At long last the USDA released Interim Final Rules for competitive foods—the snacks and sodas sold from vending machines and carts outside of federally supported school lunches. They were worth the wait. The new
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Rebellion in the Heartland Over School Lunch Calorie Reductions
For the first time since it subjected conscientious objectors to severe calorie restrictions during World War II, the federal government is again experimenting with diet restrictions for schoolchildren.
Changes in school lunch programs to get
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'Porcupine Sliders' Win School Lunch Contest
Porcupine Sliders, turkey burgers jazzed up with brown rice, spinach, celery, garlic spices and dried cranberries, captured the grand prize in First Lady Michelle Obama’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition.
The Porcupine Sliders were served
USDA Releases First Farm to School Evaluation
Efforts to serve local food in schools are expanding nationwide, but creating a market between small farms and school districts still poses many challenges, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first report on farm-to-school
Students Still Get Too Many Sugary Beverages
Children continue to have easy access at school to sugary sodas and flavored milk, according to a study published Monday in the online Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
The national study by the University
School Lunch Film Premiered in DC Screening
In Washington, D.C. school lunch reform advocates are hosting a screening of Lunch Line, a documentary on the history of National School Lunch Program.
Karen Duncan, wife of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and
Making School Food Healthier
Some kids have already started attending classes, and most will be back in school after Labor Day. Many parents may justifiably be wondering about recent efforts to improve the quality of the food served to
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House to Hold Hearing on School Nutrition Bill
UPDATED — The House Education and Labor Committee has announced it will hold its first hearing on the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act, an $8 billion bill to fund federal nutrition programs, next Thursday.
School Lunches Could Threaten Security
A group of retired military officers yesterday cited school lunches as a threat to America’s national security.
Mission: Readiness, as the group is called, appeared yesterday on Capitol Hill with Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind) and
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USDA to Award School Food Safety Grant
As part of its initiative to improve school lunch safety, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting grant applications from universities to establish a center of excellence for school food safety research. The agency
DC This Week: Antibiotics, FDA, School Lunch
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the way forward for health care reform and there are a number of
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