Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services promised healthier kids. The administration’s actions tell a different ...

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 ...

Creative Lunch Ideas for Children Every day, parents face the challenge of emptying their child's lunch box, often finding it still full due to their reluctance to eat. To tackle this, consider ...

Children and teens should drink water, plain pasteurized cow’s milk and limited amounts of 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices, according to healthy beverage guidelines recently released by an ...

Kay Jennings, the executive director of TCR Child Care Corporation, said she’s excited about receiving this grant, but more excited about what it’ll do for her babies.

ORLANDO, Fla. – One in five kids and adolescents in the U.S. is obese and it’s considered a serious public health problem. Obesity can affect everything in the body, like the heart and lungs, and ...

States are targeting chemicals and additives in foods as Republican and Democrats embrace one aspect of the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" push.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A food truck offering free, nutritious meals to all Staten Island youth made its debut Monday after a year of community advocacy convinced city officials to finally include the ...

Anti-hunger advocates say the Healthy Kids Iowa program, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ summer nutrition program created to replace Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, was burdensome and ineffective at ...

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 ...