Vegetables—they’ve got me working overtime lately. That’s because my preschool-age daughter recently seems less than excited about these healthy foods. She’ll likely outgrow her (very common) picky-eater phase and enjoy vegetables. I hope.
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Vegetable Production in the US: Lots of Potatoes, More Kale, and Other Trends
Rebecca Boehm, Economist
April 25, 2019 9:21 AM EDT
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst
April 15, 2019 10:30 AM EDT
My experience of being pregnant and having a baby in modern times has meant getting conflicting advice from the different sources I consulted, specifically surrounding nutrition. How is it so difficult to find what the body of evidence says about these simple questions that parents have had since the dawn of time? That’s why I’m very excited that the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) will be examining scientific questions specific to this population that will inform the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines. Read more >
Food Companies at the Table in Trump Administration’s Dietary Guidelines Committee
Derrick Z. Jackson, fellow
April 1, 2019 11:02 AM EDT
Putting a new twist on the term “pork-barrel politics,” the National Pork Board, along with other of food industry and infant formula lobbyists, may be maneuvering into a position of undue influence in the Trump administration’s five-year update of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Read more >
As the Dietary Guidelines Process Begins, Health Experts Want to Keep Science Front and Center
Sarah Reinhardt, Food Systems & Health Analyst
December 13, 2018 2:23 PM EDT
The Trump administration is now laying the foundation for the next quinquennial (five-year) makeover of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the public health community is taking notice.
These guidelines are the cornerstone of the food and nutrition programs that help protect our most vulnerable populations—including millions of kids, seniors, and low-income families—from hunger and malnutrition, and provide the public with information about what makes a healthy diet. But the Trump administration’s record of sidelining science and catering to industry interests doesn’t exactly inspire confidence that leading government agencies are prepared to prioritize public health. That’s why more than 200 public health experts from 42 states have signed onto a letter asking administration officials to keep science at the center of the dietary guidelines process.
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The Dinner Table is the Latest Battleground for Trump’s Attacks on Immigrant Families
Sarah Reinhardt, Food Systems & Health Analyst
November 9, 2018 9:25 AM EDT
From an ill-conceived campaign promise to build a border wall to the recent deployment of thousands of US troops to confront a non-existent “invasion,” radical immigration policy has been a hallmark of the Trump presidency. The administration has introduced a baseless Muslim travel ban; ordered a separation of families at the southern border that landed more than 2,600 children in government shelters; and suggested that children born in the US to noncitizen parents should not be granted citizenship. Now, the administration is working to target immigrant families closer to home—at the dinner table. Read more >
