Not enough access to healthy foods in Bay State – NECN

Not enough access to healthy foods in Bay State NECN Massachusetts Public Health department reports places like Boston, Springfield and Brockton have 30 percent less supermarkets per person than national average. Lack of healthy food does lead to health problems including weight gain and other chronic ... and more?? Read more »

Walmart, Michelle Obama’s Healthy Food Announcement Could Save Lives – Huffington Post (blog)

msnbc.com Walmart, Michelle Obama's Healthy Food Announcement Could Save Lives Huffington Post (blog) Though the company's huge footprint in the marketplace means consumers can pay lower prices for clothing, electronics, and increasingly, food -- it has also ... Michelle Obama, Wal-Mart announce healthy food campaign Washington Post Walmart to lower healthy food costs, improve labeling info The City Wire Wal-Mart to Make Food Healthier and Healthy Food Affordable Eat. Drink Read more »

Does Calorie-Labeling at Restaurants Lead to Healthier Eating? – Scientific American

Daily Mail Does Calorie-Labeling at Restaurants Lead to Healthier Eating? Scientific American I think fast- food customers who are busy and interested in having a nice meal are just not that interested in the calorie posting. Read more »

Kids Café helps needy Boston children get a healthy meal – Wicked Local Roslindale

Kids Café helps needy Boston children get a healthy meal Wicked Local Roslindale “We are in areas where the kids really need a healthy meal. In a lot of the situations, it's a single working mom picking up her children really late at ... Read more »

Food series sheds light on eating healthy – The Boston – Bay State Banner

Food series sheds light on eating healthy The Boston - Bay State Banner Focusing on nutrition, Cheung discussed each group in the food pyramid, correcting many common misperceptions about what a healthy diet looks like. ... Read more »

Garden Party: Kids get hands dirty and grow healthy food – Daily News Tribune

Garden Party: Kids get hands dirty and grow healthy food Daily News Tribune But, she said, after teaming up with Healthy Waltham and enlisting area children, four beds are full of vegetables and fruit. Judy Fallows said Boston Bark ... Read more »

‘Bounty Bucks’ provides cash for fresh, local foods – The Boston – Bay State Banner

'Bounty Bucks' provides cash for fresh, local foods The Boston - Bay State Banner “We're trying to promote healthy food , and this helps people afford it,” he said. But on the first day this season that the Mission Hill farmers' market ... Read more »