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  1. School Lunches: Study Recommends a Joint S.F.-Oakland Kitchen - San Francisco - SF Weekly sfweekly.com/2012-03-07/new… 10:46 AM Mar 7th via Tweet Button
  2. President Obama's 2013 budget touted as protecting the nutrition safety for low-income folks in U.S. Hope the Republican House will agree. 4:16 PM Feb 13th via web
  3. Trans fat levels in blood of white adults has dropped 58% from 2000-2009. One point scored for policy, education&activism. 4:08 PM Feb 10th via txt
  4. @bittman I like you but you are dead wrong to assert that decreasing protein in school meals is better-kids need for growth, memory, health. 4:04 PM Feb 1st via web in reply to bittman
  5. Love Bittman but he's dead wrong to support decreasing protein in school meals--it's essential for growth, education, memory & more. 4:01 PM Feb 1st via web
  6. New school lunch rules a mixed bag colleencbn.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/ele… 3:55 PM Feb 1st via web
  7. Drink your whole milk! It helps you digest milk protein, slows lactose digestion, helps bones lay down calcium and contains vit. A & D. 3:43 PM Feb 1st via web
  8. Sugar depletes B vitamins & increases triglycerides. Improve your health & increase energy by keeping added sugars & juice to a minimum! 8:41 AM Jan 24th via web
  9. Eggs from chickens who live outside have more beta-carotene, omega 3s, vit A & E, & folic acid. 7:18 AM Jan 12th via txt
  10. Tryptophan in turkey (&other meat/eggs/leafy greens) combats depression by helping raise seratonin! Eat turkey, go light on carbs. 11:53 AM Nov 24th, 2011 via txt
  11. Get your magnesium w a 30 minute soak in a warm bath w 4 lbs of Epsom salts. Feeling sick? Add 2 quarts hydrogen peroxide to clear viruses. 3:52 PM Nov 16th, 2011 via web
  12. 9-17% of the population are carb sensitive, leading to sugar cravings and mood swings. 3:25 PM Nov 11th, 2011 via txt
  13. 5th graders with worst diets failed literacy tests 41% more than the best fed kids, socio-econ status notwithstanding (2008 Canadian study) 1:13 PM Nov 8th, 2011 via web
  14. Make baby's first foods healthy and easy-mashed bananas, avocados or sweet potato, not rice cereal. Www.drgreene.com/colorin 12:02 PM Nov 8th, 2011 via txt
  15. Check out my interview on improving school lunch at huffingtonpost.com/sloan-barnett/… 9:04 AM Nov 4th, 2011 via web
  16. Organic beef has less overall fat but more Omega 3 fats than commercial beef. 9:03 AM Nov 4th, 2011 via web
  17. Pastured, organic eggs have 10X's more Omega 3 fats (we need more of) & 19X's less Omega 6 fats (we need less of) than commercial eggs. 1:08 PM Nov 2nd, 2011 via web
  18. @DrGreene @MsGreene @GreenHalloween At our house, we give away school supplies and novelties: bubbles, plastic spiders, etc. 4:51 PM Oct 24th, 2011 via web in reply to DrGreene
  19. Infants shouldn't eat white rice cereal, EVER, no matter doctors' advice. Learn more at drgreene.com/whiteout. Share info w your friends. 3:57 PM Oct 24th, 2011 via web
  • Name Colleen Kavanagh
  • Location San Francisco
  • Web http://campaignfo...
  • Bio I've been a fanatic about how food and politics affect our health for 20 years and want to share what I've learned and why I think it is important.
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