This is junk food, Mommy.” That’s what my 6-year-old told me as he sat down to his pre-swimming lesson snack. I’d given him peanut butter pretzels, fruit snacks and a piece of leftover Halloween candy ...

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NEPM's Hunger Awareness Week coverage begins with a visit the cafeteria at JFK Middle School in Northampton. For about six ...

N.J.’s plan is moving forward to expand free school meals for all children, not just for those from low-income families.

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Robert Kennedy Jr. is the nominee to lead the HHS. Here's where he stands on vaccines, food, drinking water, and public ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick​ to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ...

In our search for the best fast-food kids meals, we considered several key factors. Taste is most important, followed closely ...

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