by | May 24, 2016 | Janelle Walker, Nutrition Facts Label, Shopping, Wendy Phillips
Americans are faced with a smorgasbord of foods, eating venues, and endless “advice” from television, the Internet, and (sometimes questionable) “experts” so it can be difficult for a person to determine which foods are the healthiest to eat. Many consumers,...
by | May 2, 2016 | Food Security, Hunger, Monica Hershey, Shopping
Food security has been officially defined as “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life” by the World Food Summit of 1996(1). Food insecurity, therefore, is the opposite of this: when someone’s...
by | Apr 13, 2016 | Adolescent Nutrition, Janelle Walker, Moms, Pediatric Nutrition, Shopping, Wendy Phillips
Last week I went grocery shopping at my favorite “big box” market, and once again I winced as I watched the total click higher and the printed receipt get longer. The printed tape makes it even more difficult to deny that the cost of food has skyrocketed over the past...