U.S. District Judge John Woodcock is weighing whether to block the Department of Agriculture from withholding the funds to Maine over alleged Title IX violations, or if the case should be referred to the Federal Claims Court.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Hannaford donates $400,000 for child health
The money will be used to improve nutrition and decrease obesity.
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Posted inFood
Here’s why you should eat your vegetables first
The ‘meal sequencing’ strategy runs counter to the way people often eat and suggests it’s better to reach for the basket of bread or chips at the end of a meal.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan cooking classes on offer at MaineGeneral Medical Center
Cookbook author and cooking teacher Colin McCullough makes plant-based cooking easy, fast and tasty for beginners.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Is a half-hour lunch break best for Maine students?
Some say a proposed mandate for 30-minute lunch periods would be better for students’ nutrition, while others argue that it would create more opportunity for trouble.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Study casts more doubt on benefit of high-dose vitamin D pills
Taking high doses of vitamin D doesn’t reduce the risk of broken bones in generally healthy older Americans, researchers report.
Posted inFood
Diet soda is fine, and 3 other food truths it’s time you believed
Also: Speaking some hard-to-accept truths about junk food, lettuce, and buying local.
Posted inFood, Recipes
As pandemic stretches on, Mainers rediscover pleasures of good breakfast
It’s morning in Maine, and the big feed is on.
Posted inFood, Nation & World
New U.S. dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2
The guidelines stop short of two key recommendations from scientists advising the government: Everyone should limit their added sugar intake to less than 6% of calories and men should limit alcohol to one drink per day.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For many kids, distance learning makes healthy eating a lot harder
Kids are protected from COVID at home, but they’re exposed to digital junk food ads on educational platforms – unless the USDA takes action.