Nutrition & Health

There are so many expressions that are oriented around seeds: seeds of change, seeds of hope, planting a seed in one's mind.

Visit these links for a round-up of recent health and nutrition news, information, and events. For general healthy eating information based on an expert analysis of nutrition research, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov. For individual questions, consult a registered dietitian or medical provider.

San Andreas Senior Center participants and Calaveras High School students learn to create a nutritious in-season meal from the garden.

This project satisfies several kitchen itches, namely: makes good use of sourdough discard, shows some love for a neglected kitchen tool, and produces a simple, delicious cracker. The original version of this recipe can be found at https://www.loveandoliveoil.

Plain water is recommended to replace sugar-sweetened beverages to support health, yet concerns about tap water safety and barriers to access present challenges to making water the beverage of choice.

Behavioral health disorders, such as depression and anxiety, affect a significant number of Americans each year. In 2017 one in eight youths between 12 to 17 years old experienced a major depressive episode compared to one in 14 adults.

Schools across the nation are removing chocolate milk from their meal programs to reduce students' intake of added sugar.

Across California, CalFresh shoppers can use their EBT cards at most farmers markets and double the value of their benefit, up to $10 per family each market day.

Schools across the nation are instituting new policies to remove chocolate milk from their meal programs in an effort to reduce students' added sugar intake.

Fava beans, or broad beans, are one of the oldest know cultivated plants carbon dated to over 10,000 years ago according to research published in an online paper in the journal of Scientific Reports.