Food trucks, as a delivery method for school meals, have seen a rise in popularity in recent years. While the concept in some districts initially began in...
Health professionals are busy people. With everything they have to do already, many ask: why should I get involved with one more thing? Getting involved...
Protein is one of the three macronutrients, types of foods we need in large amounts, alongside fat and carbohydrates, in order to maintain a healthy diet. ...
Developed by Wendy Wolfe, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences, and Sally Crosiar, healthypeoplelearn.com, the Cornell Healthy After-School...
Extending the learning environment beyond the classroom is a great way to engage students with hands-on activities and fresh perspectives and you don’t have...
What are they? Housed in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University, Food and Nutrition Education in Communities programs include...
Each year on October 24th, Food Day is celebrated nationwide with a goal of helping people learn to “eat real.” The event, created by the Center for Science...
A child’s birthday is a wonderful reason to celebrate! Very often, a child will have multiple birthday parties/celebrations: at home with family, at a park...
Talking to young children about their health can be challenging—is it better to grab their attention by warning against unhealthy practices or to encourage...
Promoting healthy behaviors outside of the classroom is a natural way to encourage hands-on learning; why then, do we use candy and other sweets to raise...
School gardens are cropping up around the country as multi-faceted experiential learning labs. With the increased emphasis these days on high-stakes testing...
Nutrition education in school classrooms as part of local school wellness policies goes beyond informing and influencing students’ food choices. Teachers,...
Parents and teachers are always looking for simple and easy ways to teach necessary nutritional information to children and students. Below are tips on how...
Today, students spend more hours in school and afterschool settings than they do at home. Thus, in many cases, children are eating more meals at school....
Sugar sweetened beverages are often the more popular choice compared to low-fat milk and water. Because of this, many of us are unwittingly adding up the...
This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, New Technologies for Ag Extension project.