In Colorado, one in nine children faces hunger, and nearly half of households receiving SNAP benefits have children, according to Feeding America. In 2018, a group of passionate citizens decided to address this self-statistical head-on. Through grassroots campaigning and door-to-door canvassing, they got a measure in November 2018 ballot to establish a fund for healthy food access and food education for low-income, underserved Denver youth.
Ordinance 302 passed with 59 percent of the vote. It increased sales and use tax within the City and County of Denver by 0.08 percent for ten years and established the Healthy Food for Denver…
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Experts say you should start small, keep it simple
Most people have had the experience of deciding they want to eat better so they can look and feel better, but most of us have learned that wanting something and achieving it are very different things.
The good news is that healthy eating doesn’t have to be as overwhelming or complicated as some people make it out to be.
Like most anything else, one’s first healthy eating goal should be to start small. “Choose just one food at a time to introduce more frequently to your diet and be sure to incorporate healthy foods you also enjoy,” suggests Lisa Young,…