Farm Aid aims to educate on healthy food
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John Mellencamp never figured Farm Aid would still be needed now, 21 years after its debut as one of many moments of musicians trying to do good in the 1980s.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised U.S. farmers billions of dollars in disaster aid, along with research money toward new forms of ethanol, the renewable fuel spurring an economic bonanza for rural America.
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President Bush is making a renewed push to allow the government to spend food aid money to buy crops in poor countries
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In an effort to educate the nation's neediest children on nutrition, a new project uses the familiar medium of video games to broadcast its message.
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It's hard to find enough green space here for a soccer field, let alone a farm. So why is Farm Aid coming to this concrete-covered city known for crime, poverty and political corruption rather than a place known for corn, beans and hogs?
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners and in vending machines.
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In an effort to educate the nation's neediest children on nutrition, a new project uses the familiar medium of video games to broadcast its message. The Fantastic Food Challenge, a package of four computer games, is designed to teach people who get nutrition aid such as federal food stamps how to make better use of their food.
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Grants from the American Heart Association are helping give pre-kindergarten children healthy habits.
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The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is proposing a series of agricultural tax credits, bonds and a trust fund as part of a farm bill that would give billions in aid to farmers and pay for the nation's nutrition programs.
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Medical students will teach primary school children about healthcare under a new programme
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Nutrition experts and the Food and Drug Administration advocate teaching children to read food labels themselves instead of relying on mom and dad.
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There&#39;s a call for schools to aggressively teach children about the dangers of heart disease -- and the risks of bad diet and not exercising enough.
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Like many Americans at this time of year, the food industry has been talking a lot about healthy eating, improved nutrition and making better choices.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.
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TO THE EDITOR:           As persons who are deeply concerned about hunger and poverty in our nation and throughout the world, my wife and I are joining with members of Bread for the World and other organizations in raising questions about the farm bill now being considered by Congress.
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People would like simple signposts to help them to make informed and healthier food choices, according to new research from the UKâs Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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A new scheme will see parents from low income families getting vouchers for free fruit and vegetables.