The USDA banned whole milk from school lunches in 2012, citing saturated fat concerns. Now, with the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, lawmakers from both parties say it’s time to rethink that. Some ...

The same federal guidelines that once told Americans to eat 11 servings of carbs every day might soon advise against ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he is putting common sense and nutrition into a new ...

A Republican-led bill would create new school lunch and breakfast food guidelines to prioritize more regional foods, like meat, dairy and corn. The Iowa Department of Education would have to apply ...

A bill attempting to waive federal rules to put more foods like corn and meat on Iowa K-12 students' lunch trays caused a ...

Representative Austin Baeth, a Democrat from Des Moines, said the bill flips the evidence-based food pyramid on its head. “This bill makes Iowa kids guinea pigs,” Baeth said.

Parents naturally want to give their kids the best chance at a full, happy life that they can. This, of course, includes setting their children up for success socially. According to a recent study ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - The foods schools are required to serve Iowa students could soon be changing. Republicans in the Iowa House passed a bill Wednesday that ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Legislation passed Wednesday by Iowa House Republicans that would require schools to ...

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UBC Dietetics student Jasmine Zhao made fox toast with elementary school students. Scroll down to find the recipe and instructions! Are you a parent or caregiver trying to get your children to try new ...