Sentences with phrase «of access to nutritious foods»

«The lack of access to nutritious food here has big consequences, from higher rates of diet - related illness to students who are less prepared to learn,» the Pillsbury United Communities (PUC) reports.

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«We believe every Canadian family should have access to affordable, safe, nutritious, food,» said Lee Tappenden, president and CEO of Walmart Canada.

The growing use of food banks means they struggle to access and share enough nutritious foods like produce, meat, dairy and non-perishable staples.

The mission of North Market is to provide access to nutritious, affordable food close to home.

• 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.

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PGS and CSA are similar in their overall objectives of improving livelihoods of organic producers and increased access to safe and nutritious food for consumers.

It's an essential question for our society to address — how do we ensure the most basic human right of access to (safe, nutritious) food is secured for everyone, everywhere?

Food - loving WW members have access to oodles of unique, crowd - pleasing and inherently nutritious recipes to help them meet and maintain their healthy living goals.

Qualified child nutrition professionals will provide students with access to a variety of affordable, nutritious, and appealing foods that will meet the health and nutrition needs of students; will accommodate the religious, ethnic and cultural diversity of the student body in meal planning; and will provide clean, safe, allergy aware and pleasant settings with adequate time for students to eat.

Students at Daughter of Zion Junior Academy now have access to more nutritious foods and a healthier lifestyle, and that has had a huge impact on the school and community.

The non-profit, founded by Whole Foods Market, is working to help kids learn to love fresh, nutritious foods, and increase access to and consumption of these foods in schools.

Almost 7 million kids aged 10 - 17 currently live in food - insecure households, meaning they don't have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

Our ventures also prevent the waste of millions of pounds of nutritious food, expand access to healthy, local options in urban food deserts, and scale our model nationally through strategic partnerships with colleges and universities.

The Sustainable Development Goals include ensuring access by infants to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food (2.1); ending all forms of malnutrition and achieving targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age (2.2); addressing the nutritional needs of lactating women (2.2); reducing neonatal mortality (3.2); ensuring access to reproductive health - care services (3.7); and recognizing and valuing unpaid care provided by women and girls (5.4).

How this bill will help: The Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act will strengthen the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by adding meal or snack options for children who need them, helping cover the cost of more meals for children who are in care for longer hours, and making more child care providers eligible for assistance.

In this role, Thornton has been responsible for improving the health and well - being of Americans by expanding access to nutritious, affordable food and providing dietary guidance, nutrition policy coordination, and nutrition education across USDA's 15 nutrition assistance programs.

Over the past year, I have met with community leaders and stakeholders from across the country — parents and teachers, school board members and principals, suppliers and food service workers — about the importance of making sure every child in America has access to nutritious meals at school.

Ensure that school meals provide students with access to a variety of affordable, nutritious, and appealing foods that meet their health and nutritional needs while accommodating the religious, ethnic, and cultural food preferences of the student body.

By prioritizing nutrition as part of a culture of health in educational settings and in funding and policy decisions, policymakers can ensure that students have access to nutritious food.

Focusing on the bill's support of school lunches and ignoring the issue of infant formula, the e-mail boasted that the bill would give millions of children «access to nutritious food» and that it passed «without a single dissenting vote in the United States Senate.»

This week - long campaign (June 6 — 10) aims to raise awareness about the risk of hunger low - income children face during the summer months and the benefits of summer food and other programs that can make sure children have access to nutritious food year round.

In this way, breastfeeding guarantees babies access to a reliable, sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

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.

It states, in part, «Creating a sustainable regional food system that meets [the $ 1 billion] demand and offers equal access to nutritious food will improve public health, bolster the city's «good food» economy, build resilience in the wake of extreme weather events and reduce the city's «foodprint» as a way to mitigate the impacts of climate change.»

«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.»

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.»

The ability to fly in top gear might indicate that a butterfly is naturally in better shape — whether through access to more - nutritious food or individual genetics — to override high metabolism's harmful side effects, the researchers reported online last month in The Journal of Experimental Biology.

You can live in the busy streets of NYC and still have access to some of the region's best, most nutritious, flavorful and heritage food paired with Primal Kitchen.

Access to good nutritious food and it is so different in the United States where we have this surplus of calories all the time.

I guess our ancestors had access to more nutritious food - everything these days has just a fraction of vitamins and minerals - even compared to 50 years ago: --LRB-

Assuming that you have access to food that is highly nutritious, simply divide the total number of calories required by the number of meals you eat.

Even in this land of plenty, «food insecurity» — a lack of access to quality, nutritious food — plagued more than 50 million Americans in 2009, the highest reported figure since the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) began tracking such numbers in 1995.

Even in this land of plenty, «food insecurity» — a lack of access to quality, nutritious food — plagued more than 50 million Americans in 2009, the highest reported...

A lack of access to the basics like clean water, nutritious food and shelter take their toll.

USDA and our partners are working hard to ensure that all children have access to affordable, nutritious food, so that America?s next generation of leaders grow up healthy and strong.

There are millions of kids in America who the USDA considers «food insecure» — they live in households without regular access to nutritious food.

With the USDA reporting 42.2 million people in America, including more than 13 million children lived in households at at risk of struggling with hunger, the Walmart Foundation grants are helping provide meals to those who need them the most, helping students access the nutritious food they need for focused minds — both in and out of school.

He promoted the idea of meeting the needs of the whole child by expanding pre-kindergarten and after - school and summer programs, increasing access to health care and mental health services, and promoting nutritious food and regular exercise.

For states and localities where universal access is unrealistic, an expansion of the community eligibility program, which allows schools and districts in low - income areas to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students without collecting applications, would be an interim step to consider.44 Making free meals universal would ensure that all students experiencing food insecurity have access to healthy, nutritious meals; end the stigma surrounding school lunch; and eliminate administrative barriers to accessing the program.

We partner with communities to improve access to health care, nutritious food and clean water; eliminate barriers to education; create new sources of income; and empower local community groups to lead their own positive change.

Upgrade the current commercial dog breeder law, requiring larger enclosures that have solid flooring and are not stacked Require that commercial breeders provide basic care, including constant access to exercise areas, nutritious food and potable water, socialization with humans and other dogs, regular and proper veterinary care, and more Require those selling 15 or more dogs in Ohio each year, regardless of where they are located, to also adhere to Ohio's humane standards Hobby breeders (defined as breeders with fewer than 8 female breeding dogs) as well as animal shelters and rescue groups are exempt from coverage.

They envision a strong and connected community in which all people and pets have access to safe and nutritious food and the essential necessities of living.

It would specify permitted types and sizes of enclosures, require annual veterinary exams, access to nutritious food at least twice a day, continuous access to potable water, and 30 minutes of daily socialization with humans.

The bill defines adequate food and water to mean «sufficiently nutritious food at least once a day to maintain good health, and access to potable water that is not frozen and is free of debris, feces, and other contaminants».

Allen promotes the belief that all people, regardless of their economic circumstances, should have access to fresh, safe, affordable and nutritious foods.

The Obama Administration recently announced the details of its $ 400 million multi-year Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which will expand access to nutritious foods for underserved urban and rural communities in the US (see the press release from the US Department of the Treasury).

The interviews focused on recall and perceived impact of strategies on customer purchasing, perception of pricing strategies to improve access to nutritious and affordable food, and enablers and barriers to strategy implementation including methods recommended to communicate discounts.

This loss has constrained access to nutritious and fresh sources of food, resulting in poor health and the replacement of healthy traditional foods with western - style foods that are energy - dense and brimming with ingredients such as refined sugar, salt and fat.

EHS programs offer a wide array of child and family development services, including center - or home - based early learning experiences, health and developmental screenings, nutritious food, parenting resources and support, and access to health, mental health, and social services.