Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2013 |
The Junk Food Loophole in USDA's Regulations Jessica Donze Black, director of the Pew's kids' safe and Healthful foods project speaks with the Los Angeles Times about a loophole in the USDA's new competitive foods rules that would allow junk food to be served in school cafeterias. Source: Los Angeles Times |
School Food |
| Apr 9, 2013 |
Dishing Up Grants for School Kitchen Upgrades New standards for school meals could mean new changes to the equipment in school kitchens. Jessica Donze Black, director of Pew's Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project speaks to Education Week about the need for grant money for making these upgrades. Source: Education Week |
School Food |
| Apr 8, 2013 |
''Midlands Voices: Help students Choose Healthful Snacks'' John Skretta, superintendent of the Norris school district in Nebraska, writes an opinion editorial piece about the need for healthy snacks and beverages in schools. Source: Omaha.com |
School Food |
| Apr 8, 2013 |
''It’s Time for Healthier Snacks and Beverages in Our Schools'' An opinion editorial written by Rep. Kim Norton discussing the need for USDA regulations to ensure children making healthy choices at school. Source: MinnPost |
School Food |
| Apr 6, 2013 |
''Viewpoints: Schools Need to Help Kids Eat Healthy'' ''Whether we're relying on the school lunch or brown-bagging it, parents want to make sure our kids get a good, nutritious meal. Yet often the choices we make for kids can't compete against what the vending machines and à la carte lines have to offer.'' Source: The Sacramento Bee |
School Food |
| Apr 5, 2013 |
''Schools Recognized for Nutrition, Health Programs'' The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Healthier U.S. School Challenge honored eleven elementary schools for promoting a health learning environment through school nutrition and exercise. Source: The Garden City Telegram |
School Food |
| Apr 5, 2013 |
''Schools Hungry to Improve Taste, Nutrition of Lunches'' School foods are put to the "taste test" during an annual food event in Prince William County. Find out how students rated these nutritious meals. Source: USA Today |
School Food |
| Apr 5, 2013 |
Do Healthier School Lunches Pass the Student Taste Test? School meals may meet nutritional standards, but do they pass the student taste test? Source: WPSD |
School Food |
| Apr 2, 2013 |
''School Lunches: The New Battlefront in the War Against Obesity'' ''With one in three American children considered overweight or obese — and the trend dangerously upward — the federal government has launched a new campaign this school year to strengthen nutritional requirements for school lunches." Source: The Miami Herald |
School Food |
| Mar 19, 2013 |
''Idaho School Lunches to Include Chef-designed Selections'' "Kids in Idaho schools may soon be dining on chef-designed school lunches. New menu items, such as fish tacos, mozzarella-crusted Pollock and Mandarin chicken rice bowl may become selections on your child’s school lunch menu in the near future, according to Melissa McGrath, spokesperson for the Idaho State Department of Education." Source: Teton Valley News |
School Food |
| Feb 21, 2013 |
''Children in U.S. Are Eating Fewer Calories, Study Finds'' "American children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than they did a decade before, a new federal analysis shows. Health experts said the findings offered an encouraging sign that the epidemic of obesity might be easing, but cautioned that the magnitude of the decline was too small to move the needle much." Source: The New York Times |
School Food |
| Feb 19, 2013 |
''USDA Wants Healthy Fare in School Vending Machines'' "The USDA proposal, authorized by the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, will require changes everywhere, said Jessica Donze Black, the director of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project at the Pew Charitable Trusts, in Washington." Source: Education Week |
School Food |
| Dec 31, 2012 |
More Food for Hungry Students: USDA Tweaks School Meals ''Long before school-meal standards were revamped, the Georgia district made improving nutrition a priority. Over the past 10 years, officials slowly introduced more whole-grain foods and fresh produce.'' Source: Time |
School Food |
| Nov 1, 2012 |
''Study finds healthy snacks still limited in some U.S. schools'' ''Students in states such as Connecticut and West Virginia have limited access to junk food like candy and chocolate on school grounds while those in Louisiana and Idaho can buy it in abundance, according to an analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.'' Source: Reuters |
School Food |
| Nov 1, 2012 |
Snacks Sold in School Include Many Fried, Sweet, Salty Options "In the war on unhealthy snacks sold in schools, the opposition just launched another missile. In a new report, researchers at the Kids' Safe & Healthful Foods Project find that the majority of American children live in states where less-than-healthy snacks are readily available. And more nutritious options, such as fruits and vegetables, are harder to come by for those same kids." Source: Education Week |
School Food |
