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The Heart Attack Chronicles

May 13, 2015February 10, 2013 by Shelley Schlender

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. … Read more

Will Kim Kick the Habit?

May 13, 2015November 4, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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 … Read more

The Broccoli Campaign

May 13, 2015May 23, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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?

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Hot Lunch vs Sack Lunch

May 13, 2015February 24, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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 do choose the hot lunches now than they did three years ago, when school food was full of sugar and additives and other junk. But 60% of students still prefer packed lunches, and some of those packed lunches hold a lot of junk. How do students think we can make healthy food be more popular?

Healthy Food For Thanksgiving

May 13, 2015November 3, 2011 by Shelley Schlender

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 … Read more

Call-in Show – Middle school students discuss teen pregnancy

July 30, 2010 by Shelley Schlender

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

May 13, 2015June 3, 2009 by Maeve Conran

EYR Eat Your Greens 5 — At the Tri Community Festival at the Fairview Garden. Photo by Jolynne Woodcock

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

Eat Your Greens 2: Open day at Fairview Elementary

May 13, 2015June 3, 2009 by Maeve Conran

EYR Eat Your Greens 2 — Robin and Julie from the Integrated Nutrition Education Program at an open day at Fairview

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

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

May 13, 2015June 3, 2009 by Maeve Conran

EYR Eat Your Greens 1 — Healthy snacks can be fun! Kids in nutrition class.

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

May 13, 2015June 3, 2009 by Maeve Conran

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 … Read more