Beverages (including Drinking Water)

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Funky Tea: Kombucha (online)

Apr 17, 2025

Join us to learn about how to make kombucha, a refreshing drink made from fermenting tea. We’ll teach you how to maintain a healthy SCOBY (a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) to make kombucha, and how to do a second fermentation flavored with various fruits.

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Hannah Thompson, in red dress, with legislators, advocates and experts at a special session of the CA Senate Education Committee at SoFi Stadium

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New Nutrition Policy Institute director to emphasize community participation in research

September 23, 2025

By Michael Hsu

A noted expert on physical education and the importance of movement for young people, Hannah Thompson began as the new NPI director on Sept. 1.

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Combining school environment changes with SNAP-Ed lessons improves student diets

September 11, 2025

By Summer J Cortez, Reka Vasicsek, Amanda M Linares, Miranda W Brown

The Nutrition Policy Institute is excited to share our latest peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Community Health, “Dietary Effects of School-Based SNAP-Ed Education with and without Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Strategies.” This study examines how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

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2025 LEAP Awards recognize excellence in healthy eating and active living across California

September 3, 2025

By Carolyn D Rider, Summer J Cortez

The Nutrition Policy Institute’s CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation team, in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, is thrilled to announce recognition of 123 schools, 85 out-of-school time programs, and 106 early care and education programs across California as recipients of the 2025…

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Ingrid Alarcón poses with community members at Oaks on Florence senior center during a nutrition class

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‘I feel so much better’: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC programs boost health of older adults

July 21, 2025

By DIANA CERVANTES

CalFresh Healthy Living, UC Cooperative Extension partners in Los Angeles County with local organizations to deliver nutrition and wellness classes that are making a real difference in people’s lives.

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Nutrition Policy Institute team celebrates with a resolution recognizing their achievements

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Lorrene Ritchie, retiring in July, shaped evolution of nutrition programs

May 13, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Ritchie, who will retire as Nutrition Policy Institute director on July 1, has made extraordinary contributions in the study of a wide range of nutrition programs.

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New study on beverage consumption in early care and education settings shows that children may be overconsuming sugar-sweetened beverages

March 26, 2025

By Jean Aquino, Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

A recent study provides insight on the beverage consumption of U.S. children ages 12-60 months while in early care and education, or ECE, settings across multiple states from 2008-2020. A high quality diet, including beverages, early in life is important for building long-term healthy eating…

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Healthy Beverages in Early Care & Education Online Training

The Nutrition Policy Institute created a 30-minute, on-demand online training for child care providers to learn about the latest recommendations for healthy beverages for children and help child care providers meet the requirements of the California Healthy Beverages in Child Care Act (AB 2084).

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Our Impact

NPI's research provides influential evidence that shapes federal, state and local nutrition programs. Since 2014, NPI has contributed to several program and policy wins! Read about our impact!

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Drinking Water

Nutrition Policy Institute believes that efforts to reduce consumption of sugary beverages should be complemented by work to enable healthy substitutes, and particularly plain water. This page provides links to locate NPI’s drinking water related resources.

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