Category: nutrition

Apr 04 2012

What’s inside a school lunch burger (and a lot of processed veggie burgers)?

by Courtney

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Here’s an interesting this video from NPR about the unnecessarily long list of ingredients in a school lunch burger. The food scientist in the video argues that children who don’t...

Mar 12 2012

cooking, food, gardening, nutrition

How many types of tomatoes existed 100 years ago?

by Courtney

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Something I didn’t think about for most of my life was what type of tomato I was eating. I didn’t know there were different varieties. I just thought a tomato...

Mar 01 2012

children, cooking, food, nutrition

Guest post: Food for thought

by Courtney

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An amazing friend of mine recently had a baby boy, who is one year old now (and incredibly adorable). She also recently started a blog called Real House Mom where...

Feb 19 2012

farm bill, food, food politics, health, nutrition

Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac?

by Courtney

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This image was published a while ago, but I recently saw it recirculating around Facebook so I thought I would post it. Why a salad (and fresh fruits and vegetables...

Feb 05 2012

food, health, nutrition

A simple way for people to know what’s healthy

by Courtney

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With a dizzying array of food products available at the grocery store, it can be hard to know what’s healthy and what isn’t. Some foods are labeled “natural,” but may...

Jan 27 2012

articles, children, cooking, education, food, health, nutrition

What the new school lunch menus will (hopefully) look like

by Courtney

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The USDA put out a proposed before/after menu for schools, comparing what old lunches look like (hot dogs, pizza, tater tots…basically baseball game food) to what the new ones should...

Jan 26 2012

children, education, food, nutrition

Healthy school food needs to come with healthy food education

by Courtney

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Today Michelle Obama announced the new nutrition standards for public school lunches. The standards call for doubling the amount of fruits and vegetables, offering only whole-grain foods, and reducing fat...

Oct 08 2011

children, hunger, nutrition

Hunger in America, represented on Sesame Street

by Courtney

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A friend of mine sent me a link to a story that surprised me. Apparently Sesame Street will be debuting a new Muppet character, named Lily, who is food-insecure (which...

Jul 19 2011

food, nutrition, resources

the Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health

by Courtney

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The Environmental Working Group just put out a really great resource called the Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health. It doesn’t tell you not to eat meat, but...

Jun 18 2011

cooking, food, nutrition, obesity, recipes, resources

Meatless Monday: an easy, gradual step towards a healthier diet

by Courtney

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I want to preface this post by telling you that I am not a vegetarian. At a work party earlier this week, everyone was shocked when I helped myself to...