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Nourishing Healthy Starts

How Our Food as Medicine Program is Improving Birth Outcomes St. Louis has the 10th highest rate of pre-term births in the country, resulting in both a…

Jocelyn FundoukosJanuary 13, 2020

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Q & A With Trina Ragain

Q & A With Trina Ragain, OFS Director of Policy & Innovation 1. You are Director of Policy and Innovation at OFS. How do those…

Jocelyn FundoukosJanuary 13, 2020

Nutrition Recipes

Roasted Vegetable Stew

The flavors of fall are sweet, spicy and comforting. Think apples, figs, squash and pumpkins. The greens are heartier, with stronger flavors than those greens…

Nutrition EducationSeptember 11, 2019

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Start Your Summer Right with Heart Healthy Fats

June 21st marked the first day of summer! With all the fun summer activities there to help keep you moving and heart healthy, here are…

Nutrition EducationJuly 1, 2019

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Take a Bite of Summer with Seasonal Produce!

Enjoy your summer more with seasonal produce that is beneficial for your health, your budget and the planet!Written By: Ana Gavrilets, Fontbonne Dietetic Intern Fruits…

Nutrition EducationMay 28, 2019

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Tips on Reducing Stress without Food

For many people, relying on food and eating as a form of stress relief is a common practice. This is often called emotional eating and…

Nutrition EducationMarch 26, 2019

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Fun Recipes to Eat Your Fruits & Veggies!

March is National Nutrition Month, which means that there are lots of tips and tricks floating around! Here is a list of some of the…

Nutrition EducationMarch 15, 2019

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Breakfast in the Classroom: KC Launch

Kansas City Public Schools recently launched its “Breakfast in the Classroom” program at six schools: Harold Holliday Sr. Montessori School, James Elementary School, Longfellow Elementary…

Operation Food SearchMarch 12, 2019

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Breakfast in the Classroom: Normandy Launch

Normandy Schools Collaborative received a $107,000 grant for its 3,300 students from Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC), a network of national education and…

Operation Food SearchMarch 8, 2019

OFS employees marketing the Breakfast in the Classroom program

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Benefits of Breakfast

Late starts, rushing around in the morning, and not being hungry cause many people to skip breakfast. But breakfast is an extremely important meal for…

Operation Food SearchMarch 7, 2019

Nourishing Healthy Starts

Q & A With Trina Ragain

Roasted Vegetable Stew

Start Your Summer Right with Heart Healthy Fats

Take a Bite of Summer with Seasonal Produce!

Tips on Reducing Stress without Food

Fun Recipes to Eat Your Fruits & Veggies!

Breakfast in the Classroom: KC Launch

Breakfast in the Classroom: Normandy Launch

Benefits of Breakfast

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