 | By Daphne Lee, News Editor | | | Sunkist commercials taught me that oranges are packed with vitamin C, but I can't remember if I actually learned anything about nutrition in school. All I learned as a kid was that I was peeling bananas the wrong way. This is debatable but peeling from the stem is very wrong, apparently. | | | Today's Top Story | | Nutrition Education Beyond Food Labels |  | In an essay, our nutrition writer Stephanie Brown shared how she has evolved as an educator. She poured everything she learned during her college nutrition program into designing her first course for 5th grade students. It was an informative class on USDA's MyPlate healthy eating guidelines, nutrition labels, salt and sugar levels in processed foods, and more.
But she realized she took the wrong approach. How much did the students retain about the grams of sugar in a can of soda or which vegetables contain essential nutrients?
Now, she incorporates nutrition lessons into cooking classes for school-age kids. As she teaches students how to prepare and measure ingredients, she also talks about what they like and dislike about the foods.
Through cooking, students get to learn about their food preferences. They're also better equipped to try out more nutritious recipes as they grow older. | | Know More | | Childhood obesity is on the rise, affecting 19.3% of children and teenagers in the United States. While public health authorities suggest that childhood obesity is preventable with dietary and physical activity modifications, kids don't always have control over their environment and meals. Genetics, socioeconomic status, and environmental factors all play key roles in the health outcomes of children. | | Feel Better | | Spending quality time with your kids in the kitchen is not only a fun activity, but it will also expose them to various whole food ingredients. The messier the recipe, the better, according to Brown. Check out her fig & oats energy bites recipe here if you want to try something fun this weekend. | | |  | | COVID-19 Remains a Threat During the War in Ukraine | | The greatest threat to Ukraine at this moment is, of course, the advancing Russian army. But the collateral threats are equally devastating: hunger, damaged healthcare infrastructure, and COVID-19 outbreaks. Ukraine's vaccination rate is only at 34%—and hundreds of thousands of refugees have been forced to flee to other countries, increasing the risk of COVID-19 spread. In Ukraine, the health system is in crisis from not only the war and the pandemic, but also a polio outbreak. Other countries are rushing to deliver medical supplies and oxygen to help. | | | | Texas Abortion Ban Didn't Stop People From Seeking Abortion Care | | It's been more than six months since the Texas Heartbeat Act was implemented. The law, which bans abortions as early as five or six weeks into a pregnancy, has not reduced the need for abortion care at all. It has only forced thousands of Texans to travel further or spend more money to end their pregnancies. A study also showed a surge in demand for mail-order abortion pills in Texas. | | | | | | | In Other News | | | ■ | ADHD Drugs Are Convenient to Get Online. Maybe Too Convenient. Bloomberg | | | | | ■ | The Joe Biden Sticker That Has Colonized America's Gas Pumps. Slate | | | | | ■ | The Far-reaching Consequences of Woodsmoke Pollution. High Country News | | | | | | | |  |     | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Verywell Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here.
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