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  • The Heart Attack Chronicles

    LISTEN/DOWNLOAD FULL 55 MINUTE CALL IN SHOW     Listen Part 1:  The Heart Attack (LISTEN (30 MINUTES) He had just dropped his his daughter at school when he realized he was having a heart attack . . .  Our anonymous heart attack survivor, and Paramedic Chantel Benish tell what a 911 response is like.…

  • Will Kim Kick the Habit?

    Smoking is the number one killer in the United States. But it’s hard to quit.  That’s why KGNU teamed up the free telephone counseling service, Colorado Quitline, to share one of the most effective ways to kick the habit.  In this true story, we follow Kim through her real-life struggle to kick the habit.  WILL KIM…

  • The Broccoli Campaign

    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?

  • Hot Lunch vs Sack Lunch

    Three years ago, Boulder Valley Schools hired the world renowned “Renegade Lunch Lady” Chef Ann Cooper, to make school lunches among the healthiest in the nation.  They even surpass the new USDA guidelines.  They’re free of additives and made from scratch by acclaimed local chefs who want kids to really like  healthy food.  More students…

  • Healthy Food For Thanksgiving

    Can kids like healthy foods for Thanksgiving? Click these links to hear a 2-minute answer with a special song, from Ashley 5th graders Melody, Ronald, Ruth, Edgar, Anna, Omar, Thomas:.  Here are their healthy ideas.  Ashley student reporters learned their friends’ favorite vegetable  . . . and what they DON’T like . . . The 5th grades say that…

  • Call-in Show – Middle school students discuss teen pregnancy

    While EatYourRadio is a project about health and nutrition, sometimes students have asked to cover other health topics.  One year, the health topic chosen by middle school students in Boulder was teen pregnancy.  We have posted that series of shows to a sister site.  Here is a link to that series, and that show.

  • Eat Your Greens 5: The Tri Community Festival at the Fairview Garden

      To celebrate a successful growing season, three communities gather to celebrate the Fairview Community garden.

  • Eat Your Greens 2: Open day at Fairview Elementary

      Nutrition education also means educating parents on what’s good for kids.

  • Eat Your Greens 1: Miss Hardy’s Class at McGlone Elementary

    We visit Miss Hardy’s Fourth Grade class to see how they’re learning about nutrition and healthy eating in a hands on way.    

  • Eat Your Greens 5: Last Day of Nutrition Class

    It’s late in the spring at McGlone Elementary in Denver, where Miss Hardy and her class of fourth graders are getting ready for their last nutrition class of the school year. To begin the lesson, Miss Hardy asks her students, “Who thinks they’re a nutrition expert or a food expert?”  A class full of eager hands shoot…