Category Archive: Food & Nutrition
“Healthy?” It still may be junk food
by Craig Mosbaek, CHP Contributor.
“It’s not junk food, it’s organic!” That’s what my daughter said when I called something junk food. Yes, it was high-fat, high-calorie food, and organic.
Apparently, adults make these mistakes ...
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Study Shows Soda Bans Pay Off in Better Health
A new study shows that the Boston public schools’ ban on sugary drinks has paid off, with high school students drinking fewer sweetened drinks even when they’re not at school.
In 2004, Boston public schools banned the sale of ...
Classic New York Steakhouse Requires Menu Labeling - Good Thing?
In his review of the 85-year old New York steakhouse Palm, Sam Sifton writes:
“A silky lobster bisque of deceptive heartiness derives its thickness almost certainly from rice rather than cream, and lists only 120 calories on the menu.”
“Yes, ...
Censorship and Obfuscation: The latest refuge of unhealthy food dealers
Recent events locally and nationally have brought forth a disturbing trend in the movement to make healthier choices the easy choice for more people: Censorship.
Across the country, legislators in New York, Iowa, Minnesota, and Florida all ...
Wall Street’s Influence on Our Nation’s Health
A recent story on PepsiCo. in the Wall Street Journal shows how much influence large investors and Wall Street analysts can have on our nation’s health.
PepsiCo. was criticized for “taking eye off ball and focusing on healthy foods.” ...
Oregon Farm to School Bill Alive but “Unlikely”
As the 2011 Oregon legislative session winds down, state policy makers are still considering a bill (HB 2800) that would use $2 million from state lottery revenues to encourage schools to buy Oregon food products and promote school garden ...
Junk Foods Still in Schools
The Oregon Legislature passed the Healthy Foods for Healthy Students law in 2007 to get junk foods out of schools. However, a recent article in the Portland Tribune reports that some schools are still selling soda and high-calorie snacks in ...
What’s Your Domestic Health Policy?
By Craig Mosbaek, CHP Contributing Writer
When advocating for policies that promote health, we usually think of reaching out to the elected officials in state legislatures and city or county commissions. However, policies can be implemented by ...
Students Design Projects to Improve Health
Oregon students recently received grants to promote health at school, including projects to track kids’ snacking habits and expand school gardens. A recent article in the Portland Tribune highlighted the grant program sponsored by FamilyCare, ...
66% of all Milk Consumed in Schools is Sweetened
Have you seen the video of Jamie Oliver pouring a wheelbarrow full or sugar cubes onto an auditorium floor saying “this is how much the average kid consumes per year.”
In April 2011, the New York Times put out a piece about the toxicity of ...
The Farm Bureau: Bad as all that?
Eric Schlosser’s recent look at the nefarious attempts of industrial food processors to deflect their own responsibility to our nation’s health by labeling their critics as “elitist,” has brought to my attention a new evil empire: The ...
Calling Out Hypocritical Factory Food Industry
In a recent editorial in the Washington Post, Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, attacked the factory farming industry – in this case he was referring to American Farm Bureau president Bob Stallman – for misusing the term ...
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