For generations, well-meaning parents have resorted to an arsenal of food rules, including “clean your plate before you leave the table,” to try to get their children to eat a well-balanced diet. “My ...

We like to say that food is medicine, yet the nation’s largest daily prescription is written with virtually none of the safeguards that govern drugs. Every year, the National School Lunch Program ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The City of Fort Wayne and its partners announced that the Plant, Pick and Plate program will launch soon for kids on the southeast side. The program, for kids in grades 5-9, ...

But what if there was a simple, science-backed visual tool to guide you at every meal? Well, there is! It's called the Healthy Eating Plate, created by nutrition experts at Harvard's T.H. Chan School ...

Jun. 27—MITCHELL — The Mitchell Food Pantry serves as an important resource to local residents, providing a wide supply of healthful food and cooking options to over 1,000 patrons in the Mitchell area ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The state of Iowa launched “Healthy Kids Iowa,” a pilot program providing healthy food over the summer for Iowa children ages 4 to 18 years old. The Food Bank of Siouxland wants to ...

More than two dozen school districts and 11 early education programs statewide will share in $850,000 in state grant money so they can buy locally grown, nutritious food for kids, Gov. Maura Healey’s ...

RIGHT NOW, FAMILIES IN NEED CAN SIGN UP FOR THE NEW SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM, HEALTHY KIDS IOWA. IT’S AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE USDA SUMMER EBT PROGRAM CALLED SUN BUCKS. EACH ELIGIBLE CHILD WILL RECEIVE UP TO ...