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21) Barriers & opportunities for healthy food recovery from grocery retail to hunger relief organizations

Pub. Date

2015.

Description

This issue brief focuses on healthy food recovery in Colorado. It provides an overview of food waste issues within the state, the current and potential role for grocery retailers in decreasing waste and increasing healthy food distribution, and the role of food assistance programs today such as food banks and pantries as well as direct redistribution models, to facilitate the movement of healthy food from retail to food redistribution.

22) Feeding young children

Author

Kendall, Patricia A

Series

Food and nutrition series. Preparation volume no. 9.366

23) Drying fruits

Author

Kendall, Patricia A

Series

Food and nutrition series. Preparation volume no. 9.309

24) Sodium in the diet

Author

Anderson, Jennifer E. L

Series

Food and nutrition series. Health volume no. 9.354
Service in action volume no. 9.354

25) La pirámide de alimentos: dame cinco para la salud

Pub. Date

1997.

Description

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Teens and celebrities discuss healthy decision-making in accordance with the Food Guide Pyramid.

26) The food pyramid: high 5 for a healthy you!

Pub. Date

1997.

Description

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Teens and celebrities discuss healthy decision-making in accordance with the Food Guide Pyramid.

27) Real food, fake food: why you don't know what you're eating and what you can do about it

Author

Olmsted, Larry

Formats

Book, CD

Description

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"Olmsted makes you insanely hungry and steaming mad--a must-read for anyone who cares deeply about the safety of our food and the welfare of our planet." -Steven Raichlen, author of the Barbecue! Bible series "The world is full of delicious, lovingly crafted foods that embody the terrain, weather, and culture of their origins. Unfortunately, it's also full of brazen impostors. In this entertaining and important book, Olmsted helps us fall in love...

28) Health outcomes

Author

Sullins, Martha Jane

Series

Food systems report volume FSR 10-02

Pub. Date

2010.

Description

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Colorado has had the lowest adult obesity rate in the U.S., but is worsening from its status a decade ago. Because of the perceived link between food access, behavior and consumption, exploring connections between the food system and health/nutrition is warranted. The region has shown only slight improvement in two indicators of improved health behaviors -consuming enough fruits and vegetables and adequate physical activity- and all improvements made...

29) Food security and access in northern Colorado

Author

Sullins, Martha Jane

Series

Food systems report volume FSR 10-01

Pub. Date

2010.

Description

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Food security is a complex issue: limited resource households, distance to food markets and other barriers to securing adequate, safe and nutritious foods all combine to create a food landscape that may not be conducive to good health in our communities. Recent data from the Northern Colorado region suggest there is increasing need for food assistance from government, community and school programs. Data on food assistance, food stamps outlays, and...