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Healthy meals for all lifestyles are available at this east Belleville restaurant

Like many others, I am a busy person. So when I’m writing away or out reporting a story, it’s sometimes hard to fit in lunch. I don’t always want to hit a fast food drive-thru (although those veggie White Castle sliders aren’t half bad). I certainly don’t want to do it every day. Belleville has a great new option for people on the go and people who want to go with something healthier for them. Clean Eatz is located at 2525 Green Mount Commons Drive, Suite 280, in the same plaza as the Walmart, Lowe’s and a variety of other…
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Michelle Obama launches a food company to produce healthier options for kids: Shots

Michelle Obama promoted healthy eating habits when she was first lady. Now, as co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition, she aims to give parents healthier food options for their kids. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle captions Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Michelle Obama promoted healthy eating habits when she was first lady. Now, as co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition, she aims to give parents healthier food options for their kids. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Michelle Obama is taking on a new role as the co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition, which aims to market food and beverages for kids that are both tasty and healthy. The company,…
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Michelle Obama launches a healthy food-and-drink brand to fight childhood obesity

Red Apple Group and United Refining Company Chairman and CEO John Catsimatidis discusses how looming market pressures will cause food and gas prices to spike again. Former First Lady Michelle Obama announced the launch of a healthy food and beverage company she co-founded that is targeted at fighting childhood obesity. The former first lady spearheaded the Let’s Move campaign, a program aimed at ending childhood obesity, during her time at the White House. She announced her latest venture at the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival on Wednesday, May 3. “We’re hoping not to just provide healthy and delicious…
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Michelle Obama launches a healthy food and beverage company for kids

CNN — Former first lady Michelle Obama announced Wednesday the launch of a healthy food and beverage company she co-founded to offer parents “healthier, great-tasting products” for their children. “I’ve learned that on this issue, if you want to change the game, you can’t just work from the outside. You’ve got to get inside—you’ve got to find ways to change the food and beverage industry itself,” Obama said in a speech at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival. “I’m proud to announce the national launch of a company designed not only to provide better products, but to jumpstart…
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Doctors Reveal ‘The 1 Food I Won’t Give Up’

Doctors: They’re just like us (at least when it comes to pizza). Doctors: They’re just like us (at least when it comes to pizza). Doctors spend years learning about the best ways to take care of the human body. But as humans themselves, they know that life is not all rules and best practices. Sometimes, you just need a slice of pizza, a cold can of Diet Coke or some milk and cookies, and that’s OK, too. We talked to physicians in fields including family medicine, cardiology, internal medicine, public health, dermatology and plastic surgery who told us about how…
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Healthy Food for Denver Kids Commission Seeks Two New Members

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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Healthy Food Ads Don’t Make People Happy; Junk Food Ads Do

Ever wondered why you delight in TV commercials showing junk foods compared to those featuring healthy meals and diets? A new study found that the former triggers positive emotions compared to the latter. The University of Michigan researchers recently published their study on how the two types of food ads affect the feelings of viewers, particularly their food-related emotional expectations. They found that commercial shots of juicy burgers, chicken nuggets and creamy milkshakes increased the beliefs of viewers that they would feel positive emotions when they ate those types of foods. On the other hand, there is no evidence that…
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7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (April 17-23)

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. A free 7-day, flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas and a shopping list. All recipes include macros and Weight Watchers points. 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (April 17-23) Looking for quick lunch ideas? Try my Tuna Sandwich with Avocado or my Air Fryer Salmon Fish Sandwich. Want to meal prep? Check out my Honey Sriracha Chicken and Broccoli Meal Prep Bowls and my Tofu Poke Bowl. What’s your favorite? With grocery prices soaring, many of us are having to adjust, scale back and/or get more…