Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’
Gluten-free restaurants in Oakland go against the grain to provide safe, healthy fare
More specialty food and beverage companies are starting to cater to a market of consumers with gluten-free dietary restrictions.
Read MoreConstruction moves ahead for OUSD central kitchen in West Oakland
After delays, the OUSD’s Central Kitchen is slated to serve up fresh school meals by fall 2019.
Read MoreMcDonald’s offers kids a free breakfast for the start of school
McDonald’s free back-to-school breakfast promotion feeds into the conversation around healthy nutritional choices for children in Oakland.
Read MoreCommunity cooking classes teach nutrition, shopping on a budget
“Cooking Matters” is a six-week course that helps members of the community cook healthy, nutritious food on a budget.
Read MoreUsing rap and music videos, youth fight fast food addiction
Young artists, including rapper Alexis Johnson, create a music video warning fellow youth about the health dangers of fast food.
Read MoreDelicious Nutritious delivers healthy meals to employees at local businesses
Every weeknight, while the rest of the city sleeps, the kitchen crew at Delicious Nutritious bustles around an industrial-sized kitchen in West Oakland. They’re getting an early start on the day, cooking the nutrient-rich, low fat breakfasts and lunches that the company delivers to participating businesses around the East Bay and Oakland.
Read MoreOakland Children’s Hospital launches healthy lunch plan for kids and parents
Oakland’s Children’s Hospital & Research Center is attempting to inspire parents and kids to create nutritious meals together with their recently launched “Mix & Match Brown Bag” healthy lunch plan.
Read MoreTemple Sinai launches new farm produce program
Last Wednesday, Temple Sinai kicked off their first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, which supplies produce boxes of fresh, organic vegetables and fruits from nearby Eatwell Farms.
Read MoreA garden tour raises funds for healthy food education
In the shade of large, leafy lettuce and kale and tall stalks of beans, approximately 150 Bay Area residents met Saturday at the Saint Martin de Porres Elementary School garden to show their support for the nonprofit organization that planted it to give Oakland students a chance to learn about nutrition.
Read MoreLabor Day potluck pushes better school meals
Michelle Mapp and Rachel Carroll, of Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood, took their 8-year-old daughter Lauren to Labor Day lunch yesterday, taking their seats at a white-cloth-covered table in the middle of Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Civic Center Park. The menu, on their plates, at least, was enchiladas, red grapes, and freshly squeezed lemonade. It was a…
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