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Little Axe sets food handler certification course Published: Wed, May 9, 2012 People seeking a food handler's card can participate in a certification course at Little Axe on Thursday. Read More
For healthy babies, yum-factor matters Published: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 Taste matters when it comes to baby food. Erin Jarvis was getting desperate. Her 7-month-old daughter Autumn simply wasn't eating any store-bought food. Like so many moms and dads, Jarvis was worried her baby wasn't getting the nutrition needed for proper growth. Then she tried Baby Gourmet, a new arrival to the... Read More
Boynton-Moton district to close June 30 Updated: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 OKLAHOMA CITY - The State Board of Education took action Thursday afternoon to remove the accreditation of the Boynton-Moton Public School District. The school will officially close on June 30. Department of Education spokesman Damon Gardenhire said the decision was based on a number of noncompliance issues... Read More
New guidelines would make school lunches healthier Updated: Thu, Jan 13, 2011 The Agriculture Department's proposal applies to lunches subsidized by the federal government. The guidelines would require schools to cut sodium in those meals by more than half, use more whole grains and serve low-fat milk. They also would limit kids to only one cup of starchy vegetables a week, so schools... Read More
Obama: Nutrition bill vital to children's future Updated: Wed, Dec 15, 2010 WASHINGTON — Thousands more children would eat lunches and dinners at school and all school food would become more nutritious under a bill President Barack Obama signed into law Monday, part of an administration-wide effort to combat childhood obesity. "At a very basic level, this act is about doing... Read More
Feds consider limiting potatoes offered to kids while commission member continues spud diet Updated: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 GLEED, Wash. — Potato growers are fighting back against efforts to ban or limit potatoes in federal child nutrition programs, arguing the tuber is loaded with potassium and vitamin C and shouldn't be considered junk food. One Washington man is so exasperated by the proposals that he's in the midst of a... Read More
Feeding your infant: A guide for the first few months Updated: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 Motherhood comes with a host of accessories and a whole bunch of questions. One of the most common worries new moms face concerns feeding their new bundle of joy. Breastfeed or bottle feed? Can I do both? What if the baby doesn’t like the bottle? Is formula ok? “All these questions are normal,” explains... Read More
Michelle Obama helps kids get fit Updated: Mon, May 3, 2010 First Lady Michelle Obama announced her “Let's Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity this year. The goal is to solve childhood obesity within one generation so that children born today reach adulthood in good health. Childhood obesity has more than tripled and 1 in 3 American children is either... Read More
Creating fit and healthy children Updated: Thu, Mar 4, 2010 Eric Fisher says his sons are crazy about sports, so staying active comes easily. The Nichols Hills family’s summer is filled with weightlifting camps, preseason football, bicycling riding and running. “For them, it’s just their normal life,” Fisher said. “We have seven bicycles in our garage for... Read More
China: 'Out of control' dairy system led to abuse Updated: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 BEIJING (AP) -- China's agriculture minister acknowledged Tuesday that the country's milk-gathering system was "out of control" and led to abuses that put contaminated dairy products in stores across Asia, sickening some 54,000 babies and killing four. At least nine countries banned imports of Chinese... Read More
New security measures Published: Fri, Aug 11, 2006 Questions and answers about new security measurers implemented Thursday by the Transportation Security Administration in the wake of the foiled terrorism plot in Britain: Q: Is it safe to fly? A: Yes. We do not have any specific threat to flights in the U.S. However, out of an abundance of caution, we have taken... Read More
Baby fat: When to rejoice, when to worry Published: Wed, Aug 2, 2006 New parents learn quickly that everyone has something to say about a pudgy baby, with remarks ranging from harmless ("Look at those chubby cheeks") to hurtful ("Isn't he a little big for his age?"). "I got comments all the time from my so-called friends," says Lan Ma, recalling that her two children, as infants,... Read More
Baby fat: When to rejoice, when to worry Published: Wed, Aug 2, 2006 New parents learn quickly that everyone has something to say about a pudgy baby, with remarks ranging from harmless ("Look at those chubby cheeks") to hurtful ("Isn't he a little big for his age?"). "I got comments all the time from my so-called friends," says Lan Ma, recalling that her two children, as infants,... Read More
Students raise $10,000 Updated: Mon, May 22, 2006 Project to feed hungry children finds success with city walk Oklahoma City high school students raised enough money to buy 300 starving children school meals for a year and walked Sunday to bring attention to world hunger. Casady School students raised more than $10,000 and donated it to the United Nations... Read More
Students ask for healthy options Updated: Thu, Apr 27, 2006 On any usual day, most teenagers will plod in to the cafeteria at lunch, flinging their backpacks in to chairs as they half walk, half run to the lunch line. Today's lunch features a choice between pizza, nachos, spaghetti, French fries, tater tots, and barbeque sandwiches. That's not exactly health food. The point... Read More
Dr. Bauman on breast-feeding Updated: Mon, Nov 28, 2005 Breast-feeding healthy for baby -- and Mom, as well, says Dr. Bauman. Read More
Nutrition benefits available Updated: Thu, Sep 8, 2005 Gulf Coast evacuees who qualify for the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program can receive benefits here, state Health Department officials said Wednesday. Program food vouchers from Louisiana and Alabama will be redeemable through Oklahoma vendors. Displaced families also can apply for nutrition program... Read More
Fit for You: School nutrition Updated: Tue, Sep 6, 2005 Nutrition and learning go hand in hand. Kids who are nutritionally fit are more likely to have the energy, stamina and self-esteem that enhance their ability to learn. Good breakfast options include yogurt mixed with cereal and fruit, a cereal bar with a glass of milk and a piece of fruit or a peanut butter... Read More
Ad Watch: Citizens for a Strong Senate Updated: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 Editor's note: This is one in a series analyzing television campaign advertisements in the U.S. Senate race between U.S. Rep. Brad Carson, D-Claremore, and former U.S. Rep. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee. Watch this ad The ad says: "Lots of babies have been delivered by Doctor Coburn. But when I was 2, he cut off... Read More
Tropiary: March 2004 Updated: Wed, Mar 31, 2004 Note: Some of the links referred to may no longer function. Sorry. Wednesday, March 31, 2004 No RSVP required The latest target of my abstract curmudgeonism? That profoundly relevant metro institution known as Read More
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