While US dietary policy promotes a one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition, among health experts, the range of what’s considered a healthy diet is broader and more varied. In August, 2012, Boulder’s Grillo Health Information Center shared some of the diverse perspectives on diets by having a Stahl Lecture Series that focused on diet . . .…
Kwanzaa Salad – Superfood Recipe Lesson
by Shelley Schlender •
RECIPE Ingredients: Yield: 6-8 servings 1 2 pounds seedless grapes 3 oranges 4 kiwi fruit 1 can diced peaches (15 ounce) 1 can pineapple chunks (20 ounce) 1 cup coconut flakes 1 lime Directions: 1. Peel kiwi and cut into small bite size pieces. 2. Peel oranges and separate them into sections. 3. Cut grapes…
Parents ask: Can we have healthy food for literacy night?
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Listen to Parents Editor’s note: Parents and families and school all say they’d like healthy food at family and school events, such as back-to-school day and literacy night. The problem is how to pay for it, and how to plan for it. At Ashley Elementary, the least expensive food to provide is pizza and lemonade.…
Healthy Food at the Holiday Bazaar
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Some stories don’t happen on paper or in a video. They happen as a real-live event. We’ve seen many times how Eat Your Radio students can make a difference in how schools choose to be healthy. Here’s one story about that. Once upon a time at a Denver public school, the “Family Days”…
James Hill Talks about the Science Challenge of Obesity
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Here is a science presentation by James Hill at the 2012 GoldLab Symposium at CU-Boulder about the “challenge of healthy living.” You need to use a computer that allows youtube videos in order to see this. It’s a one-hour long presentation, and it was presented to scientists and other adults. Here is a shorter, follow-up…
James Hill and America on the Move
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LISTEN (5 Minutes) Editor’s Note – This is an interview we did with CU Health Scientist Jim Hill in 2004, when he began a program he called, “America on the Move.” You may recognize many aspects of this program, and see how they’ve evolved into programs such as “5th Gear.” When physiologist Jim Hill…
Eat, Exercise, Excel – Anthony Elementary School
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Listen (5 minutes) It’s lunchtime at Anthony Elementary, a public school in a Leavenworth, Kansas. That’s a town where the main business is a federal prison, and most kids live below the poverty line. Two years ago, Anthony Elementary’s cafeteria was a noisy, disorderly and rowdy place. It was supervised by overworked lunchroom aides, as…
The Broccoli Campaign
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Maxwell 5th Graders Nancy and Cynthia have volunteered to promote a healthy vegetable — broccoli. Nancy likes broccoli. Cynthia hates it. Can Nancy persuade Cynthia to try broccoli?
Eat Your Radio wins Colorado Broadcasters Association Award
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Chicken Salad (W)rap
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Ashley 5th Graders learn to make a tasty and healthy Chicken Salad Rap, with their teachers Mr. Herd and Mr. Zwick. They make a song about it, too! Recipe: My Pyramid Chicken Salad Wrap INGREDIENTS 1 – 2 lb. seedless grapes 1 – 2 lb. romaine lettuce, bagged 8 oz. plain yogurt 12 6 whole…
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