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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Food Health Literacy

Food Day: October 24

a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food.

Food Day aims to help people Eat Real. That means cutting back on sugar drinks, overly salted packaged foods, and fatty, factory-farmed meats in favor of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and sustainably raised protein. Food Day envisions shorter lines at fast-food drive-throughs—and bigger crowds at farmers markets.

This annual event involves some of the country’s most prominent food activists, united by a vision of food that is healthy, affordable, and produced with care for the environment, farm animals, and the people who grow, harvest, and serve it.

The typical American diet is contributing to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems. Those problems cost Americans more than $150 billion per year. Plus, a meat-heavy diet takes a terrible toll on the environment.

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October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate the connections that are happening all over the country between schools and local food!

Students: Share a picture of your school lunch!

By admin on 10/23/2013 in blog by DoSomething.org
Unhealthy meals carry big risks. Over time, unbalanced nutrition can contribute to obesity, diabetes, poor performance in school and more. But no matter how healthy your school lunch is, if it doesn’t look good or taste good, it might end up in the trash, where it doesn’t do anyone any good.

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@CalFoodLiteracy

Chef Jay & Chef Dennis from Ten22 were cooking up a storm today to promote food literacy.

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@CookLearnGrow

#Cooking classes started last week @ #RoosterSpringsElem!