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What we need to do to make schools serve healthier meals.

Equipment Needed to Help Schools Serve Healthier Meals, Strengthen Child Nutrition Over the past seven years, we've made great progress to improve child nutrition. Obesity rates have fallen and the bipartisan work of Congress has helped...

It's again! Start a food fight in your community with our food literacy toolkit!

Teacher Toolkit | Food Fight Toolkit If you are looking to launch a food literacy campaign at your school, reinvigorate an existing wellness committee, or encourage more school-wide buy in, cooking, gardening, or physical fitness programs, FoodFight's Food Literacy Toolkits can help. Once you have gone through the three steps of the to…

Ever wondered what our fruits and veggies looked like long ago, before we "domesticated" them?

What 5 popular fruits and veggies looked like before — and after — we domesticated them Our favorite fruits and vegetables haven't always looked like they do today.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Good Friday and Happy Easter!

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Buy your tickets for tomorrows event and watch a special screening of The Kids Menu with Joe Cross, who will be doing a Q&A session after the film!

THE KIDS MENU Screening Tour - NEW YORK CITY Join us for an exclusive screening of “The Kids Menu,” the latest powerful documentary from Joe Cross and the team that brought you “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.” In this game-changing movie, we watch Joe meet with experts, teachers, parents, and kids, uncovering how we can impact child obesity through…

If you need any fun ideas to do with the kids this weekend check out this article from Buzzfeed!

15 Science Experiments You Can Totally Do In Your Kitchen Endless fun with things you probably have in your kitchen cupboard already.

We're so happy its Spring! Aren't you?!

Yikes, that's a wake up call! Join us in the FoodFight we need!

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Remember that time last year when we had our extremely fun annual Spring Benefit? Well we're doing it again this year - except we're turning the fun WAY up!

FoodFight wants to know - what are your favorite Easter activities?

Do you want FoodFight to come to your school? Direct message us for more details and contact information!

Hire Food Fight | Food Fight Toolkit We offer teacher and parent wellness programs, and can help you enact our food literacy curriculum in your classrooms. Check out our videos below!

Kraft changed it's mac and cheese and nobody noticed!

Kraft changed its mac & cheese recipe and nobody noticed Kraft's new mac & cheese recipe changed in December, and nobody noticed.

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With Easter just around the corner, make everyone extra happy with these delicious brunch ideas!

Healthy Easter Brunch Ideas That Will Have Guests Hopping to the Table However you spend Easter Sunday, brunch is usually part of the program. Instead of filling up on empty calories that will make you feel sluggish and heavy, go the healthy route. Healthy doesn't mean you'll be missing out! These recipes taste decadent,

Buy your tickets now to watch a special screening of The Kids Menu with Joe Cross, who will be doing a Q&A session after the film!

THE KIDS MENU Screening Tour - NEW YORK CITY Join us for an exclusive screening of “The Kids Menu,” the latest powerful documentary from Joe Cross and the team that brought you “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.” In this game-changing movie, we watch Joe meet with experts, teachers, parents, and kids, uncovering how we can impact child obesity through…

It's again! Start a food fight in your community with our food literacy toolkit! is the time to do it!

Teacher Toolkit | Food Fight Toolkit If you are looking to launch a food literacy campaign at your school, reinvigorate an existing wellness committee, or encourage more school-wide buy in, cooking, gardening, or physical fitness programs, FoodFight's Food Literacy Toolkits can help. Once you have gone through the three steps of the to…

Philidelphia Mayor Taxes Sugary Drinks! Read the entire article here.

Philadelphia Mayor takes a stand on Sugary Drinks | PreventObesity.net The American Heart Association applauds Mayor Jim Kenney’s bold proposal to tax sugary beverages. Mayor Kenney is seeking the three cent tax per ounce on sugary drinks as part of his budget proposal for the city which will officially be revealed tomorrow, stating he believes the tax will bring in hu…

An easy health rule to remember!

New FF Cooking Partner: Two Pans and a Pot! Through this cookbook families will embark on a cultural journey of nutrition and cooking education in their very own home kitchen. This cookbook brings together the joy of cooking and quality family time with real health benefits!

Home | Two Pans and a Pot. A cookbook about family, push-ups and fresh foods. Two Pans and a Pot will inspire you through the story of a father who learned in the midst of his busy life to cook nutritious meals, teach healthy eating habits, and get physically fit. You, too, will be empowered with culinary confidence in the kitchen to cook fresh and avoid feeding your family p…

Watch a screening of The Kids Menu on March 24 with Joe Cross. Joe will be there for a Q&A after the film.

THE KIDS MENU Screening Tour - NEW YORK CITY Join us for an exclusive screening of “The Kids Menu,” the latest powerful documentary from Joe Cross and the team that brought you “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.” In this game-changing movie, we watch Joe meet with experts, teachers, parents, and kids, uncovering how we can impact child obesity through…

March is officially National Nutrition Month – how do you plan to celebrate?

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Newsletter Signup | Food Fight Toolkit FoodFight's mission is to revolutionize the way we eat and think about food. Using schools as a platform, FoodFight arms teachers, students, and school staff with the tools and knowledge they need to make healthier choices and become role models and agents of change for their families and communitie…

Check out our most recent blog post: Campbell’s Core Values: A force for diversity or deception?

Campbell’s Core Values: A Force for Diversity of Deception? Recently, Campbell’s soup released a series of ads promoting a new brand integration between Disney and the soup company…

Being a vegan doesn't limit you to only eating lettuce and tofu - vegan food can be very delicious and healthy!

Community Post: Here's What Real Vegans Actually Eat

Throwback Thursday to last years Annual Spring Benefit! Save the date for this years - May 15, 2016!

Do you actually know how much sugar are in your drinks? Food for thought...

Your Starbucks drink may have 25 spoons of sugar in it Flavored drinks served by the likes of Starbucks can contain up to 25 teaspoons of sugar per serving, according to a new report by a British campaign group Action on Sugar.

The new Aura Rating app is here and it helps you find farm-to-table restaurants in NYC! Check out the app here!

The New York City Coalition Against Hunger (now known as Hunger Free America) is operating the USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse as well as the National Hunger Hotline.

Add your organization to the USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse database to make your information available online! To sign up your EFP please follow this link: http://nhc.fns.usda.gov/nhc/submit

The true meaning of complex carbohydrates!

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the 7th Annual Funraiser! We're having a real food fight that you won't want to miss!

Do you think health warning labels on sugary drinks will steer parents away from buying them?

Warning labels on sugary drinks could deter parents - CNN.com Health warning labels on sugary drinks may steer parents away from buying these beverages for their children, according to a new study.

Kudos to Jack in the Box for removing soda from its kids’ menu. This is a step forward in improving its kids’ meals.