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Diet Debate – Medical Doctors Recommend Diverse Ways to Eat

May 13, 2015September 5, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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 . . . … Read more

Kwanzaa Salad – Superfood Recipe Lesson

May 13, 2015July 29, 2012 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 … Read more

Parents ask: Can we have healthy food for literacy night?

May 13, 2015July 28, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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. … Read more

Healthy Food at the Holiday Bazaar

May 13, 2015July 28, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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” … Read more

James Hill Talks about the Science Challenge of Obesity

May 13, 2015July 27, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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 … Read more

James Hill and America on the Move

May 13, 2015July 27, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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 … Read more

Call-in show – Improving America’s food supply with Robyn Obrien and Chef Ann Cooper

May 13, 2015June 9, 2012 by Maeve Conran

LISTEN (1 Hour) KGNU News Director Maeve Conran talks with Robyn Obrien and the Renegade Lunch Lady, Chef Ann Cooper. Robyn OBrien is the author of: The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America’s Food Supply– and What Every Family Can Do to Protect Itself. Chef Ann Cooper directs Boulder Valley Schools … Read more

Apple Superfoods – Swansea Promotion

May 13, 2015June 3, 2012 by ellen mahoney

LISTEN (45 seconds) October is Superfood Apple Month – from Swansea

Eat, Exercise, Excel – Anthony Elementary School

May 13, 2015June 3, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

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 … 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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