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Tired minds crave junk food

 By Becky Schilling on Jun. 12, 2012

A new study came out this week that said if you’re tired you are more likely to crave junk food than when you’re well rested. The researchers, from St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia University in New York, found that tired brains associate junk food with reward and pleasure, making sleep-deprived people more likely to grab a burger or slice of pizza.

Confessions of a soda fiend

 By Lindsey Ramsey on Jun. 07, 2012

Last week New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed one of his increasingly common ideas for bans in the form of restricting the size of the sodas, energy drinks, and presweetened teas that can be sold in restaurants, movie theaters and sports arenas to no larger than 16 fluid ounces.

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School food fight

By Paul King on May 25, 2012

There is an interesting battle going on between high school students and the government—and even among elected officials themselves—over whether the government has the right to dictate to students what they can eat.

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Healthy flavors, healthy kids: "The Biggest Loser," updating kids' menus and LA's fight for healthy menus

By Becky Schilling on May 24, 2012

Earlier this month I spent three days in San Antonio attending the CIA’s Healthy Flavors, Healthy Kids conference. Now in its second year, the conference brings together leaders from all aspects of child nutrition to discuss the growing childhood obesity epidemic and ways to combat that trend.

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HBO showcases students rethinking school lunch

By Becky Schilling on May 17, 2012

This week HBO began showing a new series, “The Weight of the Nation,” which focuses on the growing obesity problem in this country. As a part of that series, a special kids’ episode was produced called, The Great Cafeteria Takeover. The episode featured a group of remarkable students from New Orleans’ Recovery School District (RSD).

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Purchasing After “Pink Slime”

By Becky Schilling on May 16, 2012

“Pink slime.” Those two words have sparked public outrage from parents and caused a public relations nightmare for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The controversy forced Beef Product Inc., the South Carolina-based company that produces lea

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Calif. schools junk food ban yields results

May 16, 2012

A new report published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows that high school students in California, where schools started cracking down on junk food in school cafeterias five years ago, consume fewer calories and less fat and sugar at school than students in other states.

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Sustainability in Practice: Hospital Makes Meatless Philly Cheese Steak

By Becky Schilling on May 09, 2012

At 96-bed Magee Rehabilitation in Philadelphia, customers are learning to love meatless options, including a meat-free version of the sandwich that bears the city’s name—a Philly Cheese St...

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Sustainability in Practice: Humane the Name of the Game

By Lindsey Ramsey on May 01, 2012

In February Bon Appétit Management Co. announced the rollout of a comprehensive animal welfare policy to all of its more than 400 cafés nationwide. The new policy includes requirements such as all pork Bon Appétit serves must be produ

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Don’t Blame NYC's Breakfast in the Classroom for Obesity

By Becky Schilling on Apr. 26, 2012

Last week a story came out in the New York Times about a study that cited students in New York public schools were eating breakfast in multiple locations and were therefore “inadvertently taking in excess calories.”

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