Thank you for
your interest in the School Food Institute — an initiative of the Chef Ann Foundation.
But
my interest in school food never really involved my own kids, who were fortunate enough to be able to bring in the home - packed lunches they generally preferred.
Many school administrators have
no interest in school food.
In April 2016, a School Food Plan Alliance was established (replacing the previous Expert Panel) to bring together leading organisations with
an interest in school food.
Here in Houston, over 80 % of our students rely on free or reduced price federal school meals and it was precisely that issue of economic dependency which led to
my interest in school food reform in the first place — and to the inception of this blog back in 2010.
Since starting TLT in 2010, I've made it a tradition to post just before Thanksgiving on the topic that's at the heart of
my interest in school food reform: childhood hunger.
Thanks to those who offered some really kind words yesterday, and I can assure you that my leaving the PAC doesn't mean I've lost
interest in school food reform!
But
my interest in school food has to do with much more than waistlines.
Not exact matches
Students who participate
in school garden projects discover fresh
food, and teachers report that students become increasingly
interested in eating what they grow.
I am
in nursing
school currently, and
interested in healthy vegetarian / vegan
food and being active.
The new report shows that a
food hub / packinghouse — which would enable area farmers to aggregate their produce, and provide storage, packing and distribution, limited processing, and private labeling for
interested large volume buyers
in the Midwest, including distributors, grocery stores, hospitals, hotels and
schools and other institutional buyers — would create new jobs, and new revenue for up to 50 family farm businesses
in Wisconsin.
ProStart is a national career - building and job placement program for high
school students
interested in pursuing careers
in the culinary arts and
food service management
I learned a little bit about raw
foods in 2009 while I was attending the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and it was
interesting enough that I signed up for a raw «cooking» class at the local adult
school.
-LSB-...] And finally, I wanted to share this
interesting perspective from Justin Gagnon, CEO of ChoiceLunch (a
school food provider
in California) and also a parent and sometime TLT contributor: -LSB-...]
say they're
interested, but also concerned that the district and state may stand
in their way, and they estimate the cost of a
school providing its own
food at $ 800,000 a year.
This year was unique for me because I spent some time on the exhibit floor and many of the equipment and
food companies were well educated on the movement to BIC and were
interested in getting to know ways they can support
schools.
But I think this may be one rare case
in which the
interests of Big Ag and the needs of
school food professionals (and, by extension, the kids they serve) actually align.
Anyone
interested or involved
in the
school food sector can visit www.schoolfoodplan.com for detailed support and examples of what works well, while we would urge everyone to read the School Food Plan to learn about the full range of actions und
school food sector can visit www.schoolfoodplan.com for detailed support and examples of what works well, while we would urge everyone to read the School Food Plan to learn about the full range of actions under
food sector can visit www.schoolfoodplan.com for detailed support and examples of what works well, while we would urge everyone to read the
School Food Plan to learn about the full range of actions und
School Food Plan to learn about the full range of actions under
Food Plan to learn about the full range of actions underway.
The
school district will engage a committee composed of students, parents, teachers, (including teachers of physical education), administrators,
food service professionals, health professionals, and other
interested community members
in developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing district - wide nutrition and physical activity goals.
I encourage you to read the post, but also take a look at the comments section, where an
interesting conversation is taking place about the possible unintended consequences of shifting subsidies around, and also some practical input from me and fellow
school food blogger Ed Bruske about the critical difference between serving produce
in school cafeterias and getting kids to actually eat it.
When advocates who share a common
interest in fighting child obesity are at each other's throats over whether chocolate milk is a tasty way for kids to get important nutrition, or the Drink of Satan, the whole
school food reform movement suffers, and that hurts kids.
San Francisco
school food reformer Dana Woldow has published an excellent piece today that should be required reading for anyone
interested in improving
school food.
The blog is most definitely a proponent of healthful eating, but its broader mission is covering anything of
interest to me relating to «kids and
food,
in school and out.»
And Ed Bruske of Better DC
School Food has an
interesting report on chocolate milk
in schools.
Under her tenure, the Nutrition Committee
in San Francisco USD made huge strides
in improving the
food on
school campuses, and well ahead of national
interest in this area.
«This year we'd like to see ten - thousand
schools put fruit
in nice bowls and add descriptive labels for healthy
foods,» says Wansink, who
in the short time since he got started has already had more than 1,400 American
schools express
interest in the program.
In early 2010, Siegel became interested in improving the food in her children's school district, Houston ISD, and soon after launched The Lunch Tray, a blog focusing on «kids and food, in school and out.&raqu
In early 2010, Siegel became
interested in improving the food in her children's school district, Houston ISD, and soon after launched The Lunch Tray, a blog focusing on «kids and food, in school and out.&raqu
in improving the
food in her children's school district, Houston ISD, and soon after launched The Lunch Tray, a blog focusing on «kids and food, in school and out.&raqu
in her children's
school district, Houston ISD, and soon after launched The Lunch Tray, a blog focusing on «kids and
food,
in school and out.&raqu
in school and out.»
Kate: I agree there's an age at which we can expect kids to exercise their own judgment, bolstered by messages at home, though I still object at any grade level to the infiltration
in schools of Big
Food corporate
interests, the sale of junk by the
school itself, etc..
Michael Pollan recently shared an
interesting post from the Environmental Working Group («Healthy
School Food: Pay Now, Save Later») which advocates a redistribution of farm subsidies to support more fruits and vegetables in school cafet
School Food: Pay Now, Save Later») which advocates a redistribution of farm subsidies to support more fruits and vegetables
in school cafet
school cafeterias.
Janis Groomes,
food service director at Northport Public
Schools, knows the power of
school gardens to get kids
interested in eating fruits and vegetables, even ones that are unusual...
My weekly blog posts on French Kids
School Lunch Project have attracted a lot of interest: each week I post a menu from a different school in France, and discuss the French approach to food education at home and at s
School Lunch Project have attracted a lot of
interest: each week I post a menu from a different
school in France, and discuss the French approach to food education at home and at s
school in France, and discuss the French approach to
food education at home and at
schoolschool.
Having worked
in the sustainable
food arena for 15 years, I've watched national
interest in local
food grow, U. S. Department of Agriculture organics regulations pass, and healthier
school food standards enacted.
If you're
interested in bringing better
food into your
school, HERE»S another company doing a great job of it too.
I received invaluable assistance from the Center for Science
in the Public
Interest in getting the letter circulated, and it has now been signed by 29 organizations and individuals, including: CSPI; the Yale Rudd Center for
Food Policy & Obesity; the Jamie Oliver
Food Foundation; the Environmental Working Group; Healthy, Child, Healthy World; The Healthy
Schools Campaign; Chef Ann Cooper; Dr. Yoni Freedhoff and many more.
Another notable feature
in both the proposed and final rules — one likely to be of special
interest to elementary
school parents — is a requirement that wellness policies set nutritional standards for
foods and beverages that aren't sold but instead made available to children at
school, such as offerings at classroom parties or treats given out by teachers as a reward.
I won't presume to be as up - to - speed on this as many of my compatriots are, and instead recommend the following excellent post from The Lunch Tray to those who are
interested in finding out more: The Day After: Reflections on the New
School Food Law.
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As I say
in my tagline, it's about «kids and
food,
in school and out,» and because of my own
interest and involvement
in school food reform on the ground, there's often a lot of talk about that here.
But I am even more
interested in showing
schools how they can save enormous amounts of money by making some changes
in their
food.
More pragmatically, though, one of my core
interests as a writer and advocate is
school food reform, and I personally believe GMO has no place
in that conversation at this juncture.
Politico «s Morning Agriculture tip sheet further reports that the SNA has been making a concerted effort to get Ivanka Trump
interested in the issue of
school food, including sending a series of tweets to the first daughter.
Dana Woldow of PEACHSF had an
interesting piece
in Beyond Chron last week about reactions
in San Francisco to pink slime
in school food.
Or maybe the businesses that control most news media have owners / shareholders
in common with industrial
food and
school lunch businesses like Sysco and Chartwells, so they have a vested
interest in slanting the story
in that direction.
I recently read with
interest that Real
Food for Kids — Montgomery (RFKM), a parent group
in the Montgomery County (MD) Public
School system, has persuaded the district to eliminate Baked Doritos and Baked Cheetos from items sold to students a la carte.
The following two provisions would effectively prevent co-marketing of junk
food in schools via copycat snacks: 210.30 (b)(1) Food and Beverage Marketing and Advertising: Food and Beverage Marketing and Advertising means an oral, written, or graphic statement or representation, including a company logo or trademark, made for the purpose of promoting the use or sale of a product by the producer, manufacturer, distributer, seller, or any other entity with a commercial interest in the prod
food in schools via copycat snacks: 210.30 (b)(1)
Food and Beverage Marketing and Advertising: Food and Beverage Marketing and Advertising means an oral, written, or graphic statement or representation, including a company logo or trademark, made for the purpose of promoting the use or sale of a product by the producer, manufacturer, distributer, seller, or any other entity with a commercial interest in the prod
Food and Beverage Marketing and Advertising:
Food and Beverage Marketing and Advertising means an oral, written, or graphic statement or representation, including a company logo or trademark, made for the purpose of promoting the use or sale of a product by the producer, manufacturer, distributer, seller, or any other entity with a commercial interest in the prod
Food and Beverage Marketing and Advertising means an oral, written, or graphic statement or representation, including a company logo or trademark, made for the purpose of promoting the use or sale of a product by the producer, manufacturer, distributer, seller, or any other entity with a commercial
interest in the product.
Sometimes I wish Bruske would rename his blog (Better DC
School Food), as it's one of my go - to sources for breaking information about school food issues nationwide — not just in D.C.. For any parents particularly interested in school lunch reform, you'll want to put Bruske's blog on your internet reading
School Food), as it's one of my go - to sources for breaking information about school food issues nationwide — not just in D.C.. For any parents particularly interested in school lunch reform, you'll want to put Bruske's blog on your internet reading l
Food), as it's one of my go - to sources for breaking information about
school food issues nationwide — not just in D.C.. For any parents particularly interested in school lunch reform, you'll want to put Bruske's blog on your internet reading
school food issues nationwide — not just in D.C.. For any parents particularly interested in school lunch reform, you'll want to put Bruske's blog on your internet reading l
food issues nationwide — not just
in D.C.. For any parents particularly
interested in school lunch reform, you'll want to put Bruske's blog on your internet reading
school lunch reform, you'll want to put Bruske's blog on your internet reading list.
The DC
school district's position directly pits Chartwell's business
interests against the rights of DC parents to know if (a) their
school district is being unlawfully denied funds to which it is entitled and (b) if huge
food manufacturers are wielding undue influence over the FSMC, resulting
in that much more processed, sugary
foods on
school lunch trays.
School food advocate Dana Woldow and a reader named Victoria Chandler had an
interesting back and forth over the proper role of government
in regulating
food marketing to children.
In Chicago, many chefs have shown interest in using their skills to improve school food, but small pilot opportunities don't exist in Chicago Public School
In Chicago, many chefs have shown
interest in using their skills to improve school food, but small pilot opportunities don't exist in Chicago Public School
in using their skills to improve
school food, but small pilot opportunities don't exist
in Chicago Public School
in Chicago Public
Schools.
And, by the way, if you'd like to protest attempts to weaken the DGA, you can sign this petition from the Center for Science
in the Public
Interest (CSPI), and if you'd like to protest attempts to weaken
school food standards, you can sign this one, also from CSPI.