Current News

Treats ("Tons of Candy") For Troops - November 2009

Posted: 11/5/2009

CHICO-- Kristin Gruneisen, program manager for Sierra Cascade Nutrition and Activity Consortium, helps load another bag full of Halloween candy Tuesday with the assistance of Tom Matheson, volunteer for the American Red Cross.

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Nonnie Korten Champion for Children Award Presented to the Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion

By STAFF REPORTS
Posted: 03/21/2009

CHICO — The Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion, or CNAP, received the award for its efforts to improve nutrition and increase physical activity for low-income children and adolescents in Northern California.

Spring 2009

Support Group Forms for No. 1 New Year's Resolution

By LAURIE KAVENAUGH - Style Editor
Posted: 01/24/2009

CHICO — With the new year and resolutions still fresh in everyone's mind, staff at OPT for Fit Kids has formed a group to support adults who want to eat better and get more fit. It's called OPT for Fitness support group.

"People have a lot of issues and it's not just willpower. It's what to buy at the grocery store and the need to exercise," explained Karen Goodwin, a nutrition education specialist with OPT for Fit Kids...

 

Fall 2008

Students Play Squash With Their Taste Buds

CHICO -- Maybe squash isn't a teenager's favorite food, but most of the students in Dave Teja's class at Chico High School tried it Friday afternoon anyway.

Alana Nohrden offered the squash — three varieties, along with two dipping sauce choices — as part of a weekly nutrition class she's teaching this semester. Nohrden works for the Sierra Cascade Nutrition and Activity Consortium, a grant-funded program that works with local schools to encourage healthy lifestyles...

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