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All students needs healthy meals even if they can’t pay
A Guilderland grandmother called us this week in support of the school district offering its students free breakfasts and lunches. “All the school districts are hopping on the wagon,” she said, naming several area districts that have announced they will provide free food to all students. “I have five grandchildren and my two daughters both…
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Ultra-processed foods: expert stresses importance of consumer communication
Consumers will likely seek minimally processed products following recent headlines spotlighting the potential health implications associated with UPF consumption, Alex Beckett, director of Mintel, tells NutraIngredients. Yet, following new research suggesting that not all UPFs are harmful to health, Beckett asserts that companies should focus on communicating the benefits that processing can offer, such as…
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How PCPs can address the ‘undeniably significant’ impact of ultraprocessed foods
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Program Teaches Carver High School Students About Urban Farming, Nutrition
The 11-week program aims to engage students in the various aspects of hydroponic gardening and lessons on food insecurity, nutrition, urban farming, community development, and entrepreneurship. Students and staff at the garden across the street from Carver High School at The Bethune Empowerment Center. Every Monday during Carver High School’s B Week at 1 p.m.,…
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Chicken soup? Tea? Here’s what to feed your body when it’s sick
Chicken soup. Half a grapefruit. Steaming hot tea. When you’re sick everyone from grandma to the next-door neighbor has a helpful suggestion for food that will put you on the road to recovery. What should we make of this wisdom—do some foods really help us feel better, or even actually get better? And if so,…
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Domino’s innovation lead talks trends, nutrition and sustainability in pizza: ‘You couldn’t do this job if you didn’t love food’
Last month, Domino’s Pizza Group announced its famed Christmas pizza ‘The Festive One’ was returning to menus. The pizza is a far cry from the classic Margherita: while similarly topped with cheese and tomato, it is also covered in Christmas trimmings. These include pulled turkey breast marinaded in sage and onion, sausage, smoked bacon and…
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Five tips to have a happy and healthy holiday season from Monument Health
RAPID CITY, S.D.– With food such a central part of the holiday season from November through the beginning of the new year, it can be very easy to indulge in meals and various treats. However, as Monument Health Clinical Dietitian Donna Riley says, keep everything in reason. Avoid overindulgence With all of the cooking in…
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Arkansas hospital teams up with Santa for heart-healthy holiday cooking class
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — As the temptation of the holidays offer ample opportunities to overindulge in unhealthy treats, one Arkansas hospital network is showcasing a variety of heart-healthy food that promises to keep things festive. CHI St. Vincent on Saturday hosted a cooking class with special guest Santa Claus at Park Plaza mall. During the…
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The 9 Best Leak-Proof Plastic Food Storage Containers Worth Buying
If you’re a fan of meal prep, take your breakfast or lunch to the office, send your kids to school with food, or have leftovers—so basically, if you’re a human being—food storage containers are a necessary part of your kitchen. And while metal or glass food storage containers are great in many cases, a plastic…
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Program Helps Mississippi Teachers Teach ‘the Whole Child’
Students in Najah Jones’ pre-K classroom at Rosser Early Learning Center in Moorehead practice yoga each week as a part of the School of Education’s Growing Healthy Minds, Bodies and Communities program. The program teaches teachers how to include mindfulness, yoga, gardening and other holistic practices in the classroom. Photo courtesy Najah Jones OXFORD, Miss.…