San Francisco has banned toys associated with meals that are poor in nutrition.The city's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the ordinance, which they hope will force fast-food chains such as McDonald's to make their children's m...
It was one week ago today when I stood on Market Street with thousands and thousands of other San Francisco Giants fans and celebrated the World Series victory that was indescribable! I was born and raised in San Francisco so this is an event that we ...
Reading food labels is still the best way to help you shop for healthier foods. With the holidays season set to start, many of our events will center around food. You no doubt will be asked to bring snacks for the kids holiday school events, team eve...
Eat less, savor more this MondayTeach kids you don’t have to cut out the foods you love to eat!Just cut down on your portion size and eat it less often. Make less food look like more by serving your meal on a salad or breakfast plate.Thanks to Healthy...
It's World Series Time and yes, I am from San Francisco. So this is going to be a very exciting World Series for me and the Giant fans.
The ballpark, really most sporting events, many kids and parents think of hot dogs, garlic fries, soda, cotton can...
According to a new study published in this months Journal of the American Dietetic Association (October 201 issue):
empty calories represent 40% of the average American child's diet
more than 11% of calories came from sugary drinks (compare that to...
This week is national School Lunch Week.This year's theme is "What's On Your Tray?". A campaign to help kids learn about the foods that make them healthy.Kids can go to to the What's On Your Tray website and take a personality/food quiz that has a cle...
Save time and money by planning your family meals at the start of the week! A set menu also helps you avoid fatty, fast food meals.Thanks to Healthy Monday organization for sharing their monday tips
A University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study earlier this year showed that 30.6 million children consume school lunches, but only 6% of lunch programs meet nutrition requirements set by the School Meals Initiative for Healthy ChildrenSo chances...
Michelle Obama is reaching out to the Restaurant Industry asking them to join the fight against childhood obesity.According to her stats, restaurants are responsible for 1/3 of our kids calories. Yes 1/3.
Research has shown that kids eat more satura...