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Students get their lunch from a salad bar at the school cafeteria as some of more than 8,000lbs of locally grown broccoli from a partnership between Farm to School and Healthy School Meals is served at Marston Middle School in San Diego

Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: Charting a course to healthy eating habits using robotics

Encourage students to consider the impact of their dietary decisions on overall well-being — with the help of robotics

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Daily News Lesson February 15 2024

Why some governors turned down a food assistance program for children in their states

Only those who live in certain states will have access to summer school lunch relief

SNAP and EBT Accepted here sign. SNAP and Food Stamps provide nutrition benefits to supplement the budgets of disadvantaged families.

Lesson Plan September 23 2023

Lesson plan: How past drug convictions means a ban from food stamps and social safety net

Learn about SNAP benefits and discuss obstacles to access for many

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Daily Video May 24 2019

High school journalists report on sex education and public health

Learn how PBS' teen reporters are covering important health care issues like teen pregnancy in this STEM Student Reporting Labs "Health Innovators" series.

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Daily Video May 23 2016

Food and drink labels will more accurately report sugar

The Food and Drug Administration hopes to cut down on high rates of obesity and diabetes across the country by redesigning the labels that appear on food and drinks.

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