Sentences with phrase «access to healthy foods for»

Trahan Elementary School will implement a «Breakfast - in - the - Classroom» breakfast program in January 2015 and is currently exploring additional ways to improve access to healthy foods for students.

There would be longer school days, summer classes, health clinics and access to healthy food for the zone's 3,500 students, in addition to extensive professional development for teachers and principals to improve academics.

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Gunnar wanted to broaden access to natural organic food, and in the fall of 2013, he pitched me a business idea to create a Groupon for healthy food.

A basic employee wellness program focuses on two things: encouraging and providing the opportunity for daily exercise, and access to healthy foods.

Minnesota ranks seventh in the nation among the top - 10 worst states for access to healthy food.

It's such a good feeling to have a bunch of healthy food nicely stored for easy access.

• Food Allergy Management: It's About More than the Food While student tastes have become more sophisticated and students are seeking healthy, nutritious, and restaurant - quality dining experiences, access to safe foods has become an important part of the college experience for tens of thousands of allergic students.

Our goal is for every school in the United States to have a salad bar as part of their school food service program so that every child — from elementary school, to middle school, to high school — has daily access to fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and healthy proteins.

Dubbed «Let's Move,» the campaign's four pillars call for more nutrition information, increased physical activity, easier access to healthy foods and personal responsibility.

We believe that all people deserve access to healthy food, that we should have compassion for all living things, and that we have a responsibility to be good stewards of the environment.

Food donations are an important strategy for feeding vulnerable populations in need and providing access to safe, healthy fFood donations are an important strategy for feeding vulnerable populations in need and providing access to safe, healthy foodfood.

Jilly was instrumental in the creation and expansion of Healthy Neighborhoods, an extension of City Harvest's anti-hunger work designed to respond to the need for emergency food, improve access to fruits and vegetables for residents in low - income communities and provide nutrition education to inspire affordable, healthy meal cHealthy Neighborhoods, an extension of City Harvest's anti-hunger work designed to respond to the need for emergency food, improve access to fruits and vegetables for residents in low - income communities and provide nutrition education to inspire affordable, healthy meal chealthy meal choices.

We believe that everyone, regardless of age, income or geography, should have access to delicious, healthy food that is better for them and for the planet.

412 Food Rescue has partnered with Zipcar and Healthy Ride to give everyone access to transportation for food rescFood Rescue has partnered with Zipcar and Healthy Ride to give everyone access to transportation for food rescfood rescues.

Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high - quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

Anna Taylor talks to us about making food policy deliver a better diet for Britain as well as what can be done across the supply chain to improve access to healthy and sustainable diets for all.

We believe in building a more equitable food system that ensures access to healthy, dignified food and economic opportunity for all.

The D.C. School Food Project's mission is to support and accelerate the school system's progress toward ensuring quality, improving access, and inspiring demand for healthy food in and out of schools in our nation's capiFood Project's mission is to support and accelerate the school system's progress toward ensuring quality, improving access, and inspiring demand for healthy food in and out of schools in our nation's capifood in and out of schools in our nation's capital.

We also made strides in improving the summer meal program to ensure children have access to meals when school is out for the summer and made investments in programs like Farm to School and infrastructure updates in kitchens and cafeterias to help serve more fresh, healthy foods!

As Greg Noth pointed out on Think Progress, one of the ironies here is that the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act actually expands access to food for economically disadvantaged kids through a variety of programs.

We would love it if you would consider joining us in our fundraising campaign to help provides packages of healthy food for kids aged 5 - 14 years with limited or no access to food each weekend.

Our vision is a future where all Canadian kids have access to healthy food and can make the choices that nourish their bodies well for life.

The only honoree from the vending industry to make the list, Kelly is featured in the Food and Wine category for his work to improve the nation's access to healthful foods and drinks via HUMAN's renowned healthy vending and nutritional distribution franchises.

The only honoree from the vending industry to make the list, Kelly is featured in the Food and Wine category for his work to improve the nation's access to healthful foods and drinks via HUMAN Healthy Vending's renowned healthy vending franHealthy Vending's renowned healthy vending franhealthy vending franchises.

These innovative machines will make convenient access to nutritious foods including entire entrees, a reality for busy workers and residents in communities with limited access to healthy foods.

Whether it's a county fair, senior expo, back - to - school night, or conference, our staff will come to you with information on applying for benefits from programs like food stamps and school meals and accessing healthy, affordable food.

If adopted, the bill would streamline and increase access for children to healthy food during the school day and mandate national nutrition standards for food served in schools.

He has been a board member of the Association of Arizona Food Banks for nine years, bringing his child nutrition program expertise to help improve student access to healthy foods.

«She has implemented exciting programs that not only enhance a student's experience in the cafeteria, but ensure that they have access to healthy foods even when they leave school for the day.»

The Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act would ensure that millions more children across our country have access to healthy Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act would ensure that millions more children across our country have access to healthy access to healthy foods.

Special guests include Cheryl Cronin CEO of Boston Public Market, Gary Hirshberg, Chairman of Stonyfield Farm, Maura McNamara, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Wellness Consultant, and Jenna Pelletier, Food Editor of Boston Magazine who will discuss healthy eating, access to quality food for all, and positive family meal rituFood Editor of Boston Magazine who will discuss healthy eating, access to quality food for all, and positive family meal ritufood for all, and positive family meal rituals.

In January 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, finalized its updated nutritional standards for school meals in keeping with the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in sHealthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in shealthy foods in schools.

Since becoming law in December 2010, it has given America's children access to healthier food options for breakfast, lunch, and throughout the school day.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

Our goal is for every school in the United States to have a salad bar as part of their school food service program so that every child — from elementary school, to middle school, to high school — has daily access to fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and healthy proteins.

For many of the kids this truly is the only place they have consistant access to healthy food the cafeteria staff considers it their life's mission to do everything to help these kids.

In this blogpost for U. S. News & Word Report, Chef Ann discusses Congress's proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and how it will impact hungry children's access to healthy food both in and out of school.

Yael Lehmann, Executive Director of The Food Trust, said: «The need for improved access to healthy food in New York is considerable, and we are proud to be a partner in this innovative new program.&raFood Trust, said: «The need for improved access to healthy food in New York is considerable, and we are proud to be a partner in this innovative new program.&rafood in New York is considerable, and we are proud to be a partner in this innovative new program.»

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $ 658 million to support access to healthy and nutritious food for some of New York's most vulnerable residents.

The market is thriving with the support of the County Executive and we will continue to meet the needs of our consumers with access to healthy local foods, and create opportunity for our economic and agricultural partners.»

Another of the governor's many State of the State proposals: Establishing a food pantry for students at every public college, or, at the very least, a «stigma - free» way for hungry kids to get access to healthy food.

The area being developed has been described as a «food desert» for decades and the grocery store is meant to give people access to healthy and affordable fresh food.

«Oneida County is looking for a dynamic individual who is committed to providing the people of our area with access to locally grown affordable, nutritious, and healthy food; who will work with farmers across our region to broaden participation in the Market; and who will work with all of our populations to ensure that people who need access to healthier food choices have that access through the Oneida County Public Market.»

Regional Investments to Move New York City Forward - Investments in New York City's outer boroughs - $ 50 million investment in the Montefiore Health System - Transform health and wellness in Brooklyn through measures such as affordable housing with «features such as exercise rooms, rooftop gardens, and health clinics,» the expansion of New York's Land Bank Program, and the establishment of «Brooklyn as a primary location for the FreshConnect Mobile Markets and FreshConnect Checks program expansion to increase access to healthy foods in the area.»

«Oneida County continues to strive to improve our residents» access to healthy foods and areas which allow exercise; and this project furthers that goal through the revitalization of existing underutilized land within the City of Utica into green spaces for food production and recreation,» Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente said.

While job creation and total investment were important considerations when SIDA provided tax exemptions to projects like the two new Tops and expanded Nojaim's on the North, South, and Near West sides, respectively, perhaps what was more important was the immeasurable value of ensuring access to healthy and affordable food for thousands of city residents.

Hunger in New York is a long - term problem that can not be solved in a matter of weeks, so this Task Force is the right step towards developing lasting solutions to increase access to food for those in need and build healthier and more prosperous communities.

She had this to say, «Given that the role of the federal school meal program is to provide nutritious meals to students who may otherwise have no access to healthy foods - I wouldn't recommend banning flavored milk unless you have a comprehensive plan in place to compensate for the lost nutrients when kids stop drinking milk altogether.»

They concluded that programs for improving nutrition should consider broader interventions to increase access to healthy food.

They compared the abundance of microbiota in rats given continuous access to either a healthy diet or junk food with a group cycled between the two diets, healthy for four days and junk for three, over 16 weeks.