Ag Secretary in Sioux Falls promoting healthier food choices
March 29, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Tom Vilsack says it makes no sense to compare a 100-calorie portion of broccoli to a 100-calorie portion of potato chips. Continue Reading
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USDA secretary to visit South Dakota on Thursday
March 26, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack plans to visit South Dakota on Thursday afternoon to promote fruit and vegetable consumption and childhood nutrition.
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The big squeeze: Back-to-basics juicing delivers nutrition boost
March 19, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Juicing whole fruits and vegetables “floods the system” with concentrated enzymes and beneficial nutrients.
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Genetics expert to talk nutrition at SDSU
March 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic
BROOKINGS (AP) The president of the American Society of Human Genetics will be at South Dakota State University next week to talk about the role nutrition plays in genetics.
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Wheat: the Whole (Grain) Story
January 9, 2013 in Grand Forks Herald
We live in a virtual sea of wheat. North Dakota leads the nation in growing it. Around the world wheat is grown on more land area than any other crop. Indeed, wheat is an important food grain in our diets. Continue Reading
School lunches to have more meat, grains
December 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of Congress in a letter Friday that the department will do away with daily and weekly limits of meats and grains.
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Rep. Noem calls for study of USDA school lunch rules
November 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic
WASHINGTON Rep. Kristi Noem joined House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline, R-Minn., and Representative Phil Roe, M.D., R-Tenn., in requesting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on the new school lunch standards that are being implemented for the first time this year.
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To help a child do better in school, feed the brain
September 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Back-to-school season seems as good a time as any to think about boosting your kids’ brain power, not to mention your own. But this year, instead of flashcards and multiplication drills, you might want to focus on the family diet.
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Study shows SD residents don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables
August 29, 2012 in The Daily Republic
South Dakotans don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables, and state officials are trying to change that, 30 seconds at a time.
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SD recognized for quality food assistance program
August 28, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) The South Dakota Department of Social Services is receiving an extra $650,000 in federal funding because it has a high accuracy rate in managing the nation’s main nutrition program for low-income people.
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