Aim to be different from the average American, who eats only two servings of vegetables a day — and counts French fries as a vegetable (they really don’t count).
Fall is a great time to fill at least a quarter of your plate — the recommended servings — with fresh, colorful, tasty vegetables. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, [...]

Pink. It seems to be everywhere. Have you noticed the color at the local grocery store on cereal boxes, or perhaps on TV during football Sundays? The month of October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a movement for 25 years of awareness, education, and empowerment. Breast cancer touches more than just those who [...]

The mealtime struggle between parents and children is a daily event for many families. While some kids are just picky eaters, other times they flat-out refuse to eat. Here’s some advice about food strikes from Marilyn Day, MSRD, Nutritionist in Preventive Cardiology at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
What should I do if I my child refuses to [...]

One in eight Coloradans, half of them being children, suffer from hunger daily. Here are a few ways you and your kids can help that include watching the Sesame Street special on child hunger this Sunday with a new muppet, Lily. Also learn about The Big Give to benefit the Food Bank of the Rockies.

A former Denver Public Schools lunch director told a group of journalists and school advocates Wednesday that his district likely would cut free-meal programs for poor schools if new nutrition standards take effect that require schools to serve more fruits and vegetables.
The panel discussion was sponsored by the National Potato Council, which represents potato farmers [...]

I have had a rough year. Health-wise.
I was in danger of losing my eyesight in January. I broke my finger in July. But, most of all, this year has been eclipsed by a strain of bacteria that invaded my ear during SXSW Interactive in March. Invasive Group A Streptococcus to be specific. The bacteria that [...]

For a kid who gets decent grades and is headed to college next year, my 17-year-old son can be a knucklehead about breakfast. If something isn’t at his fingertips as he stumbles out the door on his way to early-morning football practice, he’ll go without.
And it shows, not only on the field, but in the [...]

The big guy on the bike held up his arm: a long swath of scabs; skin turned to hamburger. Still, he was smiling. “He convinced me to go off the bigger jump,” said Mike Davis, 37, gesturing toward his 5-year-old son, Braedyn. “And here’s the result.”
Davis’ meeting of flesh and dirt doesn’t make him so [...]

New proposed school lunch standards have some members of the Colorado congressional delegation wrangling.
Over potatoes.
Both small and large, purple and brown and gray — but not sweet ones, it turns out.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suggested changing the rules on what can be served to more than 31 million kids — 394,683 in Colorado [...]

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This is the time of year I start getting antsy at the grocery store. My beloved mangoes, peaches, strawberries et al. will soon be going out of season, leaving me with slim pickings.
Sorry, apples and oranges. It’s nothing personal.
That’s why Door-to-Door Organics produce is such a great choice. This [...]