AZTEC — Speaking to a group of participants in the annual Northwest New Mexico Local Food Summit on July 21, Andrew Foster took a look around the Growing Forward Farm just south of the San Juan County government complex and offered a simple explanation for what the project was designed to do.
“This farm is what Extension does,” Foster said, referring to the San Juan County Cooperative Extension Office of New Mexico State University, which aims to translate cutting-edge agricultural research into education and action at the county level throughout the state.
Foster, the farm’s coordinator, and Bonnie Hopkins Byers,…
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Donut Strike for Manna, first responders raised 30,750 healthy meals for Manna Food Bank
Local first responders raised 30,750 healthy meals during the 2023 Donut Strike for Manna.
Local law enforcement and fire departments teamed up again to fight hunger.
During the 2023 Donut Strike for Manna, eight agencies across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties collected food and funds, raising the equivalent of 30,750 healthy meals for hungry neighbors in need served by the Manna Food Bank. This year’s event brought first responders’ total contributions since 2017 to more than 160,000 healthy meals for children and families in need.
Pen Air Federal Credit Union supported the Donut Strike once again by kicking off the…
Income, healthy food access linked to life expectancy
Income and healthy food accessibility are associated with life expectancy, with the lowest life expectancy in low-income/low-access census tracts, according to a study published online June 28 in the Journal of Urban Health.
Jason Massey, MPH, from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the association between measures of healthy food accessibility and life expectancy at birth across 67,138 contiguous US census tracts. The researchers used the 2015 Food Research Atlas Index from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on income/poverty level and distance-based geographic access to healthy food to measure healthy food access for each census tract.…
Meeting official healthy food guidelines will cost the poor half their disposable income
Meeting official healthy food guidelines will cost the poor half their disposable income, research shows
Higher food and drink prices have left some struggling to afford healthy options
Inflation has hit the lowest 20 per cent of earners, according to the Food Foundation
By Francesca Washtell
Published: 07:59PM EDT, July 8, 2023 | Updated: 8:20 PM EDT, July 8, 2023
Britain’s poorest families would need to spend half their disposable income on food to meet the Government’s healthy-eating guidelines, research shows.
Soaring food and drink prices have left many households struggling to afford the healthier alternatives recommended on the NHS’s…
AI could democratize nutritional advice, but safety and accuracy must come first
When you search online to see how people are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, you will quickly find that food requests are popular. More specifically, users are seeking help with menu planning to meet their personal dietary goals.
But how effective is this technology in providing dietary advice? In a consumer poll, more than three out of five consumers agreed they would like to eat a healthier diet. Some 73% felt it was important to buy food that had a low environmental impact.
A substandard diet is a leading cause of chronic disease and death around the…
Is More Fiber the Healthiest Way to Lose Weight?
Fiber might just be the key to healthy weight management—and by nature packages it in a perfectly balanced ratio with carbs when you eat them as whole foods. Think unprocessed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds. Research suggests that carbohydrates are meant to come packaged in a nature-balanced ratio of total carbohydrates to fiber. In fact, certain types of fiber affect how completely your body absorbs carbohydrates and tells your cells how to process them once they are absorbed.
Fiber slows the absorption of sugar in your gut. It also orchestrates the fundamental biology that recent blockbuster weight…
Breakfast tacos, chickpea burgers and more
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You asked, we answered! Hundreds of Start TODAY members told us they wanted healthier, balanced meal ideas to help them reach their health goals. This dietitian-designed meal plan gives you the flexibility to ease into spring and summer — all while learning the building blocks of healthy eating.
This week’s menu features plant-based MVPs, including snap peas, carrots, avocado, asparagus and lettuce. You’ll find these ingredients in meals from Steak Caesar Salad to Chickpea Burgers,…
Five healthy foods to add to your summer diet
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A worker picks raspberries at Masse, a berry farm operation in Saint Paul d’Abbotsford near Granby, Quebec, Canada August 11, 2022.CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/Reuters
There are many reasons to love summer. Warm weather, longer days, swimming and barbecues are on my list.
So, too, is summer’s abundance of fruits and vegetables – berries, watermelon, peaches, sweet cherries, field bell peppers, crispy lettuce, summer squash and more.
You can’t beat the in-season locally grown produce when it comes to nutrient content and flavour. Plus, choosing locally grown fruits and vegetables over their imported counterparts helps save on your…