/tags/nutrition Nutrition en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2023-12-14/227-000-texans-could-lose-out-on-food-and-health-help-if-congress-doesnt-increase-wic-funding A new report finds the food and health assistance program could start turning eligible women, infants and children away if Congress does not increase funding. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2023-12-14/227-000-texans-could-lose-out-on-food-and-health-help-if-congress-doesnt-increase-wic-funding Christopher Connelly /texas-news/2023-07-07/with-new-federal-food-stamp-limits-coming-advocates-mobilize-to-inform-texas-recipients A requirement to work 80 hours a month, starting in September, could affect 44,000 Texans over age 49. Meanwhile, attention in Congress shifts to the farm bill’s significant impact on food stamp policy. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:44:54 GMT /texas-news/2023-07-07/with-new-federal-food-stamp-limits-coming-advocates-mobilize-to-inform-texas-recipients Matthew Choi | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2023-02-06/wic-participants-could-benefit-from-proposed-changes-to-program-that-happen-once-every-10-years The USDA is accepting public comment on proposed updates that happen once every decade to the food packages used by participants of the Supplementary Special Nutrition Program—WIC. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:37:56 GMT /health-wellness/2023-02-06/wic-participants-could-benefit-from-proposed-changes-to-program-that-happen-once-every-10-years Brittany Stubblefield-Engram /government/2022-09-29/state-agencies-push-for-better-worker-pay-as-critical-staffing-crunch-hits-texas-government Texas agencies say they are being hammered by a historic staffing crisis, particularly when it comes to those in the trenches serving the state’s most vulnerable populations. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:30:00 GMT /government/2022-09-29/state-agencies-push-for-better-worker-pay-as-critical-staffing-crunch-hits-texas-government Karen Brooks Harper | The Texas Tribune /news/2022-06-02/as-the-baby-formula-crisis-worsens-its-also-magnifying-disparities-in-the-u-s Empty store shelves. Frustrated parents. The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 22:28:59 GMT /news/2022-06-02/as-the-baby-formula-crisis-worsens-its-also-magnifying-disparities-in-the-u-s Jason Breslow /health-wellness/2021-09-27/how-good-eating-habits-may-help-you-fight-covid-19 A well-balanced diet is considered essential for good health. The vitamins and nutrients can help minimize illness. So can what we eat work against COVID-19? Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2021-09-27/how-good-eating-habits-may-help-you-fight-covid-19 Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2020-04-06/making-healthy-grocery-store-choices-for-sheltering-in-place The current shelter-in-place order meant stocking up on food, but the initial run on area grocery stores has since made that task difficult. Some… Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:40:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2020-04-06/making-healthy-grocery-store-choices-for-sheltering-in-place Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2019-12-22/what-if-you-knew-a-cookie-would-take-20-minutes-to-run-off Would you put down that bag of chips if you saw it had 170 calories? What if the label said it would take 16 minutes of running to burn off those… Sun, 22 Dec 2019 22:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2019-12-22/what-if-you-knew-a-cookie-would-take-20-minutes-to-run-off Associated Press /health-science-tech/2019-11-11/eating-clean-taking-healthy-diets-a-step-further A current trend in food, clean eating's not about the actual cleanliness of food, but rather choosing minimally processed, ethically raised foods rich in… Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:00:38 GMT /health-science-tech/2019-11-11/eating-clean-taking-healthy-diets-a-step-further Sam Baker /education/2019-07-23/cooking-classes-help-cancer-survivors-low-income-families-stay-healthy Good nutrition is essential to staying healthy, but pulling it off on a tight budget — or when you’re sick — can be tough. And that’s when it’s even more… Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMT /education/2019-07-23/cooking-classes-help-cancer-survivors-low-income-families-stay-healthy Bill Zeeble