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Teenage Obesity: The TV Isn't To Blame

Photo: Getty Thanks to the popularity of things like Facebook, Playstation and TiVo, it's pretty obvious that teenagers today are getting less ... Read More »

Organic school lunches -- A pipe dream?

I've complained about school lunches here before, so I'm pleased to report that while visiting my daughter's school recently, I learned that things ... Read More »

MealpayPlus a great program for healthy school lunch options

Trying to fight childhood obesity starts at home, but a good portion of the battle happens in school as many parents know. The quality of school lunch ... Read More »

Kids will eat healthy school food when given the choice

Are school kids really wanting to eat those processed, nutrition-deplete meals served at lunch every day? Perhaps not, according to a new study. ... Read More »

Lunch Lessons: Improving the quality of school lunches

Though my older daughter isn't yet old enough to eat lunch at school, I still get the menu each Friday in her backpack: hot dogs (served daily), ... Read More »

Kids reject Naked Chef-inspired school lunches

What would I do if Jamie Oliver of Naked Chef wanted to plan and cook our lunches for the next nine months? I'd probably weep with joy, then I'd sit ... Read More »

School lunch experiment that served healthy foods actually worked

What would happen if a public school was to drop junk foods from the menu completely and started serving fresh grains, fruits and vegetables to ... Read More »

Sneaking nutrition into school junk food?

With much of America's youth hooked on junk foods and chemical taste enhancers (like monosodium glutamate), it's no wonder that tricks have to be used ... Read More »

Nutrition standards being urged for schools

Would it be a good idea to rid public schools of soft drinks, candy and salty snacks? Millions of school kids will possibly face that if the U.S. ... Read More »

Are nutritous school lunches much more costly than junk food?

Sometimes I just can't understand why many public schools can't have a healthy school lunch menu at least 74% of the time. I've seen some schools that ... Read More »