Tag: food
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Food safety tips during power outages
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Hurricane Helene brought power outages across the state, which means Kentuckians need to be mindful of food safety when it comes to their refrigerated...
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Poll finds that most Kentucky adults have access to healthy foods, but most also don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables daily
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most Kentucky adults don’t eat enough fruits or vegetables every day, even though most of them say they have easy access to them, according...
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Is sugar our nutritional enemy? New book claims it is
For about a decade as the century started, more and more Americans appeared to obey the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s advice to eat less sugar. But that trend of improvement...
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Teacher learns food literacy is more than teaching about healthy food; it’s also about geographic and socioeconomic challenges
Cooking Club, part of Fern Creek’s Food Literacy class (Photo by Joe Franzen) A “food literacy” class that began as a way to teach high-school students to eat healthier has turned...
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Tips to keep off that ‘Freshman 15’ when going to college
kidshealth.org While most college freshmen don’t gain the fabled “Freshman 15,” they do gain an average of about 7 pounds their first year, and then continue gaining gradually throughout their...
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Program to double purchasing power of federal nutrition programs at Kentucky farmers’ markets expands; now at 27 locations
Kentuckians receiving government nutritional assistance can double their spending power, up to $10 a day, if they shop at one of 25 local farmers’ markets or two Fresh Stops Markets...
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Wellness coalition in Perry County, where life expectancy is state’s lowest, gets funding from Foundation for a Healthy Ky.
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has funded the Perry County Wellness Coalition’s three-year plan to encourage fitness and better nutrition in school-age children, “Kids on the Move!” The wellness...
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Changes coming for Nutrition Facts labels on food products: emphasis on calories, added sugar and serving size
Associated Press By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Nutrition labels on food products will undergo a facelift over the next two years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized plans...
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House Republicans want to make it harder for schools to get free meals for all students; could affect more than 350 Ky. schools
Photo from npr.org By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Kentucky school officials are concerned about a proposal by Republicans in the U.S. House that would make it harder for schools...