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The Breakfast of Champion Students
UPDATE: ‘School Breakfast: Food for Thought,’ can be found here. What did you have for breakfast this morning? I had oatmeal, cooked with almond milk, and topped with walnuts and dried blueberries....
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A recipe to end childhood obesity
UPDATE: Click here to read The Joy of Cooking Healthy, which ran in the April 6, 2011 edition of Vida en el Valle. What is the recipe for preventing childhood obesity? At Joe Serna Jr. Charter...
View ArticleVIDEO on youth homeless, and how you can help
The first part of our two-part series on youth homelessness and education ran in this week’s edition of Vida en el Valle. The main story, about Anissa Gutierriez and her children’s struggles to access...
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Formerly homeless youth describes reporting on homeless youth
The last story in Vida’s three-part series on youth homelessness ran in this week’s edition of Vida. This week’s story is a little different: It’s a first-person piece, written by youth journalist...
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‘Buy Fresh, Buy Local’ guide debuts in the San Joaquín Valley
UPDATE: The story ‘Guide links consumers with local produce’ ran in the June 8, 2011 edition of Vida en el Valle. Readers of this blog know this paradox: Here in the San Joaquín Valley, we live in the...
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Prevent child hunger: Spread the word about summer meal programs
This month, high school seniors across our region are graduating. Schools across our region are closing their doors for the summer. Those are moments to be celebrated – except for children who rely on...
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The great chocolate milk debate: Does it do a body good?
UPDATE: Read ‘Chocolate, strawberry milk fall out of flavor’ here. Since Los Angeles Unified School District last week became the largest school district in the nation to ban chocolate and strawberry...
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Preview: Teatro Obesity
UPDATE: ‘Theatrical play pulls obesity battle onto stage‘ ran in the July6, 2011 edition of Vida. For decades, Agustin Lira has created theatrical performances that promote social messages. Through...
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Live in a food swamp?
One morning, when I was reporting from Kettleman City, I took the video below. Actually, the video was an accident, but the short clip and audio thoroughly depict the lack of healthy food options near...
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Low on food, but not on hope
Catholic Charities held a Neighborhood Market food distribution Thursday morning in downtown Fresno. Between 400 and 500 families were expected to receive food during the event. Adela and Edgar Fávila...
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