Topics: Fundraisers/School Revenue, School Stores, Healthy Snacks & Beverages Valentine’s Day has become a holiday that centers around love, friendship…and, to the dismay of parents and educ...
Every day, about 40 percent of students buy snacks at school, and nearly 70 percent buy sugary drinks. Many snacks and drinks available for sale at school — through vending machines, à la carte ...
Topics: Obesity By Malkia “Kia” McLeod As adults, we know that the start of the New Year is a perfect opportunity to make healthy lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking, exercising mor...
Our friends at preventobesity.net recently asked me about why I love working to create healthier school environments. Check out the article to learn more about how BagtheJunk.org is helping to bring h...
Obesity and Nutrition Statistics • More than 23.5 million children and teens in the United States are overweight or obese Source: Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, Lamb MM and Flegal KM. “Prevalence...
Topics: School Breakfast & Lunch, Obesity, Physical Activity, State/Local Policy [View the story “#FoodFri: Public Policy’s Role in Reducing Childhood Obesity” on Storify] ...
Topics: Federal Policy, School Breakfast & Lunch, Healthy Snacks & Beverages Did you miss out on our Smart Snacks webinar with Moms Rising? It’s not too late – you can stream the w...
Topics: Obesity By: Arianne Corbett, RD Leading Health, LLC Tracy Fox, MPH, RD, President Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC The food and beverage industry spends nearly $2 billion annually...
Topics: State/Local Policy, Healthy Snacks & Beverages, Obesity Action for Healthy Kids is well known for awarding school grants to help schools move toward a climate that supports healthy eating,...
Topics: Healthy Snacks & Beverages Candy-filled holidays like Halloween don’t have to totally derail healthy habits. With a little creativity, educators and parents can easily put a healthier twis...