Children Nutrition Education Links

Nutrition Education Games Website Receives Parents Choice Award

Nourish Interactive offers free healthy games for kids and online nutrition education tools for families and teachers. The fun way for families and kids to learn about healthy nutrition and making healthy food choices.

Start of School Means Two Meals A Day For Hungry Children In America

excerpt: "" But I couldn't help thinking about all those kids in America for whom the start of school means something else entirely: two meals every weekday.

Jim Hood: Combating Childhood Poverty in Mississippi

Education is the key equalizer to children achieving their potential. A lack of education contributes to an undertrained and unprepared workforce which can lead to poverty and dependence.

Malloy Proposes $12 Million For Early Education

Package Includes Additional State-Paid Preschool Slots, Ratings System And Money For Training Standing near the slide at a school playground in West Hartford, Gov.Dannel P. Malloy Thursday outlined a $12 million proposal to increase access to preschool and improve the quality of early childhood programs.

New rules for healthier school lunches

by Nick Veronin A week after the First Lady and the nation's agriculture secretary unveiled new federal standards for school meals, local education officials are still figuring out exactly what the new nutrition rules will mean for Mountain View schools.