Many mornings as a school principal, I feel like I am fighting a losing battle with my students with regards to breakfast. They say it is the "most important meal of the day," yet it is obvious to me that many of my students don’t see it that way. Last spring,...
To Celebrate School Breakfast Week March 8-12, 2021 and encourage schools to increase breakfast participation, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has partnered with the Dairy Council of Florida to create virtual “bike off” events. FDACS...
Since the pandemic started, free school lunches have been provided to students across the nation. The School Nutrition Association is working to get these programs to continue permanently. Four in 10 children live in households...
The U.S. has fallen from third to 11th place in the latest edition of an index that measures food security. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Food Security Index examines the drivers and causes of food security in developed and developing countries. It looks...
According to a new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, dietary choices seem to have a greater impact on childhood weight gain than time spent exercising, as reported by The New York Times. Dr. Sam Urlacher, an anthropologist...
Eating a low-quality diet during pregnancy that is high in foods and food components associated with chronic inflammation may be associated with an increased risk of obesity and excess body fat in children, especially during...
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