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What Kind Of Dairy Is Best?
If you’re lactose intolerant or sensitive to dairy, then you should avoid it at all costs. But even if you are tolerant, I recommend that most kinds of dairy still shouldn’t be a major part […]
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Milk & School Lunch Guidelines
Unfortunately, the current government recommendations on dairy have actually made it so that all school lunches must contain milk products. The astounding thing is that unsweetened whole milk is not allowed, but sugary flavored non-fat […]
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The Truth About Dairy
Dairy is linked to an increased risk of certain cancers, allergies, chronic illness, weight gain, and much more. Yet our government’s dietary guidelines tell us that we need three servings of dairy a day to […]
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Why Most Everything We Were Told About Dairy Is Wrong
There are so many myths when it comes to nutrition and health. One of the most prominent, that is still being supported by our government policies today, is that we need three servings of dairy […]
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Why Junk Food Is So Cheap?
This week I’m joined by Sam Kass on The Doctor’s Farmacy to discuss how many government policies are contributing to our broken food system and the many ways we can get involved to create change. […]
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Pizza Is A Vegetable?!
The two most commonly eaten vegetables in America are potatoes and tomatoes — eaten as French fries, ketchup, and pizza. Sam Kass joins me this week on The Doctor’s Farmacy to discuss how the school […]
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Getting Junk Food Out Of Schools
This week on The Doctor’s Farmacy I’m joined by Sam Kass to discuss how Big Food influences school food programs and what areas still need some drastic improvements if we want to help the next […]
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Why Pizza And Fries Can Be Claimed As Vegetables Through School Lunch Programs
Food is political, whether we like it or not. From the subsidies used to grow the crops that produce our massive amounts of ultra-processed foods, to school lunches, to the meals being served on our […]
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School Lunch During COVID-19
Despite schools being closed right now, school food programs are more important than ever. More than 30 million children eat school meals every day, and for many kids, these meals make up the bulk of […]
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Fixing School Food Programs Can Support Local Economies
School food programs often rely on Big Food suppliers that ship processed ingredients from manufacturing facilities long distances before arriving in school lunchrooms. Yet, it turns out that procuring many core ingredients from local farms […]