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Category: Children

2013 Kids’ State Dinner is Shaping Up

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Last Updated on April 29, 2017 by Stephanie

Plans were underway for the year 2013 (2nd annual) Kids’ State Dinner aka celebration of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge promoted by Let’s Move. (2017 UPDATE NOTICE: Unfortunately, the Let’s Move website is no longer active since Michelle Obama is no longer the current First Lady. You may find that previous availability of recipes and information from the Let’s Move program may have been scrubbed from other government related websites as well.) Winners of the recipe contest were announced around late June 2013, although winners in some cases received some local celebrity in their home town locations in advance of the announcement.

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2013 White House Kids’ State Dinner

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Last Updated on April 29, 2017 by Stephanie

As part of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s signature “Let’s Move” initiative to end childhood obesity in America, on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 the second annual White House “Kids’ State Dinner” as a formal luncheon was scheduled to celebrate the winners of the 2013 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. (2017 UPDATE NOTICE: Unfortunately, the Let’s Move website is no longer active since Michelle Obama is no longer the current First Lady. You may find that previous availability of recipes and information from the Let’s Move program may have been scrubbed from other government related websites as well.) Selected healthy focus recipes were

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Hydrate Like an Olympian! Part 2 of 2

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Last Updated on August 4, 2014 by Stephanie

With the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on everyone’s minds this July, we’re continuing our series on the importance of hydration. In Part 1 of 2 of this series on hydration, we noted via infotainment some considerations as to when it might be most appropriate to use just cool (not cold) water to rehydrate and when something more might be needed. (Symbol of the five Olympic Rings which is in the Public Domain in the United States shown for identification purposes only courtesy of Wikipedia Commons). We’ll get into a bit more of the subject of hydration in this infotainment blog post, including

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Sensory Elements Can Set the Tone For Mealtimes

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Last Updated on March 7, 2014 by Stephanie

Since it is springtime, we thought it would be a good time to share some infotainment relative to various sensory elements that can set the tone for mealtimes. Those sensory elements can include, but are not limited to, ones which are visual in nature, or are from sound, are aromatic, pertain to taste, or are textural, all of which can influence the tone at mealtimes. Sensory elements may interplay in multiple ways in terms of mealtime atmosphere as well, but that’s a topic for another time. These principles can be especially beneficial to keep in mind if you have any

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Hydrate Like an Olympian! Part 1 of 2

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Last Updated on July 27, 2012 by Stephanie

Every 4 years it’s time for another Summer Olympics and the world turns its eyes toward the value of sports in our collective lives. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a world class athlete, a “weekend warrior” or the parent of a young person active in sports, you still need to be aware of some critical aspects of nutrition that can affect sports performance and overall health. (Rethink Your Drink graphic courtesy of the CDC) Olympic athletes know that adequate hydration along with other factors of optimal nutrition for sports performance can mean the difference between standing on the medal stand or

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