Tag: Childhood Obesity
Nutrition in the News: House Committee Approves Child Nutrition Bill
PIN IT!With the expiration of the original Child Nutrition Act rapidly approaching [September 30] it’s no surprise to me that the House and Senate are working overtime to ensure that this re-authorization bill gets passed, but with some much needed improvements. The Child Nutrition Act, which encompasses school lunch overhaul, special […]
Nutrition in the News: Are we really "too fat" to fight?
A recent article I read while on my long commute into work really scared me, and no, I wasn’t reading the crime page. The article was about America’s ever-growing childhood obesity epidemic and the relationship between school lunches and military enrollment. Two retired generals were on record saying that our […]
Nutrition in the News: School Lunch Bill Inches Closer to Passage
The bill will push schools away from these lunch options… to options that look more like this, with healthy options from all food groups. The bill that will bolster the nutritional value in today’s school lunches passed through the floor of the Senate for a final vote on Wednesday. The […]
Nutrition in the News: Drink to be Thin and Obese boarding school
There have been endless studies that have mentioned the negative side effects of alcohol to your health and only a few that actually address its benefits. I’m not saying that you should drink 5 vodka tonics or a bottle of wine a day, however, I am saying that light to moderate drinking actually […]
Nutrition in the News: Can you eat "real" food for a month?
Don’t let this picture fool you, junk food is not something to smile about! We live in a very processed nation, especially when it comes to food. In this day in age, processed is all that works for some people who are just “too busy” too cook or have to rely […]
