Sentences with phrase «child nutrition legislation»

Under the prevailing federal child nutrition legislation, every school district must issue a wellness policy.

-LSB-...] the meantime, while the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress seeks to raise federal reimbursement for school meals by a mere six cents ---LSB-...]

But clearly change is in the air — perhaps spurred as much by the more stringent child nutrition legislation currently pending in Congress as by the suggestions of the PAC.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Beverage Association (ABA) today expressed its support for efforts by the House Education and Labor Committee, chaired by Rep. George Miller, D - Calif., to advance bipartisan child nutrition legislation in order to successfully reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act this year.

While unhealthy foods may be staples in most school cafeterias, new child nutrition legislation recently passed in the Senate could bring major changes to lunch lines across the country.

I want to revisit the chocolate milk issue and I'll finally follow up on the issue of why hungry kids often still go hungry in American schools (and the degree to which the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress may remedy this situation.)

If the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress passes, it is likely that the IOM's recommendations for gradually reducing sodium in school food will be adopted, with ideal levels reached by 2020.

In the meantime, time is running out for a Congressional vote on the child nutrition legislation before the August recess.

School lunches and the child nutrition legislation, thanks to Mrs. Obama, are bad because they're Big Government overriding parental choice and responsibility.

From the Obama Foodorama blog: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed that the pending $ 8 billion child nutrition legislation will not be brought to a vote in the House before Members leave for the Autumn recess, a source tells Ob Fo.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed that the pending $ 8 billion child nutrition legislation will not be brought to a vote in the House before Members leave for the Autumn recess, a source tells Ob Fo.

In a last - minute rush to enact the child nutrition legislation, that version never came up for a vote.

And we're working to reauthorize our child nutrition legislation that will make significant new investments to revamp our school meals and improve the food that we offer in those school vending machines, so that we're serving our kids less sugar, salt and fat, and more vegetables, fruits and whole grains.

Hopefully some of this mess will be cleaned up by the child nutrition legislation now pending in Congress.

Michelle Obama had an op - ed in today's Washington Post urging passage of the pending child nutrition legislation.

Today Jamie Oliver shared his views on CNN about Congress's failure last week to pass the pending child nutrition legislation.

Interrupting Bento Day on TLT to keep you abreast of what's going on with the child nutrition legislation currently pending in Congress.