Sentences with phrase «of junk food on»

Some studies even suggest that fish oil may help reverse the effects of junk food on the teenage brain (source)!

Gracie and I may not be in perfect agreement on all points, but we both clearly support the same end: better school food, the elimination of junk food on school campuses, and healthier American school children.]

Gracie and I clearly support the same goals — improved school food and the elimination of junk food on campuses — and if the boycott she proposes brings about change, that's a result we'd all welcome.

When it comes to the sale of junk food on campus, high schools tend to be the biggest offenders.

Not exact matches

Buffett and 3G — both of which are highly respected for their investing acumen — are doubling down on junk food.

Trump, a self - professed fan of junk food, has not been explicit on what he plans to do with food policy, although he campaigned for the Nov. 8 election on a broad promise to undo regulations on business.

Go to traMlaW on any saturday and you will see the «assembly line» of sick or soon to be sick americans buying hoardes of junk food with their pmatdoof debit cards.

Half the people at a tea party rally get around on electric chairs, and few of them look like they're suffering from anything but a lack of will power when it comes to junk food.

Many of the tendencies we are born with are unhealthy - we crave junk food, would rather sleep in, sit on the couch watching TV, etc. - but we have to, through acts of will, overcome what comes naturally to us.

And with it comes the wonderful guilty pleasure of spending hours on the couch eating junk food and watching whole seasons of great shows.

With binging on loads of junk food or not doing my homework or studying for my exams.

Of course I owned the complete season DVD collection, so it was not uncommon to find me binge watching episodes with my best friends on Sundays (while pounding an obscene amount of junk food — because I was a less than healthy teenagerOf course I owned the complete season DVD collection, so it was not uncommon to find me binge watching episodes with my best friends on Sundays (while pounding an obscene amount of junk food — because I was a less than healthy teenagerof junk food — because I was a less than healthy teenager).

Here are a few of my tips and tricks, as a seasoned veteran of veganism who's lived at every point on the scale from raw vegan to junk food vegan, to get you started on a healthy, balanced vegan lifestyle.

They are in general extremely healthy as like us they eat loads of Thai vegetables and superfood spices such as fresh turmeric, galangal, etc but some vegetarians we know are what they call «junk food vegetarians» that don't have a well balanced diet and go nuts on carbs, especially sweets.

My wife grew up on junk food and rarely brushed or flossed and she has a perfect set of teeth.

My mum always saw to it that we never indulged on these junk food — she would always remind us of how nasty and non-nutritious these noodles were.

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Even if measures supported by the best available evidence (such as traffic light labelling on the front - of - food packaging and removing advertising junk food to children between 6 am and 9 pm as recommended in the Government's response to the National Preventative Health Taskforce) are implemented, regulation is no panacea.

The bargaining process often sees businesses taking some steps to appease government and public demands, such as putting labels on food, but not ones that communicate clearly and effectively, or a voluntary (and small) reduction in television advertising of junk food to children.

Well, perhaps you could tell them they need to read up on their new found condition as beer and most junk food contain a ton of gluten.......

Speaking to dbHK at a Moët & Chandon wine dinner hosted at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong this week, Osselin said that Champagne drinkers don't have to frown on the junk food, insisting that the saltiness and crunchiness of the fries can best compliment Champagne's zesty acidity and its fine bubbles.

These chocolate peanut butter energy bites are just perfect as «on - the - go» snack, they are great to keep a stash on hand for those times when you simply need a quick, little burst of energy, but don't want to eat a junk - food snack or don't really want a meal.

Cooking your own meals at home puts you in control, allowing you to cut down on the chemicals and junk commonly added by food manufacturers, and instead increase your intake of veggies and fiber.

When I started eating healthier many years ago, I retrained my brain to focus on all the foods I could have versus thinking about what I wasn't choosing to eat anymore (sugar, refined grains, lots of processed junk foods, etc.).

Clear country of origin labels and Bans and taxes on «junk» food were positively associated with age.

In the UK, which faces exactly the same issue, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has put out a demand for a 20 % tax on fizzy drinks, a strict limit on fast food outlets near schools and other places where children and youth gather, the removal of junk food vending machines from hospitals, and a prohibition on junk food ads before 9.00 p.m.

Recent polling shows that 74 per cent of the UK public back a ban on advertising junk food on TV before 9 pm.

The main criticisms of the government's measures have largely centred on the voluntary action by the food and drink industry and the absence of any restrictions on junk food marketing and advertising.

[63] They cite the cases of Sweden, Norway and Quebec as instances where there is inconclusive evidence that bans have been successful (see the section later in this paper on what actions other countries have taken in relation to junk food advertising for more explanation of the regime in place in these countries).

Another argument against the banning of junk food advertising to children claims that assertions about causal influences of food advertising on children's diets and weight are flawed because they do not take into consideration other risk factors.

He tells us how he eats on the campaign trail (it involves a lot of junk food), how he eats now (it involves a lot of salad), and how he loves to grill in the backyard.

The chief of staff, Alastair Furnival, resigned on Friday after being embroiled in allegations of conflict of interest over links with a firm lobbying for the junk food industry.

Unfortunately, living on junk food creates health problems that shorten a lifespan and lower the quality of life.

The government's measures, centred on the sugar tax announced by George Osborne in March, rely on voluntary action by the food and drink industry and are shorn of any restrictions on junk food marketing and advertising.

Watching sports on television with your friends used to be an excuse for eating tons of junk food, but you can't get away with that any more.

Physical inactivity, erratic eating hours and relying on junk food has disturbed the normal functioning of our body making the level of blood - glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure far exceeding the normal range.

Contreras also emphasizes sacrifice — whether it is passing on junk food, or a weekend party — as a necessary part of the work the team must put in to win another championship.

For example, when I wrote my free Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom and, more recently, when I researched my Civil Eats story on sugary school breakfasts, it was surprisingly hard to find reliable added - sugar recommendations for children.

Just like with the issue of junk food rewards, our district has an explicit policy on the issue that is routinely ignored.

Probably because that kind of change is hard, and demonizing the little guy — the local student nutrition director and local radio DJ last year, or the small restaurant operator and local school superintendent this year — is easier and less risky than taking on the real «bad guys» — the elected officials, the giant Agribusiness players, the networks that broadcast all of those fast food and junk food ads to our kids and also, oh yes, broadcast Jamie Oliver's shows....

And there are also many, many things we could be doing to encourage children's acceptance of healthier school meals: imposing meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food education in schools — not just nutrition education, but offering kids a real understanding of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools; encouraging restaurants to ditch the standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food); improving food access; and so much more.

If you look at the anti-obesity policy recommendations of almost every leading public health organization, the list invariably includes a ban on junk food advertising directed at children.

With smoothies, fruit, and cheese kabobs and a savory mix of crunchy bits on the snack menu, your preschooler will quickly lose interest in the array of unhealthy junk food featured on the supermarket shelves.

Because the current federal standards only prohibit «foods of minimal nutritional value» in cafeterias during mealtimes, children still have access to junk foods elsewhere on campus.

In The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom, I address a wide variety of topics including: how wellness policies and the new federal «Smart Snacks» rules relate to classroom junk food; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much mJunk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom, I address a wide variety of topics including: how wellness policies and the new federal «Smart Snacks» rules relate to classroom junk food; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much mFood Out of Your Child's Classroom, I address a wide variety of topics including: how wellness policies and the new federal «Smart Snacks» rules relate to classroom junk food; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much mjunk food; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much mfood; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much mjunk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much mfood as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much more.

But one concern I have here in my own district is the sale of foods that look OK on paper but are still what most of us would consider junk food, like Flaming Hot Cheetos that are baked, not fried, or Rice Krispie treats that are only 200 calories per serving.

Today on my Houston ISD school food blog, The Spork Report, I describe two potentially encouraging developments which could presage the end of junk food in our cafeterias: the recent, courageous action of two of our school board trustees in objecting to the sale of these foods, as well as a fantastic Houston Chronicle editorial today in which the paper urges HISD to clean up its act.

In today's New York Times, Jane Brody reports on the recently released results of the CHildhood Obesity Cost - Effectiveness Study (aka «CHOICES»), which examined various possible approaches to curbing childhood obesity and chose two as most likely to help: the imposition of taxes on sugary beverages and curbs on children's junk food advertising, both measures long supported here on The Lunch Tray.

I found that it was easy to snack on junk food unless I made sure to have plenty of fresh fruit and veg on hand that I could just wash and munch.

Studies have shown that junk food ads on TV, online, and in the real world can increase the amount of unhealthy foods kids choose to eat in as little as 30 minutes after seeing the ads.