Childhood obesity :

Celebrate Child Health Day

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On Child Health Day, the emphasis is to help raise awareness and a commitment to teaching children the benefits of good health and teaching parents how they can help and protect their children with good nutrition, year round fitness and exercise.[...]

The Many Faces of Nutrition

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Over 200 Registered Dietitians and Food Service Directors attended the Indiana Dairy and Nutrition Council?s Annual Summit ? ?The Many Faces of Nutrition? ? at the Colt?s Complex on February 22. It was a packed day of great information. The Dairy[...]

Get Up & Enjoy the Great Outdoors!

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July is National Recreation & Parks Month with July 9 th being National Recreation Day so let?s get out and enjoy all that God has created for us in our national, state, and local parks.   Still making plans for your summer[...]

Indianapolis Zoo? Milk the Moment!

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My name is Sarah Mosier and I am a Dietetic Intern with Purdue University at the Dairy and Nutrition Council in Indianapolis! On my first day of interning, I was sent to the Indianapolis Zoo to help promote milk with the Milk Mobile! There,[...]

Fuel Up To Play 60 Builds Awareness

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By Mary Nicholson ?We’ve had such wonderful experiences using the funds from the FUTP 60 grant.  Our chocolate milk booth was a huge success, our walking/jogging club is moving right along and so much more? says Roberta Sipe, P. E.[...]

Fuel Up To Play 60 Students Got Game

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By: Mary Nicholson Fuel Up to Play 60, the school wellness program developed by the National Dairy Council and the NFL, is making strides to help students improve their schools? nutrition and physical activity environment.  Fueling up with[...]

Idea Swap: Kids, Nutrition, & Exercise

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Today is National Swap Ideas Day.  It used to be that idea swapping occurred between neighbors while visiting over the fence.  Oftentimes, recipes were the ideas being swapped.  However, today?s communication technologies make that quaint[...]

Got Milk, Bananas, or Apples Without Sugar?

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The law of unintended consequences is at work in all places and at all times. One of these places is schools , where some are advocating for the removal of chocolate milk from cafeterias. And, the reason might seem reasonable: the amount of sugar[...]

Start a New Health Initiative for the Whole Family

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Written by guest blogger Jessica Stoscup, Ball State University Dietetic Intern National Parents Day is Sunday, July 25, and every parent wants what?s best for their children including healthy eating habits and adequate physical activity.[...]

Do South Bend School Meal Programs Make the Grade?

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By Stefany Jones, Dietetics Intern, Purdue University The National School Lunch Program provides meals for over 30 million children in the US every day.  Everywhere you look, school meals have come under more scrutiny by the media,[...]