In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2013 |
''Arlington School District honored for fresh, local food'' "Two weeks ago, Arlington School District was named the Western Washington Fresh Food in Schools Champion by the Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network." |
School Food |
| Mar 13, 2013 |
New Poll Shows Americans Support Nutritional Guidelines for School Foods A new poll conducted by Gallup indicates that two-thirds of Americans are in favor of a law to limit unhealthy food sold in schools. |
School Food |
| Feb 12, 2013 |
Q&A: The Impact of Meal Standards on Kids' Health and School Costs The Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project’s recent health impact assessment (HIA) revealed that updating national nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in schools could help students maintain a healthy weight and help schools increase their food service revenue. Project director Jessica Donze Black (JDB) and lead economic analyst Neal Wallace (NW) discuss the findings and what they mean for schools’ bottom lines. |
School Food |
| Feb 10, 2013 |
''N.H. Ahead of Curve For School Snack Nutrition'' "The U.S. government is taking steps to further limit junk food in school vending machines and cafeteria lines, but it won’t mean a big change for New Hampshire students." |
School Food |
| Feb 8, 2013 |
''Program Lets Students' Taste Buds Decide New School Lunches'' "Students around the country have been pretty vocal about their school lunches since new USDA guidelines went into effect under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Now, 160 students from various schools along the Wasatch Front will have a say in what is served at schools during a Food Fair in which they tasted new offerings." |
School Food |
| Feb 8, 2013 |
''USDA Issues Ruling to Eliminate Junk Food from School Cafeterias, Vending Machines'' "At the urging of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued its ruling to eliminate the sale of all junk food in schools, an effort that Senator Gillibrand led as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Schools Act to reform child nutrition standards that was signed into law in 2010." |
School Food |
| Feb 6, 2013 |
''Are Kids Going to Eat Less Junk at School?'' "The days of snacking on candy, soda and chips in schools may soon be over. Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new proposed standards for snacks sold at schools. The standards limit the amount of calories, fat, sugar and sodium of most foods sold at school and encourage whole grains, low fat, fruits and veggies. A few examples: Yogurt, granola bars, trail mix, dried fruit and fruit bars, pizza on whole grain crust and baked potato chips are in. Candy, soda, sweetened fruit juice, and most cookies are out." |
School Food |
| Oct 31, 2012 |
Pew Presents at Annual APHA Meeting This year's American Public Health Association Meeting featured Pew staff presentations on such topics as snacks in schools, the overuse of antibiotics in healthy farm animals, and how health impact assessments can inform policy makers. |
School Food, Health Impact Assessment, Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 9, 2012 |
Seven Questions About the New Meal Standards In school cafeterias across the country, students are seeing big changes on their lunch trays. The USDA recently approved new rules for the federal school lunch program, the first such changes to student lunches in more than a decade. Jessica Donze Black, Director of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project, explains the benefits of the new guidelines. |
School Food |
| Sep 28, 2012 |
Pew Statement on The School Food Modernization Act Jessica Donze Black, project director for the Pew Health Group’s School Foods Project, issued the following statement in support of the School Food Modernization Act, which would help school kitchens replace outdated equipment and provide training for their workers. |
School Food |
| Sep 5, 2012 |
Student Chef Discusses Transforming the Future of School Food This year schools all across the country will have access to healthier school meals in their cafeteria. We chatted with student chefs from Denver, CO about healthy school meals and eating. |
School Food |
| Aug 13, 2012 |
''Study Links Healthier Weight in Children With Strict Laws on School Snacks'' "Adolescents in states with strict laws regulating the sale of snacks and sugary drinks in public schools gained less weight over a three-year period than those living in states with no such laws, a new study has found." |
School Food |
| Aug 13, 2012 | "Laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks may play a role in slowing childhood obesity, according to a study that seems to offer the first evidence such efforts could pay off." | School Food |
| Aug 13, 2012 | "Students gained less weight over three years if they lived in states that restricted the sale of unhealthy snacks at school than kids in states without those laws, a study has found." | School Food |
| Aug 11, 2012 |
''Schools scrambling to serve up healthier lunch choices'' "When students head back to school this fall, most will be offered a smorgasbord of healthier foods in lunch lines. The reason: New government nutrition standards for school meals go into effect this year, raising the bar for the first time in more than 15 years. Schools must meet the standards to get federal meal reimbursements. |
School Food |
