Sentences with phrase «much on school food»

By: Bettina Elias SiegelLunch Tray readers may have noticed that I've taken a little break over the last two weeks from reporting much on school food and attempts to reform it.

Lunch Tray readers may have noticed that I've taken a little break over the last two weeks from reporting much on school food and attempts to reform it.

Not exact matches

«We are talking to the city council about how much money they spend on prison, schools, hospitals — places the city runs — and how much money it spends on food in those areas.

At the time, I was coming home from work to an always empty house, laying on the floor for an hour to re-calibrate from my day, working myself into a 30 minute or so run, and then reading a couple food blogs over dinner (usually a sweet potato, roasted during that run, with black beans, salsa, and a pile of greens), working another couple hours just to survive the next school day, and falling into bed into a deep and dreamless sleep before my alarm clock wrenched me out and up and into another day that was much the same.

I will also have to remember this recipe next year on Dr. Seuss's birthday, March 2nd... my kids cooked green eggs at school by adding food coloring... this recipe would be soooo much healthier!!

My allergies could have worsened from the stress of being in school, my consumption of these foods nearly every day (especially bagels lol), and the lack of variety in my diet (not that much healthy food available on my campus!).

And there are also many, many things we could be doing to encourage children's acceptance of healthier school meals: imposing meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food education in schools — not just nutrition education, but offering kids a real understanding of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools; encouraging restaurants to ditch the standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food); improving food access; and so much more.

Ed: I know what you're saying, but my fear is that if you rely too much on the individual locality, you get a patchwork of «haves» and «have nots» depending on how concerned your local area is (or is not) about school food.

John Vincent writes about his experience of school food in the 70s and 80s and reflects on how much better school food is today: I was at school in the 1970s and 1980s.

As I explained in «Yes, School Meal Standards Just Got Weaker — But Not As Much As You Think,» Secretary Perdue's May 1st announcement did little more than lock in the status quo on schoolSchool Meal Standards Just Got Weaker — But Not As Much As You Think,» Secretary Perdue's May 1st announcement did little more than lock in the status quo on schoolschool food.

John Vincent writes about his experience of school food in the 70s and 80s and reflects on how much better school food is today:

As a school food service worker, it is interesting to see the thought process for meals created at home — and how much of an impact the short meal times have on everyone.

«Much more needs to be done to reach the millions of children who rely on school lunch, by helping them make it through the evening with a healthy supper that was funded by the Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP),» the report commented in its introduction.

Allison — Normally I'd write a much longer answer but since I'm in the middle of this pink slime petition campaign, let me point you to one of the best resources on the Internet for people getting started in trying to improve school food on a local level.

I recall when I was in HISD (many years ago, admittedly) that they went on a weekly menu cycle: when Son was in school (much more recent) I think he had access to pizza and other foods of this type on pretty much a daily basis.

I don't know how much of a delay «Top Chef» has between filming and broadcast, so even if they took up the school lunch challenge, Congress might have already acted * — Agweek says that Sen. Lincoln (D - AR) hopes to hold a markup session in the Senate Agriculture Committee on March 26 (via Slow Food USA) and it is not inconceivable that the new legislation could pass quickly.

That's how much the average school district has to spend directly on food.

«As a former dinner lady, I know how much it helps that these new school food standards — which all schools, including academies, will be called on to meet — have been made simpler so that Cooks have some room to be creative in coming up with nutritious menus that students will enjoy.

As a member of Houston ISD's Food Services Parent Advisory Committee (and now also HISD's Student Health Advisory Council), and as someone who is very much «in the weeds» on this issue, meaningful school food reform seems nearly impossible to me on my darkest dFood Services Parent Advisory Committee (and now also HISD's Student Health Advisory Council), and as someone who is very much «in the weeds» on this issue, meaningful school food reform seems nearly impossible to me on my darkest dfood reform seems nearly impossible to me on my darkest days.

School food is so much more than just food on a tray.

On the other hand, as I also noted in my JO post, I do tend to overlook some of Oliver's shtick — and questionable tactics — when I consider how much valuable attention he's drawn to critically important issues like childhood obesity and diabetes, our nation's over-processed diet and the abysmal state of school food in many places in the U.S. I'm just not sure he would have achieved the same high ratings with a measured, PBS - style documentary on the topiOn the other hand, as I also noted in my JO post, I do tend to overlook some of Oliver's shtick — and questionable tactics — when I consider how much valuable attention he's drawn to critically important issues like childhood obesity and diabetes, our nation's over-processed diet and the abysmal state of school food in many places in the U.S. I'm just not sure he would have achieved the same high ratings with a measured, PBS - style documentary on the topion the topic.

I have to ask — how much time have you spent working on school food reform?

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.

A quick post to update you on this week's important school food developments: CDC: School Meals Are Much Healthier A just - released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that since the implementation of the... [Continue reschool food developments: CDC: School Meals Are Much Healthier A just - released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that since the implementation of the... [Continue reSchool Meals Are Much Healthier A just - released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that since the implementation of the... [Continue reading]

For the last year or so, much of my writing on TLT (and in other outlets)- and my focus as an advocate - has been devoted to the long - running battle over school food nutritional standards.

And as a parent whose children attend public school, I'm also angered that McDonald's is trying to go through schools to access children, providing much - needed fundraising dollars by pushing its unhealthy food on school families.

So, I'm really trying not to spend too much ink or emotional energy on this one, but... Yesterday, it was widely reported that New Jersey governor Chris Christie was asked by an 11 - year - old boy on the campaign trail what he'd do about school food... [Continue reading]

There's been so much going on in the school food world that I'm late sharing with you a recent - and troubling - study on the diets of very young kids.

It seems to me that maybe part of the reason we are struggling so much to change school meals to a more healthful state is that we are fighting our (United States) food values... overly marketed, quickly prepared, quickly eaten on the run meals.

I believe we can and do all agree on two points: 1) really, no one — not teachers, not other parents, and not school staff should be feeding our kids things we don't want them to eat or which could harm them (particularly at younger ages) and 2) that there is much too much unhealthy food being served way too often in schools.

This article from a local Boulder, CO paper discusses the newly - launched fundraising campaign, and points up the very issue we've been talking about so much in recent weeks here on TLT: namely, can a district offer the kind of healthful food that Chef Ann champions without extra funding (over and above what the USDA reimburses schools)?

And you can see in my post that I did my best to ascertain, at least for France, how much schools are actually spending on food.

And while I sat through the various presentations, I reflected on how much my feelings about school food professionals have changed since I walked into my first PAC meeting in 2010.

And I actually suspect that the money available to schools for food may be much higher, given this post by Karen Le Billon which indicates that parents are assessed a price on a sliding scale, with the wealthiest parents paying a whopping $ 7 per meal.

I have been getting so much useful feedback and information for my book from two surveys I've been circulating: one asking you about the notion of «kid food» and your general thoughts about the role of junk food in your kids» lives, and a second survey just for public school parents, asking your thoughts about school meals, a la carte snacks and on - campus food fundraisers.

After I wrote a series of articles about the industrially - processed convenience foods being served in my daughter's elementary school here in the District of Columbia I heard that Tony had been reluctant to talk to me because he thought I was putting too much pressure on Whitney Bateson, the nutritionist for Chartwells, the giant food service company contracted to provide meals for D.C. public schools.

Or you may believe strongly that children are simply going to reject anything on a school lunch tray that's unfamiliar to them — beans and rice, or a veggie and chicken stir fry, for example — resulting in that much more food waste and hungry kids.

There's been so much going on in the school food world that I'm late sharing with you a recent — and troubling — study on the diets of very young kids.

Much like schools that are not properly equipped, I'd wonder about storage, on - site staff (with food safety licenses, if required) to prep fresh foods... things like that.

If you come from a low - income home — that's 2/3 of the District of Columbia Public School students — where breakfast is Doritos and some colored water and high fructose corn syrup called «juice» purchased at the convenience store on the way to school, with dinner not being much better, where do you learn about food and nutrSchool students — where breakfast is Doritos and some colored water and high fructose corn syrup called «juice» purchased at the convenience store on the way to school, with dinner not being much better, where do you learn about food and nutrschool, with dinner not being much better, where do you learn about food and nutrition?

But a kindergartener who's never seen anything but black bean burgers and salads in the cafeteria is going to be a much easier sell on healthier foods throughout his school years.

Late last year, fellow school food blogger Ed Bruske (aka The Slow Cook) published a post on Grist examining that question in much more detail.

Because children spend much of their time in school, educational institutions can have a significant impact on diet through the foods and drinks they make available to students.

I have been indulging far too much on really good food in Korea, Singapore and Malaysia and I'm looking forward to starting a new healthy eating and exercise plan for the rest of the school holidays.

Im pretty much a laid back person, I love the outdoors, traveling, food, eorking out, and playing basketball, I worka fulltime job and working on going back to school soon.

The unsurprising fact that virtual schools do not spend much on transportation or food services likely reflects a true cost advantage of the virtual model.

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With Ofsted planning a much greater focus on food in the new Common Inspection Framework from September, now is the time to make sure your school can show how it supports healthy eating in every aspect of school life.

Clearly children's diets need attention, and there have been a number of initiatives to break the unhealthy eating habit, including: The National Healthy Schools Programme (1998 to 2009), which included healthy and nutritious foods being made available in school canteens and vending machines; The School Food Plan, (launched in 2015), which provided a new set of standards for all food served in schools, offering children more healthy, balanced diets, and withdrawing the provision of unhealthy snacks and drinks in school vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they pSchools Programme (1998 to 2009), which included healthy and nutritious foods being made available in school canteens and vending machines; The School Food Plan, (launched in 2015), which provided a new set of standards for all food served in schools, offering children more healthy, balanced diets, and withdrawing the provision of unhealthy snacks and drinks in school vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they prschool canteens and vending machines; The School Food Plan, (launched in 2015), which provided a new set of standards for all food served in schools, offering children more healthy, balanced diets, and withdrawing the provision of unhealthy snacks and drinks in school vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they prSchool Food Plan, (launched in 2015), which provided a new set of standards for all food served in schools, offering children more healthy, balanced diets, and withdrawing the provision of unhealthy snacks and drinks in school vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they prodFood Plan, (launched in 2015), which provided a new set of standards for all food served in schools, offering children more healthy, balanced diets, and withdrawing the provision of unhealthy snacks and drinks in school vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they prodfood served in schools, offering children more healthy, balanced diets, and withdrawing the provision of unhealthy snacks and drinks in school vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they pschools, offering children more healthy, balanced diets, and withdrawing the provision of unhealthy snacks and drinks in school vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they prschool vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they produce.

[5] For much more comprehensive information on the CEP program, see Madeleine Levin and Zoë Neuberger, «Community Eligibility: Making High - Poverty Schools Hunger - Free,» Food Research Action Center and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, October 1, 2013, http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=4026.