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(3/10/03) KIDS AND VEGETARIAN DIETS: Taking the time for good nutrition. Click here for the full story. (3/10/03) EATING LESS MEAT BOOSTS LONGEVITY: Reuters news service reports plant-based diets increase longevity of life. Click here for the full story. (03/10/03) THE COST OF YOUR DIET ON THE ENVIRONMENT: David Pimentel, a celebrated professor of ecology and agricultural science at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York talks about the cost of meat-centered diets on the environment. Click here for the full story. (03/10/03) VEGGIE REGIME TRUMPS MEATS: Doctor discusses research that shows plant-based and vegan diets reverse heart-disease and reduce cancer and diabetes risks. Click here for the full story. (3/9/03) CBS NEWS FEATURES HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS: Focuses on Fresh Produce Click here for the full story. (03/07/03) HOW TO FEED THE VEGETARIAN TEEN: Veggie diet increasingly popular with adolescents. Recent surveys show close to 40 percent of teens identify themselves as vegetarians. Click here for the full story. (03/07/03) VEGGIE DIET SAID TO CUT RISK: Canadian study focuses on fiber; cholesterol levels drop dramatically: Click here for the full story. (03/05/03) WELL DONE RED MEAT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER: Click here for the full story. (03/03/03) PARENTS, TEACHERS SEE BENEFITS OF HEALTHY SNACKS: Click here for the full story. (03/03/03) CHOOSING VIBRANT FOODS CAN COLOR YOUR HEALTH: "Nutrition is the cornerstone of a health program that promotes vitality and wellness - not just an absence of disease," says Neil Hirschenbein, a San Diego physician who is board-certified in anti- aging medicine. Click here for the full story. (03/03/03) A LITTLE SUGAR NEVER HURTS: That's the message from Coca-Cola as part of its new anti-obesity campaign. No kidding. Click here for the full story. (03/02/03) OBESITY FIGHT IN SCHOOLS TAKES AIM AT SODA, CANDY Click here for the full story. (03/01/03) - SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM PITS DAIRY FARMERS AGAINST SOYBEAN GROWERS: Soybean growers and the soy foods industry are pushing the government to reimburse schools that decide to offer soy milk as well as cow's milk. They say it is a healthy option, particularly for youngsters who have trouble digesting milk. But, dairy farmers, who for years have held the beverage monopoly in the federal school lunch program, are resisting the change. Click here for the full story. (02/28/03) - WHOLE-GRAIN DIET REDUCES DIABETES RISK: Whole grains in your diet can lessen diabetes risk. Trouble is, Americans still reach for white bread, rather than whole wheat, when they make a sandwich. Click here for the full story. (02/28/03) - HOUSTON STUDENTS TAKE OVER RUNNING OF SCHOOL CAFETERIA. Click here for the full story. (02/28/03) - CHILD NUTRITION FUNDS WILL BE SPARSE, FEDS TELL ADVOCATES: Federal officials are trying to dampen advocates' hopes for extra federal spending on the battle against hunger, poor nutrition and obesity among children. Click here for the full story (02/26/03) - SCHOOL VENDING MACHINES TARGETED: Public schools long have profited by catering to students' taste for soft drinks, candy bars and other high-calorie, low-nutrient snacks, using proceeds from the sale of such sugary treats to support extracurricular programs.But under the provisions of a bill currently before the Legislature, schools would be forced to practice what they preach in health class, limiting the snacks and drinks offered in vending machines to choices more in keeping with the principles of good nutrition. Click here for the full story. (02/24/03) - VENEMAN OUTLINES ADMINISTRATION GOALS FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS: includes stiffening qualification process for free lunch program, and cut backs on 'unnecessary spending.' Offers to consider financial incentives to schools that promote good nutrition. Click here for the full story. (02/22/03) - AS MORE TEENS GO VEGETARIAN, CATTLEMEN LAUNCH ANTI-VEGETARIAN CAMPAIGN: with vegetarianism on the rise in schools across the country, 60 percent of the nation's schools now offer vegetarian alternatives. To offset this trend, cattleman are initiating a 'cool to be real' campaign and providing curricula material to teachers that claims vegetarian diets could be dangerous. Click here for the full story. (02/22/03) - FOR YOUR HEALTH, OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY'S BUSINESS: the launching of the 3 a day campaign has the National Cancer Institute steaming. Click here for the full story. (02/21/03) - PLANT COMPOUND KILLS LUNG CANCER CELLS: Click here for the full story. (02/21/03) - TOMATOES HELP PREVENT HEART DISEASE: Click here for the full story. (02/21/03) - EATING FRUITS IN CHILDHOOD HELPS TO PREVENT CANCER IN ADULTHOOD: These findings appear in the March issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Click here for the full story. TASTE TESTS - YOUNGSTERS SAMPLE 200 OR SO HEALTHY SNACKS AS PART OF THE THIRD ANNUAL NUTRITION EXPO: fruit leather and soy crisp are hits with the kids. Click here for the full story. CALIF. SCHOOLS USES GARDENS AS CLASSROOMS: Younger students start by tracking the life of a vegetable from seed to dinner table. More advanced grades use the garden to discuss the history of agriculture and its effect on where and how civilizations settled. For a more urban school district, the school garden teaches students where vegetables come from and how to tend them. Click here for the full story. THERE'S A RAINBOW ON MY PLATE!-ONE MILLION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN ABCS OF A COLORFUL DIET DURING NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH: The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), Dole Food Company, Inc. and the Crayola(R) brand have partnered to create an innovative, educational program that teaches children the importance of eating a variety of colorful, nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables every day. The program, called "There's a Rainbow on My Plate," will be introduced into 12,000 elementary schools and more than 3,000 partnering supermarkets this March during National Nutrition Month(R) in an effort to encourage children to reach the National 5 A Day goal of eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Click here for the full story. KIDS PRODUCE IN SCHOOL: A $6 million USDA pilot program, tacked onto the 2002 Farm Bill by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and others, is testing whether providing healthful snacks -- baby carrots, star fruit, dried plums, fruit smoothies and, yes, even broccoli and cauliflower -- means that students will eat them. The program is currently servicing 65,000 students in Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan and New Mexico. Click here for the full story. (1/27/03) "GOOD MORNING AMERICA"
HIGHLIGHTS HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS TREND: ABC’s
“Good Morning America” recently aired, “Smart
Lunches?,” a segment highlighting the emphasis on fresh
fruits and vegetables and whole grain breads being offered
as part of the child nutrition program at Appleton Central
High School in Wisconsin. Click
here for the full story.
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