Let’s Move — Michelle Obama’s Campaign Against Childhood Obesity
It may sound impossible, but Michelle Obama, the self-proclaimed “Mom-In-Chief“, has made it her goal to end childhood obesity within a generation. Â (You can read the official memorandum here). Though, really, her campaign began long before the official Let’s Move program. Â She reinstated the White House garden – the first since seen since Elanor Roosevelt [...]
February 27, 2010
Tags: change, heroes, Michelle Obama, moms, nutrition, obesity Posted in: Health, Politics 
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Dairy Farms Contaminate Water And Get Away With It
According to the EPA, agricultural runoff is single largest polluter of the nation’s rivers and streams. However, thanks to years of paltry EPA authority and the lax legislation imposed during the Bush administration, their hands are pretty much tied when it comes to stopping it. There are laws in place that have big [...]
September 21, 2009
Tags: agriculture, Barack Obama, change, cows, farmers, green, Health, moms, policy, USDA Posted in: Health, Politics One Comment
Food Fortification – Too Much Of A Good Thing?
A Short History of Fortification
The first widespread use of fortification was in the early 1900’s. Â In some areas of the United States, upwards of 60% of the population had enlarged thyroid glands, also known as goiters. Â In 1924 officials all over America began iodizing salt and within ten years goiters all but disappeared.
Just before World [...]
September 9, 2009
Tags: FDA, food, food safety, innovation, marketing, moms, nutrition, policy Posted in: Health, Science & Technology One Comment
Disney Sponsored Eggs are Just Goofy
Disney toys and movies are ubiquitous figures in any parent’s home, but is working with the government to sponsor food one step too far? This could be perfect fodder for those who rail against Disney’s corporatism. You see, the USDA is using Disney characters to promote “healthy” eating (link). In the video [...]
March 25, 2009
Tags: food, food event, innovation, marketing, moms, nutrition, USDA Posted in: Health, Politics No Comments
Family Income and Healthy Diets, More To It Than You Think
Food expenditure is what you can cut back on and still have shelter and a way to get to work. Money is often saved for rent or utility bills, but not for food. As a consequence, when shopping on a restricted budget, costlier fruits and vegetables may get passed over. Instead, the [...]
March 23, 2009
Tags: education, food, Health, moms, nutrition Posted in: Health, Science & Technology 3 Comments
Eating Better: Politics and Strategy For The Dinner Table
Most parents are worried about getting their kids to eat healthier.  You could be wondering how to get yourself to eat more veggies, too. Brain Wansink, in Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, describes how our environment often stimulates us to eat more of the “bad” stuff.  It’s not a diet [...]
February 16, 2009
Tags: change, food, food event, Health, moms, nutrition, obesity Posted in: Fun Food Facts, Health One Comment
Baby Formula, Nutrition, and…Communism?
At a congressional hearing in 1978, Nestle representative Dr. Oswaldo Ballerin accused American activists of engineering an “indirect attack on the free world’s economic system.” Â By his account, the numerous church groups, women’s groups, unions, and student’s groups were communists because they were boycotting Nestle products in order to protest its marketing of breast-milk substitutes [...]
February 10, 2009
Tags: baby formula, education, Health, heroes, marketing, moms, nutrition, policy Posted in: Politics No Comments
KFC Challenge: 0, Home-Made Meals: 1
I don’t know about you, but I am tired of fast-food restaurants billing themselves as the go-to answer for all of our food concerns. Take the recent string of commercials by KFC: they challenge an “average family” to procure items needed to make a KFC dinner at lower cost than at the restaurant. Needless to say, the family is stumped. [...]
December 8, 2008
Tags: blogging, blogs, fast-food, marketing, moms, nutrition Posted in: Health, Uncategorized No Comments
The Hunger Challenge–Could You Live On $21 a Week?
Lessons for Us All:
The Hunger Challenge:
Taking the Hunger Challenge meant living for a week on the same budget allotted to those in the Food Stamp program. Gayle Keck, from the San Francisco Food Bank, challenged bloggers and politicians alike to eat healthily and to not go hungry on $21 over 7 days, which is about [...]
December 3, 2008
Tags: blogging, blogs, moms, nutrition, policy Posted in: Health, Politics 5 Comments
Moms Blog for McDonald’s
McDonald’s is taking a hint from mainstream media when it comes to reinventing itself as the go-to place for busy Moms. While mainstream media asked, “who would you rather have a beer with?” to determine a candidates trustworthiness, McDonald’s is asking, “who would you make a play date with?” Beginning last year, McDonald’s has been [...]
November 22, 2008
Tags: blogging, blogs, fast-food, food, Health, marketing, McDonald's, moms Posted in: Health No Comments
