Chicago schools dodge gym class
On paper, Chicago Public Schools' gym program sounds great. The district boasts one of the country's strictest wellness policies, recommending 155 minutes to 225 minutes of physical education per week...
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Chicago schools dodge gym class
On paper, Chicago Public Schools' gym program sounds great. The district boasts one of the country's strictest wellness policies, recommending 155 minutes to 225 minutes of physical education per week...
Where lunch always comes with dessert
Illinois suffers from the fourth-highest level of childhood obesity in the nation, with Chicago kids checking in heavier than the rest of the state. Yet, while many school districts are...
Where lunch always comes with dessert
Illinois suffers from the fourth-highest level of childhood obesity in the nation, with Chicago kids checking in heavier than the rest of the state. Yet, while many school districts are...
Where lunch always comes with dessert
Illinois suffers from the fourth-highest level of childhood obesity in the nation, with Chicago kids checking in heavier than the rest of the state. Yet, while many school districts are...
Tips for packing school lunchboxes
The night before my son started first grade, his foodie mother stayed up to lovingly prepare a sandwich of free-range turkey on homemade organic bread with a crisp organic apple,...
Pesticides in your peaches: Tribune and USDA studies find pesticides, some in excess of EPA rules, in the fragrant fruit
As we munch into the fragrant core of peach season, shoppers face an array of choices for the same fuzzy fruit but little guidance on which type to pick. Expensive...
Papaya salad with some pop
We love papaya, but especially when it's green, crispy and shredded into a goi du du, a.k.a. Vietnamese papaya salad. This cold, tangy and spicy dish delights us at Pho...
Organic vs. natural a source of confusion in food labeling
At first it may seem only right for Dean Foods, the nation's largest organic dairy producer, to roll out a line of yogurts and milk marketed as "natural." But Dean's...
Nachos for lunch? Yes, every day
It's lunchtime in a North Side high school, and the cafeteria lines snake into the hall. One line leads to fish nuggets, iceberg lettuce and canned peaches. Another is for...