Only positives for reduced sodium intake
thehill.com
Congress is currently considering legislation to reauthorize child nutrition programs, including nutrition standards for school meals. #policynews #foodnews
Whoever came up with the term "fruit snacks" is a marketing genius. But the ridiculous code name for candy should be stopped.
action.cspinet.org
Companies shouldn’t market candy to children. Please join us in asking General Mills to stop advertising Betty Crocker fruit snacks to children. #takeaction #foodnews
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DietID_TeamDietitians Signed it! Sad - I used to eat fruit snacks because.... well... it said fruit! Such a scam.
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mirasingh Thanks for sharing. Signed
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annefood Ditto.
This Rooftop Vineyard Charts a New Course at the Navy Yard
ediblebrooklyn.com
First veggie gardens, now vineyards on Brooklyn rooftops! "If Rooftop Reds were allowed to put “Brooklyn Bordeaux” on the label, they certainly would." #foodnews
Seven Questions with Sara Burnett, Director of Wellness and Food Policy at Panera Bread
foodtank.com
Evidently Panera is stepping up their game. Food Tank spoke with Sara Burnett, the Director of Wellness and Food Policy at Panera. Panera is one of the sponsors of the Food Tank Summit in Washingto...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Embraces Good Food Movement
goodfoodoneverytable.org
An update on the USDA programming #foodpolicy
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DietID_TeamDietitians This is pretty awesome --> "USDA, in fact, reports that it invested more than $1 billion between 2009 and 2015 in nearly 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects."
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DietID_TeamDietitians wow also this "Those receiving low-income food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program can now use their benefit cards to purchase locally produced vegetables...
The Food Science Lab is Teaching Students to Grow Food in a Chicago High School
civileats.com
"At the Food Science Lab in Chicago, high school students are using hydroponic and aquaponic growing systems to raise vegetables for school lunches and more."
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DietID_TeamDietitians this is SO awesome! Reminds of me the Green Bronx Machine and also what @simplywithout is doing in her school!
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simplywithout Yes! Thanks @Rachna our peas are coming up and garlic soon! So much going on 🌱😉
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DietID_TeamDietitians @simplywithout are there other educators like you out there??
The new $700 Juicero "juicer" seems ridiculous.
nytimes.com
A pod for juice? No thanks. I'll just stick my kale and apple down a tube the old fashioned way and call it a day. #foodnews
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Ricky Smoothies are so simple! A solution looking for a problem?
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cheesegrotto I did the math and it still works out to around $8/juice + cost of machine
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Ricky @cheesegrotto too expensive for me! Plus, I'm trying at the very least to take the smoothie route anyway, cut down on sugar, and keep the fiber present.
Apr
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SF Event! Food, Health and Vulnerable Americans, Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 6:30 PM PDT
eventbrite.com
The Commonwealth Club of California
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 48.1 million people in America are food insecure: they do not have access to fresh, affordable, healthy food.
Clinton supports 'fight for 15' movement, but backs a lower, national standard
pbs.org
"Hillary Clinton linked herself to a successful effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour Monday, part of an effort to woo working class voters ahead of competitive Democratic primary contest...
The Future of Food According to Alice Waters
munchies.vice.com
She wants a declaration from the President "that everybody in public schools should have a free, delicious, organic school lunch." Talking about potentially scary farming technology and why school ...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Thanks for sharing. The argument about eating within the seasons is so much harder in America because people love choice here. But things are slowly changing!