Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2011 |
''Kids putting down the tater tots in Cheney school meal program'' “They say it takes 21 days to break a bad habit, so how long do you think it took the Cheney School District to get kids to pass on the tater tots and pick up carrot sticks instead?"
Source: KXLY |
School Food |
| Dec 5, 2011 |
''Schools put focus on healthy choices'' “As Congress fights over the legitimacy of tomato paste and pizza sauce as a serving of vegetables in school lunches, area private schools are taking the matter of children’s nutrition into their own hands.” Source: News-Press |
School Food |
| Dec 5, 2011 |
''School Lunches: How The Food Industry Controls Student Meals'' “In a biting piece in The New York Times Sunday, investigative reporter Lucy Komisar offers an in-depth look at how the food in-depth look at how the food industry — and its complex web of internal alliances — is taking over school meals." Source: The Huffington Post |
School Food |
| Dec 5, 2011 |
''Pizza’s veggie status causes controversy in school lunchroom'' “Although Congress recently passed an agriculture appropriations bill that continues to recognize pizza sauce and French fries as vegetable servings in school lunches, local dietitians and nutrition experts say Congress missed an opportunity to improve the nutrition of school lunches.”
Source: JC Online |
School Food |
| Nov 26, 2011 |
''Food for thought: Area school districts boost nutrition menu plans'' “Gone from many school lunchrooms are the fried pork tenderloins and corn dogs. Today’s young people twirl forkfuls of whole grain noodles and pluck romaine lettuce and roma tomatoes from the salad bar.” Source: The Kansas City Star |
School Food |
| Nov 23, 2011 |
''To Capitol Hill: End the Food Fight'' “The legislative events of last week had to surprise parents and educators who struggle to provide children with sound nutritional choices in a world often inhospitable to healthy behavior.”
Source: The Huffington Post |
School Food |
| Nov 23, 2011 |
''Doesn’t Congress know we are what we eat?'' “Congress was wrong to block new rules proposed by the Agriculture Department that would have overhauled the nation’s school lunch program." Source: Philadelphia Inquirer |
School Food |
| Nov 23, 2011 |
''Food Fight: Pizza and Spuds Win, School Kids Lose'' “French fries and pizza don’t make a healthy meal, especially not for America’s school children, one out of three of whom are overweight or obese. Yet Congress chose to save these junk foods on school lunch menus — in effect, putting profits of a narrow part of the food industry ahead of our country’s future health.” Source: The Huffington Post |
School Food |
| Nov 18, 2011 |
''School Food Politics: What’s Missing from the Pizza-as-Vegetable Reporting'' “Over the last couple of days, news outlets have been having a field day with a proposal from Congress that pizza sauce be considered a vegetable to qualify for the National School Lunch program." Source: Food Safety News |
School Food |
| Nov 15, 2011 |
''Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches'' "In an effort many 9-year-olds will cheer, Congress wants pizza and french fries to stay on school lunch lines and is fighting the Obama administration's efforts to take unhealthy foods out of schools.The final version of a spending bill released late Monday would unravel school lunch standards the Agriculture Department proposed earlier this year. These include limiting the use of potatoes on the lunch line, putting new restrictions on sodium and boosting the use of whole grains. The legislation would block or delay all of those efforts." Source: Associated Press |
School Food |
| Nov 9, 2011 |
''Yes, More on Those Cheetos (And the News May Not Be Good)'' "I chose to lead off with this topic because I’ve long been concerned about the nutritional quality of the foods HISD offers to students for profit, in competition with the federally subsidized school meal, on the district’s a la carte lines." Source: Houston Chronicle |
School Food |
| Nov 8, 2011 |
''COMMENTARY: Change is on the menu at schools across the country'' "On average, two of every three school children eat a National School Lunch Program lunch and consume about one-third of their total calories from that meal each weekday." Source: Hutchison Leader |
School Food |
| Nov 7, 2011 |
''Birmingham, Jefferson County school lunches get more healthy'' "In their ongoing efforts to make lunchroom meals more nutritious, Birmingham and Jefferson County schools have adopted new and creative ways to get students to eat their vegetables." Source: Birmingham News |
School Food |
| Nov 6, 2011 |
''Schools track safety of food from farm to plate'' “Ecker’s Apple Farm apples are cooled, soaked and polished before being shipped off to Coulee Region schools.” Source: La Crosse Tribune |
School Food |
| Nov 4, 2011 |
''FDA: Moldy applesauce repackaged by school lunch supplier'' "A Washington state fruit processor that supplies the nation’s schools and a baby food maker is under scrutiny by federal health regulators for repackaging applesauce contaminated with several kinds of potentially dangerous, multi-colored molds, msnbc.com has learned." Source: MSNBC |
School Food |
| Nov 1, 2011 |
''Grant brings Ga. produce to school lunch trays'' "Agriculture has been a top business in Hall County for decades. Now, the Hall County school system is capitalizing on that and bringing local food into local schools, with the help of a grant from the state Department of Agriculture and Department of Education." Source: Gainesville Times |
School Food |
| Nov 1, 2011 |
''Healthier chicken served in Chicago schools'' "Students dining in 473 Chicago schools Tuesday were served local chicken raised without antibiotics. Chicago Public Schools started a new chicken program with fresh chicken purchased from Miller Amish Country Poultry in Indiana." Source: ABC News |
School Food |
| Oct 10, 2011 |
Consider this: school meals can be healthy, affordable and appealing to kids. Hard to believe? Districts across the United States are proving it can be done... Schools face many challenges in their mission to serve healthy food to students, including budget constraints, equipment and training limitations, and notoriously picky consumers. However, considering that nearly one in three American children and adolescents is overweight or obese and at increased risk for long-term health problems, it is vital that schools overcome those challenges. Because our nation’s schools provide meals to more than 31 million children each day, they can play a crucial role in supporting children’s health. Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project |
School Food |
| May 24, 2011 |
The Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project conducted a pilot survey among food service directors in three states (Georgia, Kentucky and Wisconsin). Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project |
School Food |
| May 23, 2011 |
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) represents the third-largest school district in the country, serving 400,000 students in more than 600 schools. In an effort to improve the quality of foods served in its schools, CPS debuted new breakfast and lunch menus in the 2010-2011 school year that exceed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) HealthierUS School Challenge Gold standards, distinguishing them as being among the healthiest in the country. Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project |
School Food |
| Apr 25, 2011 |
Tremendous Support for USDA School Meal Changes When it comes to school meals, adults and kids alike are ready for a change. An extraordinary number of people sent messages to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in support of the agency’s proposed standards to improve school meals. More than 115,000 people took action on this Web site and others, sending the message that it’s time to serve healthier foods and beverages to all students! The huge number of supportive comments clearly demonstrates that Americans urgently want to improve school meals. Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project |
School Food |
| Apr 20, 2011 |
''Voters’ Attitudes On School Nutrition'' “More than 75 percent of American voters believe schools should have to meet higher nutrition standards for all foods they sell or serve students, according to a poll commissioned by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project." Source: Education Week |
School Food |
| Apr 12, 2011 |
''New poll shows almost two-thirds of voters want better food in schools and are willing to pay up'' “Polls show that almost two thirds of American voters say the government should increase nutrition requirements for school lunches. And they’re willing to pay for it." Source: Medill Reports |
School Food |
| Apr 11, 2011 |
Voters Want Healthy School Meals More than three out of four American voters—78 percent—believe that schools should be required to meet higher nutrition standards for all foods they serve or sell to students, and 61 percent support providing schools with more funding to meet those standards, according to a new poll commissioned by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project. Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project |
School Food |
| Apr 11, 2011 |
''Poll: voters support improving school food standards'' “According to a poll of more than 1,000 registered voters, 78 percent believe schools should be required to meet higher nutrition standards for food they serve or sell to students and 61 percent support providing schools with more funding in order to do so." Source: Houston Chronicle |
School Food |
