Sentences with phrase «healthful food project»

Spill presented the Kids» Safe and Healthful Food Project's KITS survey results on the challenges and opportunities associated with training.

Megan Lott, Kids» Safe and Healthful Food Project, shared an analysis of the existing policies in 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Many are lacking key pieces of kitchen equipment that would help them prepare fresh, wholesome school meals, according to a recent report from the Kids» Safe and Healthful Food Project.

Updated equipment is a considerable barrier for many schools when it comes to implementing the requirements of the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA); the Pew Charitable Trusts, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is working on identifying strategies to overcome these barriers through their Kids» Safe and Healthful Food Projects.

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«We think (the changes) reflect the district's commitment to healthful school foods,» said Rochelle Davis, executive director of the Healthy Schools Campaign, which is partnering with CPS and others on the project.

For more on the new school food regulations and the calorie issue, I recommend reading the entire transcript of yesterday's Talk of the Nation, also featuring Jessica Donze Black of the Kids» Safe & Healthful Foods Project.

Donze Black explained the project's role of providing nonpartisan analysis and evidence - based recommendations to make sure that all foods and beverages sold in U.S. schools are safe and healthful.

Jessica Donze Black, director of the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project, and Erik Olson, senior director of food programs for The Pew Charitable Trusts, welcomed participants and thanked them for attending the workshop.

Food companies have largely adapted to the regulations, so «it would probably be a mess if the pipeline changed dramatically,» said Jessica Donze Black, director of the Safe and Healthful Kids Food project at the Pew Charitable Trusts.

For example, a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project found that when schools implement healthier standards for snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal — a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal sales.

A separate group of 11 food service directors — the SMART Expert Panel, selected by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project for their records of success in navigating the updated standards — reviewed the results and provided insights on the reported challenges and strategies to address common barriers.

A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts» Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project, also expected to be released Monday, said that 91 percent of school food officials the group surveyed said they face challenges in putting the standards in place, including problems with food costs and availability, training employees to follow the new guidelines, and a lack of the proper equipment to cook healthier meals.