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Peas and Corn 60 calories 390 mg of sodium 0 g of fat FACT: A healthy alternative to sides like fries. But fresh is best since it spares you the sodium in canned foods...
...result that the major soft-drink companies agreed to withdraw all high-calorie sodas from schools by 2009. In Arizona, the Pima tribe of Native Americans, which has some of the highest obesity levels in the world, is growing school gardens in the desert to supply cafeterias with fresh vegetables and reconnect kids to a traditional cuisine. Today at least 17 states have set nutritional standards for school meals that are stricter than those demanded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
...with Wendy's. There are groups working to get different foods blooming in the nutritional desert, however. One of the most successful is the Food Trust in Philadelphia. Begun as a produce market in Philadelphia's Reading Terminal, the trust sponsors farmers' markets throughout the city, taking fresh fruits and vegetables to neighborhoods that lack them. The group is also working to improve the selection of corner stores and bring back supermarkets to poor neighborhoods that have lost them over the years...
...program has been a remarkable success: one part of it, increasing the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in elementary schools, along with nutrition education, is credited with helping reduce the incidence of overweight students 50%, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. The Food Trust is expanding into New York, Louisiana and Illinois, and executive director Yael Lehman believes every American city could benefit. "When the only thing that is available is fast food, that's what kids will be eating," she says...
Peaches 80 calories 10 mg of sodium 0 g of fat FACT: A great dessert, packed with nutrients and fiber, but it's made less great by all the sugar. Fresh fruit is better than canned...