal with added sugars? Join us along w/ ...
The Mayor of Evanston, Elizabeth Tisdahl along with the local health department officials, kicked off the "Rethink Your Drink" challenge today, which encourages consumers to think about the sugar content in the beverages they consume on a daily basis. The goal of the campaign is to help people understand the importance of drinking more water and less sugary sweetened beverages as research has shown brings greater risks to consumers for heart disease, type two diabetes, and obesity. Health and Human Services Director, Evonda Thomas-Smith, doctors and local cardiologist Timothy Sanborn were among those encouraging citizens to drinks more water, and pledge to consider drinking only water for the next thirty days. Officials also passed out pledge cards and asked all attending to ...
Working to make the healthy choice the easy choice, the School Health Initiative Program (SHIP) is activating kids in schools through fun activities and challenges for students to be active and eat healthily. On April 23rd, 2016, students from the Williamsburg-James City County Schools (WJCC) participated in a 5K and also led demonstrations in karate, yoga, hip-hop, and ballet. SHIP also provided farmers market attendees samples of the latest school foods being served up in the WJCC schools. SHIP is funded by the Williamsburg Health Foundation and works in partnership with WJCC schools to create and serve healthy recipes to kids in schools and keep kids active. To learn more about this change, click here. Copy & Share on Twitter: SHIP shows students in VA that active ...
The partnership good4growth is working to help connect parents and caregivers to resources and tips to help their children grow up healthier through creative play, healthy snacks, and a caring environment. Their goal is to help all children get the very best start in life and have asked all who know a child in their life to take the 7 Day Connect Challenge. The 7 Day Connect Challenge asks people to connect with a child in their life and promote healthier, smarter kids for seven days and spread the message! Thier site also gives valuable toolkits and a Talk with a Doc area that builds education on how to help kids in all areas of life to grow up healthier. Learn more about the importance of creative play, healthy food and a caring environment on their ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has newly released a toolkit for those in urban agriculture or looking to be an agri-business entrepreneur. The opportunities in agri-business help drive job growth in agriculture and expand food access and choice which is vital to Latino communities in need of healthy food access in urban and rural areas. The toolkit is an electronic document that helps urban and small farms navigate more than 70 resources including tech assistance and financing opportunities. Baltimore organizations have added resources into the toolkit including "How-To' guides and law project manuals. To learn more, click here! To access the Toolkit, click here! Copy & Share on Twitter: Attention all #urbanfarm #entrepreneurs, need resources? See the new @USDA ...
Investigadores de la Universidad de Purdue han encontrado pruebas de que el refresco de dieta puede no ser la opción más saludable si usted está tratando de perder peso o mejorar su salud. De acuerdo con numerosos estudios revisados por el grupo de investigadores dirigido por la profesora Susan Swithers el refresco de dieta puede no ser la solución para combatir la obesidad, de hecho, puede conducir a la obesidad, diabetes y otras enfermedades "La preocupación de que estos endulzantes de pocas calorías pudieran no ser saludables es un mensaje que muchas personas no quieren oír, sobre todo porque la prevalencia de edulcorantes artificiales va en aumento", dijo Swithers. Si quiere mantenerse en forma y saludable la bebida saludable siempre será el ...
