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Spook-tacular Healthy Halloween Ideas: USDA Evidence-Based Ideas for a Healthy and Safe Halloween

October 31, 2017 Sheila Fleischhacker, Senior Advisor for Nutrition and Food Safety, Office of the Chief Scientist

“Trick-or-treating” or more recently “Trunk-or-Treating” is a Halloween custom for many American families. According to the US Census Bureau 2015 Population Estimates, there are an estimated 41.1 million potential trick-or-treaters – children ages 5 to 14 – across the United States. Of course...

Research and Science Food and Nutrition

Teach Healthier Meals in a SNAP!

February 27, 2015 The SNAP-Ed Team

This is the fourth installment of the What’s Cooking? Blog Series . In honor of the Let’s Move 5 th Anniversary, and the commitment USDA shares with Let’s Move to promote healthy eating and access to healthy foods, this month-long series will highlight the various features of the What’s Cooking...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives
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