Topic: Child Nutrition

The Service Employees International Union spent $554,000 lobbying the federal government in the second quarter on such issues as taxes, financial...

Vending machines add 253 calories to diets

For many students, "back to school" means back to a vending machine diet. As you might guess, this isn't necessarily a good thing for student ...

Is It Safe to Eat Expired Food?

Almost all food products have expiration dates or codes on them these days. But what happens if you keep an item on the shelf after the expiration...
A few weeks ago, a fellow parent on my school district's wellness committee sent me Marion Nestle that schools may apply directly through the...

Training serves up new ideas for school lunches

Giving an apple to a teacher used to be the way students tried to help their grades. Now, schools are trying to get students to eat an apple a day ...

Netcare humbled by staff during strike

Private hospital group Netcare said on Friday it had been humbled by the efforts of its staff who treated over 700 patients who had not been able ...
Analyst at Citigroup, Inc's (NYSE: C) equities research division gave shares of HJ Heinz Co (NYSE: HNZ) a “buy” rating with a price target of $4.00...
P.E.A. - pea, edamame, and apple. . NBC's Norah O'Donnell and husband Geoff Tracy have a new cook book due out this week. But with all the...
Boulder-based advertising firm Crispin Porter + Bogusky is renowned for using viral tactics and edgy (and sometimes controversial) campaigns to...
Brendan McDermid/Reuters/Landov . Many a celebrity mom has sung the praises of homemade baby food, but how many will whip up a batch of sweet...