Houston Matters
How Parents Can Raise Healthy Eaters In A Culture Stacked Against Them
Posted on · Houstonian Bettina Elias Siegel talks about her new book Kid Food.
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Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Show: Healthy Eating Habits For Kids, And A Rock Opera About Ann Richards (Oct. 30, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Coal companies leaving behind contaminated land, the changing politics of Fort Bend County, the week in politics, the challenges parents face in getting kids to eat healthy, and a rock opera celebrates the life of Ann Richards.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: A Recipe For Success | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · One local foundation is helping our children to learn how to make healthier dietary choices.
Houston Matters
Eating Disorders: The Misconceptions and the Treatment
Posted on · You might recognize the symptoms of certain eating disorders. Anorexia was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as the DSM, in 1952. That made the illness more recognizable by doctors and eventually the general public. The same recognition of the disorder bulimia came later, in 1980. Recently, a new disorder has made it into […]
Houston Matters
Rethinking Fast Food in Houston’s Medical Center
Posted on · Recently, an event was held by a local initiative of Value [the] Meal, a national campaign with Corporate Accountability International. Their aim for this event was to challenge the CEO’s of some of the Texas Medical Center hospitals, like Texas Children’s Hospital and Ben Taub, to remove the McDonald’s restaurants from their buildings. The event comes on […]
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Eating Healthy Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Eating Less
Posted on · If you’re eating something healthy — like an apple or a carrot — it means you’re not eating something unhealthy, like French fries or pizza. Dr. Ann Barnes of Harris Health System reminds us that losing weight and being healthy doesn’t necessarily mean eating less.
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A Gym With A Kitchen: Combining Fitness and Healthy Eating
Posted on · We learn about West U Fitness, a Houston gym that’s trying to take creating healthy lifestyles to another level by adding a teaching kitchen to its facilities to help encourage members to eat healthier.
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Getting Kids to Eat Healthy Includes Teaching Them to Cook
Posted on · A few months ago we had a discussion about efforts to get kids to eat healthier. And while there are many programs and efforts within schools to teach kids where their food comes from â by doing things like starting a small garden on the school grounds â not all those programs take the next […]