Sep 3rd, 2008 · It can be tough to find that happy middle ground between whole-grain pasta with veggies that won't get eaten, and marshmallow creme on white bread that will. But Betsy Block, mother of two school-age kids, has a plan for packed lunches.
May 22nd, 2008 · The cost of groceries is going up this year, and so are the numbers of people who have started growing their own produce. Now seed companies are reporting a surge of orders. From member station WUOT in Knoxville Matt Shafer Powell reports.
Feb 14th, 2008 · Across the country, only one-third of kids eat the recommended daily servings of vegetables. In one school district, a dietitian is turning that around. Ivy Marx has installed salad bars in 60 Los Angeles public schools, and she says kids are giving fresh veggies the thumbs up.
Nov 2nd, 2007 · The farm bill makes big payments to farmers who raise commodity crops such as cotton and soybeans. But it takes a different approach with fruit and vegetable crops, subsidizing research, pest eradication and child nutrition programs instead of making direct payments to farmers.
Sep 20th, 2007 · Any fresh produce that's grown in dirt, then plucked and processed by human hands, runs the risk of becoming contaminated along the way with microbes that can cause food poisoning. Do you need veggie wash solutions, or can you just rub an apple clean on your sleeve?
Jul 10th, 2007 · Hardly any federal programs have succeeded in changing the way kids eat. Last year a pilot program went so far as to give away fruits and vegetables to fifth graders. By the end of the year, kids were less willing to eat them. Apparently they realized they didn't like the taste.
Nov 18th, 2006 · That broccoli stalk in your hand may not be as nutritious as the one your grandmother ate growing up. Recent studies have shown that vegetables grown today contain fewer nutrients than vegetables grown in 1950.
Nov 9th, 2006 · America's kids are getting bigger. Adults may go in for treadmills and counting calories, but how do you make sticking to a healthy lifestyle fun for kids? Pediatricians Matthew Gillman and Thomas Robinson answer questions on what to do about big babies, and how to make eating veggies fun.