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  • Hands-on learning about cooking at home
    UC and community partners provided virtual hands-on cooking demonstrations

    Jan 8, 2021

    • Health
  • Karina Díaz Rios, UC Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist
    Karina Diaz Rios promotes healthy eating among people vulnerable to food insecurity

    Sep 28, 2020

  • Taking chocolate milk out of schools results in a significant reduction in added sugar consumption. (Photo: Bob Nichols, USDA).
    Kids still drink milk when chocolate milk is pulled from the menu

    Sep 23, 2020

    • Food
  • The UC Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) partnered with Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics to develop a series of fact sheets that give districts flexibility in their school meals program. (Photo: USDA)
    Fact sheet series provides critical information for school meal provision

    Aug 24, 2020

    • Food
  • Healthy options, calorie counts and reminders help consumers make good-sense decisions when buying food or beverages from vending machines.
    Healthy vending grows in popularity on UC campuses

    Jul 28, 2020

    • Food
  • Avocados hang on a tree at UC South Coast Research & Extension Center. “Consumers seeking the health benefits of avocado oil deserve to get what they think they are buying,” says Selina Wang.
    Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils

    Jun 15, 2020

    • Food
  • Food sacks prepared for drive-by pick up by families in the North Monterey County Unified School District.
    California heroes continue to provide nutritious food to students

    Jun 8, 2020

    • Food
  • Eden Housing residents are able learn about nutrition, food safety and gardening concurrently at their living facilities.
    Seniors grow food and friendships in gardening, healthy living program

    Feb 20, 2020

    • Family
  • drinking milk
    'Healthy Beverages in Early Care and Education' online class for California child care providers

    Feb 7, 2020

    • Food
    • Health
  • UCCE nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor Deepa Srivastava in front of one of the posters she presented at the California Childhood Obesity Conference.
    UC researcher is promoting healthy families in Tulare and Kings county communities

    Jan 27, 2020

    • Food
  • Photo by Peggy Greb
    Smarter snacks for schools

    Dec 16, 2019

    • Food
    • Health
  • ANR in the news November 1-15

    Nov 30, 2019

  • Fruit-infused water is a refreshing substitute for sugary soda.
    Removing sodas for sale at UCSF helps cut sugar consumption and improve health

    Oct 28, 2019

    • Food
    • Health
  • Children from food-insecure households were more likely to be overweight or obese and less frequently ate breakfast or dinner with family. (Photo: Gtorres8944stash)
    Food insecurity and childhood obesity: Is there a connection?

    Sep 10, 2019

    • Family
    • Food
  • NPI director Lorrene Ritchie, left, and NPI associate director of research Gail Woodward-Lopez, honor NPI senior director of research emeritus Patricia Crawford (right) at the Childhood Obesity Conference.
    Children are getting healthier, but the obesity crisis is not over

    Jul 26, 2019

    • Food
  • Pat Crawford
    Catalyst of change Pat Crawford’s research helps advance food policies

    Jul 22, 2019

    • Family
    • Food
    • Health
  • Student teachers lead the physical activity during Week 5
    Together, we can make a difference!

    Jun 13, 2019

    • Family
    • Food
    • Health
  • Many students attend public schools in the U.S. where tap water is not tested for lead contamination.
    Study finds schools across the nation have too much lead in drinking water

    Mar 7, 2019

    • Family
    • Health
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    Making the case for fruits and vegetables

    Mar 7, 2019

    • Food
  • With menu planning and access to stores selling items in bulk, Karen Jetter of the UC Agricultural Issues Center found the average daily cost for serving healthy meals to a family of four was $25 in 2010 dollars.
    Eating healthy on a limited budget is possible, but any cuts in SNAP or rise in food costs make it harder

    Mar 6, 2019

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