Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 2, 2012 |
''Let Them Eat Veggies: School Lunch Gets a Makeover'' ''School lunches are getting an extreme makeover. Gone are fried tater tots, chicken nuggets, chocolate milk, and pepperoni pizza. In their place are heaps of whole grains, veggies, fruits, and low-fat dairy products, along with baked versions of formerly fried favorites such as chicken nuggets or fish sticks." Source: WebMD |
School Food |
| Oct 2, 2012 |
New Federal Guidelines Impact School Cafeterias "In school cafeterias across the country, students are seeing big changes on their lunch trays. Responding to the growing childhood obesity epidemic, the USDA approved new rules for the federal school lunch program, the first such changes to student lunches in more than a decade." Source: National Public Radio |
School Food |
| Sep 17, 2012 |
Expert Discusses Changes to School Lunch Programs Jessica Donze Black of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project recently appeared on C-SPAN to talk about recent changes to the operating costs of school lunch programs. Topics included the history of the program, the role of the Agriculture Department, qualifications for participants, and nutritional requirements. Source: C-SPAN |
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