Childhood obesity awareness in the spotlight with “Let’s Move Campaign”

Childhood obesity awareness got an extra boost last week as Whole Foods Market linked up with Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move Campaign.” The alliance is between Alice Deal Middle School and Whole Foods Market, the world’s largest retailer of natural and organic foods.  And the expectation is that this smart retailer will be helping to introduce [...]

Nutrition: Realities of the National School Lunch Program

Since almost 31 million children participate in the National school Lunch Program I was curious about the nutrition that this program dished out each day to our children. About the National School Lunch Program The  National School Lunch Program has been around for 40 years and includes a little over 100,000 schools, providing free and [...]

Body Wellness: Breaking the Back of Childhood Obesity

It’s funny how the universe speaks to me sometimes. A random video link sent by someone I hardly know contains a message that touches me. The next day I read an on line news report that speaks to the same topic and I am once again touched. With all this “universe” talk, I feel compelled [...]