Boulder Valley – Students and Healthy Hot Lunch

Call in Show is Wednesday, February 15th 8:35 AM – 9:30 AM
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USDA Plans to Upgrade School Lunches

Listen to Middle School Students talk about Hot Lunches and  Chef Ann Cooper talks about the new USDA guidelines for [...]

Boulder Valley Hot Lunch Gains Ground

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Sometime soon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is expected to raise quality standards for the meals provided in public schools.  It’s the first change like this in 15 years.  And among budget strapped school districts, there’s likely to be a scramble for how to meet the new standards and how to [...]

Swansea – Gratitude

Here is a holiday story from Swansea Elementary  students (about 3:00) and it’s about having gratitude.  In addition, there is a focus on the pilgrim corn and bean salad and manners, which are part of the holiday time period nutrition classes.
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Swansea Students Talk about Junk Food

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Pumpkins – Superfood at Swansea Elementary

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Pumpkin Superfood at Swansea Elementary

With Halloween right around the corner, bright orange pumpkins are making their festive annual debut. KRCC’s Ellen Mahoney visited the pumpkin patch at Rock Creek Farm in Broomfield and talked with farmer Scott Miller. Then Ellen went to Swansea Elementary School in Denver when she met with SuperFoods Project Coordinator Anne Wilson, where [...]

Jose and his mom make a corn salad

Thanks to Jose and his mom for this story, and to radio producer Sarah Hughes and video producer Maeve Conran for this final report.

Call-in Show: Children’s Nutrition Policy in Colorado

KGNU Station Manager Sam Fuqua talks with three experts on Colorado’s Nutrition Policy for children.
Katherine Moos
Child Nutrition Program Manager
Hunger Free Colorado

Anne Bennett, MPH, RD Director of Nutrition Services
WIC Services – Women, Infants and Children
Tri-County Health Department
Cody Belzley
Vice President of Public Affairs
Colorado Children’s Campaign
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Call-In Show – Food Allergies and Additives

KGNU News Director Maeve Conran talks with Allergy-Kids founder, Robyn Obrien and the Renegade Lunch Lady, Chef Ann Cooper.
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Maeve Conran: This is community radio KGNU. We continue next with our nutrition programming. If you’ve been tuning in all week on the Morning Magazine, you will have [...]

Call-in Show Taking Food Lessons Home to the Kitchen Table

KGNU Radio Station Manager Sam Fuqua talks with Ashley Elementary School Principal Ken Hulslander and Integrated Nutrition Education Program’s Catia Chavez about how to lessons on healthy food choices in the classroom extend to children’s choices throughout the day . . . including at home.
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