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  • Strawberries!

    Tue, 06/01/2010 - 9:49am — bmack

              

    This week we will be focusing on strawberries, since May is known as national strawberry month. Strawberry season in North Carolina starts in mid-April and runs until mid-June. One fun fact about the strawberry is that it is the only fruit to have the seeds on the outside of the fruit. Strawberries are good sources of vitamin C, antioxidants, dietary fiber, and manganese. From these nutrients, strawberries are touted to be a heart-protective, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory fruit. They are also low calorie, containing only 50 calories in one cup of fresh, sliced strawberries.  

     

  • Beth and Jillian join our blog!

    Mon, 05/24/2010 - 1:50pm — laiken

    Introducing… 

    Hello!  Our names are Beth Mack and Jillian Mickens and we are interns from the UNC Chapel Hill Public Health/Nutrition program.  We will be spending the summer working with Laura Aiken from AHA and Carol Mitchell from NC Cooperative Extension.   

  • Support Nutrition Standards for Food Sold in Schools!

    Wed, 05/19/2010 - 5:28pm — laiken
    School lunch is a hot topic these days, and people are beginning to understand the challenges our child nutrition directors face. We are fortunate that our State Legislature is beginning to understand the importance of healthy food in school and what is needed to make these changes a reality. It is time for you to get involved and let our legislators know that you support child nutrition standards for ALL food available in school.
     
    To promote the idea of child nutrition standards, I am urging you to sign and promote among your networks the North Carolina Alliance for Health's child nutrition resolution supporting making all foods sold and offered in schools healthy! http://www.ncallianceforhealth.org/Nutrition-Standards-Resolution.aspx

  • Fighting Hunger with Local, Healthy Food

    Wed, 05/12/2010 - 12:02pm — laiken

    By Michele McKinley, Volunteer, Western Wake Farmers’ Market

    Thanks in part to “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” there’s a lot of attention these days on the unhealthiness of lunches served at schools, and the problem of replacing them with more expensive but healthy, fresh foods.

    In addition, we’re hearing more about the drastic increase in the number of North Carolina households needing assistance in putting food on the table, as the economy takes a toll on the middle class as well. (See “Thousands Seek Food Assistance”) At the same time, right here in this AHA blog, Tonya Post has been writing about her experiment to eat on a “food stamps budget” and the challenges that presents.

  • TP Last Day on FNS Budget

    Thu, 05/06/2010 - 8:25am — tpost

     Breakfast: Oatmeal                                                                          AM Snack: Last slice of whole wheat bread with mozzarella cheese

                                                        

  • TP Day 6 on FNS Budget (1 day left!)

    Wed, 05/05/2010 - 3:03pm — tpost

    Breakfast: Cereal with skim milk and ½ banana                         AM snack: Peanut Butter Granola Bar              

  • TP Day 5 on FNS Budget

    Tue, 05/04/2010 - 4:02pm — tpost

     

  • TP Day 4 on FNS Budget

    Mon, 05/03/2010 - 8:41am — tpost

     

    Day Four:
    Breakfast: Cereal with Skim Milk and ½ banana               AM Snack: Apple and Peanut Butter Granola Bar

                                               

  • TP Day 3 on FNS Budget

    Fri, 04/30/2010 - 2:38pm — tpost

     

    Day Three:
    Breakfast: Oatmeal and Milk                                           AM Snack: Fig Bar and ½ banana

                                 

    Look familiar?  We pretty much have 2 breakfasts and fruit and granola bar or cheese for snack.  It's not bad, but it's a little strange not to have more choice.

  • TP Day Two on FNS Budget

    Fri, 04/30/2010 - 8:55am — tpost

     

    Day Two
         Breakfast: TJ’s Honey O’s and Skim Milk                                Morning Snack: Pear and String Cheese

                                                      

     

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