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What is FFVP? The Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Nutrition Services explains: “The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federal [...]
January 26, 2015
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December 22, 2014
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From Choose My Plate, information about whole grains and how to eat more of them.
November 14, 2014
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It takes only 5 steps to reach and maintain a healthy weight. Curious? Find out more [...]
October 22, 2014
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September 25, 2014
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Apparently most freshman college students do not gain more weight than the same age young people who are not in college. So, it’s a myth [...]
September 7, 2014
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August 28, 2014
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August 21, 2014
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It’ll be football season soon. I found this video of Richard Sherman of the champion Seattle Seahawks cooking a healthful lunch. Enjoy.
August 13, 2014
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July 21, 2014
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June 12, 2014
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May 21, 2014
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It turns out that if you want to encourage children and young people to eat healthy you should not, I repeat, not restrict what they eat. On the [...]
April 22, 2014
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April 21, 2014
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Many young people have high cholesterol, so I was happy to find a great article about high cholesterol from the Center for Young Women’s [...]
April 16, 2014
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March 29, 2014
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March 16, 2014
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March 4, 2014
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A young person I know asked me whether she should buy Lipozene. I hadn’t heard about Lipozene but then I saw a commercial for it late one [...]
March 3, 2014
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A young lady I know was telling me how guilty she felt because even though she is trying to lose weight she starting eating a piece of cake one [...]
March 1, 2014
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I found this funny video of the First Lady and Will Ferrell conducting a “focus group” with little kids about nutrition. It’s [...]
February 27, 2014
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Here’s some good news-more and more schools offer delicious, healthy foods. For example, here’s a link (http://bit.ly/XD2m7q) to a [...]
February 3, 2014
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December 9, 2013
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Now this is interesting-young people who concentrate on eating high fiber foods will be healthier than those who concentrate on eating a low fat [...]
November 25, 2013
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I know that I posted this video before, but I just love this simple dance which can get you moving and help build strong bones. You’ve got [...]
November 13, 2013
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October 14, 2013
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Here’s a great video from the Partnership for a Healthier America-“..if you ain’t drinking wat-aah, you ain’t drinking [...]
October 2, 2013
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September 30, 2013
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August 27, 2013
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August 22, 2013
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NFL season is about to start. Here is a video from some very healthy athletes, the Baltimore Ravens, on being active and eating healthy. The NFL [...]
August 21, 2013
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August 9, 2013
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You will not believe this, but I met a young man who lost 65 pounds over the past 5-6 months. His weight dropped from 315 to 250 pounds. Guess [...]
August 2, 2013
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July 28, 2013
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July 20, 2013
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I wrote about South Central LA’s Guerilla Gardener, Ron Finley, recently. He gave a TED talk earlier this year. Here it is. Enjoy, then do [...]
July 19, 2013
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Some public places don’t allow any junk food, like soda, chips or candy to be sold on their premises. I discussed this with a young person [...]
July 15, 2013
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June 28, 2013
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“Every body” will move to this song. Enjoy and “Let’s Move.”
June 25, 2013
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June 24, 2013
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Several young people I know are getting ready to go to college for the first time. I hope that if they get a mini-fridge for their room they put [...]
June 19, 2013
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June 18, 2013
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Here’s a video with more about the Youth Farm and Market Project based in Minneapolis.
June 6, 2013
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I attended a high school track meet today. The athletes all worked so hard which led me to wonder what they eat afterwards to recover. I watched [...]
May 30, 2013
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I met a young person who was suffering from some belly pain. Guess what her problem was? She was eating too many Takis and Hot Cheetos. Those are [...]
May 28, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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Sometimes young people ask me what type of milk is good for them. The best milk for them is 1% or skim milk because they contain healthy [...]
May 6, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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April 12, 2013
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What do you think, if a parent talks to their teen about needing to lose weight, does it help or hurt? It hurts. Studies have shown that an [...]
April 11, 2013
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April 9, 2013
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April 8, 2013
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A young person I know has been having some calf cramps during hard track practices. He wants to try increasing the amount of potassium he takes [...]
April 7, 2013
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Many people have experienced what happens when they eat too much junk food. Do know you can drink too much junk also? Most sugared drinks are not [...]
April 2, 2013
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January 29, 2013
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When I look at school menus, including breakfast menus, I don’t understand why students skip breakfast. Look at what’s being served [...]
January 28, 2013
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January 27, 2013
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Today I had a great conversation with a young person I know. First, he described the foods he had been cooking for himself. He hadn’t been [...]
January 24, 2013
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I noticed today that a young person I know lost 15 pounds in less than a year. Guess how she lost the weight? She didn’t drastically change her [...]
January 17, 2013
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Did you have a good eating day? A good eating day is a day when you eat three healthy meals and snacks, and no junk food. I suggest celebrating [...]
January 4, 2013
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December 26, 2012
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December 19, 2012
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December 12, 2012
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Why do I tell young people who want to be healthier that the first thing they need to do is cut out soda, sports drinks and Hot Cheetos? Because [...]
December 3, 2012
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November 29, 2012
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November 26, 2012
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I recently met a young person who was overweight and lost over 20 pounds. Can you guess how he did it? Was it a new drug or special diet? No. He [...]
November 20, 2012