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Students from Every State and Territory Show Off Local Pride with MyPlate-Inspired Meals at the 5th Annual Kids' "State Dinner"

August 01, 2016 Angie Tagtow, MS, RD, LD, Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

At the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, we are excited about using local foods and flavors to create healthy and delicious plates. Through our MyPlate, MyState initiative, we are working to connect American families with the foods grown in their communities – raising awareness that all...

Food and Nutrition Farming Initiatives

New What's Cooking? Recipes and Cooking Videos Help School Food Service and Home Cooks Make Mouthwatering Meals

April 11, 2016 Cheryl Jackson Lewis, Director, Nutrition Promotion and Technical Assistance Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service

USDA’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services just released 50 new, mouth-watering recipes for schools chefs on our What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl website. Some are existing USDA recipes that we’ve updated, while others are brand new recipes that students will love. These tasty, kid-approved...

Food and Nutrition

SNAP-Ed Helps Spur Healthy Choices

March 31, 2016 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Encouraging all Americans to make healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices is a top...

Food and Nutrition

Helping Kids Stay Active and Healthy This Summer

March 31, 2016 Alicia White, Chief, Nutrition Education and Promotion Branch NPTAD, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. With summer just around the corner, it’s the perfect time for communities and parents...

Food and Nutrition

As Summer Draws Near, We Set Lofty Goals to Feed More Kids than Ever

March 31, 2016 Rural Housing Service Administrator Tony Hernandez

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. You can tell by the smiles on the faces of Bradley, Alex, and Chris Lanthier that a...

Food and Nutrition Rural

Raising Awareness of CACFP Across the Nation

March 31, 2016 Andrea Farmer, M.S., R.D., L.D. Chief, Community Meals Branch, Policy and Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA is highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. We could not have done this work without the support of our partners. Below is a story from...

Food and Nutrition

Stretching the Clock and Enhancing the Food Aisles Make for Better Eating in Tribal Nations

March 29, 2016 Anjali Budhiraja, Mountain Plains Regional Public Affairs Specialist and Jalil Isa, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Food insecurity, and the social factors associated with it, can have a profound impact...

Food and Nutrition

Mid-Atlantic Health Care Partner Network; Finding New Ways to Revitalize the Health and Wellness of Our Communities

March 28, 2016 Patricia Dombroski, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Mid-Atlantic Region Administrator

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Make no mistake: Hunger is a health issue. There are clear associations between food...

Food and Nutrition

Funding to Support Healthy Meals and Environments in Our Nation's Schools and Child Care

March 11, 2016 Alicia H. White, MS, RD, Chief, Nutrition Education and Promotion Branch (NPTAD), Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. As the old proverb goes, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to...

Food and Nutrition

Fresh Produce - The Original Smart Snack

March 10, 2016 Hans Billger, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation (“The Alliance”) was founded as a response to the growing rate of childhood obesity. To combat this epidemic and to help make the healthy choice the easy choice, the Alliance created the Healthy Schools Program in 2006, launched in 231 schools in 13 states...

Food and Nutrition
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