For all those reasons, I've decided to commission
a new lunch tray photo for the site.
You may be
a new Lunch Tray reader, but childhood hunger is a cause close to my heart, and one about which I write often here on TLT (see the many links below).
Before I introduce
this new Lunch Tray feature - «TLT's Table» - I have to offer a big disclaimer: I'm not a recipe developer or a super-accomplished cook, and I never intended this blog to become a site for weeknight family recipes.
Not exact matches
Instead of insisting that students take one fruit or vegetable each day at
lunch, West
New York School District (WNYSD) students willingly fill their
lunch trays with healthy produce.
-LSB-...] out Bettina Elias Siegel «s always excellent analysis at The
Lunch Tray for more on the Good, Bad and Ugly of the
new -LSB-...]
As I close out the first week in my
new digs here on The
Lunch Tray, I just wanted to send out a thank you to all of you....
Over the weekend, The
Lunch Tray got a spiffy
new design upgrade which offers all sorts of great
new features.
(It is for this reason that I wrote my
new, free ebook, The
Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.)
You'll also be signed up to receive The
Lunch Tray's
new newsletter, which will share prior
Lunch Tray posts as well as features like kid - approved recipes, cooking tips and tricks, kid - food news items and more.
* In a subsequent
Lunch Tray interview with then - USDA undersecretary Kevin Concannon about the
new daycare food rules, Mr. Concannon was quite frank about the role of money in this decision: because of Congressional underfunding, a recommendation that kids get only whole fruits and vegetables instead of juice was relegated to an optional «best practice» instead of being an enforceable mandate.
In The
Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom, I address a wide variety of topics including: how wellness policies and the
new federal «Smart Snacks» rules relate to classroom junk food; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much more.
In today's
New York Times, Jane Brody reports on the recently released results of the CHildhood Obesity Cost - Effectiveness Study (aka «CHOICES»), which examined various possible approaches to curbing childhood obesity and chose two as most likely to help: the imposition of taxes on sugary beverages and curbs on children's junk food advertising, both measures long supported here on The
Lunch Tray.
Lisa will soon appear on The
Lunch Tray as an interviewee, but Houston readers can meet her in person tomorrow (1/29) from 2 - 4 pm at
New Living, 6111 Kirby, where she'll be discussing how to make your kitchen green and healthy from the inside out.
As part of our Family Dinner Dilemma discussion,
Lunch Tray reader (and friend) Donna recently alerted me to «No Take Out,» a free recipe service that provides you with a
new dinner menu each night.
Donna travels the world to promote Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and the Academy, but she is still happiest eating
lunch with Burke County Public School students, out standing in collard fields with organic farmer Sam Adderson, or planning
new ways to get even more local products, like grits, onto school
lunch trays and farmers market shopping bags.
Last week on The
Lunch Tray (my
new favorite blog!)
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.
On tap for this week's
Lunch Buffet: all Jamie, all the time; a dose of reality from a school food reformer; and a word of warning to
Lunch Tray readers carrying a few extra pounds — and with plans to emigrate to
New Zealand (all one of you.)
Poppendieck (whom I often refer to on this site as my «school
lunch guru») was responding to my post «Lessons from a Bowl of Oatmeal» in which I posit that changing
lunch menus is only half the battle — if we don't also educate students about
new foods and encourage them to taste
new items on their
lunch tray, all of our best efforts at reform are doomed to fail.
Second, Mike McGalliard of LA's Promise (who appeared on last season's «Food Revolution» and commented frequently on The
Lunch Tray's recaps of the show) has a
new post up on the Food Revolution website.
For that reason, I made clear to
Lunch Tray readers that I wasn't quite sure why Latch On was suddenly even in the
New York Post, since nothing on your website indicated a change to the program since May.
When, in the days that followed, my
Lunch Tray post garnered a lot of attention and discussion both on the blog and on Facebook and Twitter, I continued to visit your site periodically for any
newer information you might provide, but none was available.
-LSB-...] Two Interesting Articles in Today's
New York Times — The... — I just finished my Tuesday morning ritual of perusing the Science section in the Tuesday
New York Times, and came across two articles that may be of particular interest to
Lunch Tray... Two Interesting Articles in Today's
New York Times.
Yesterday the
New York City Health Department left a comment on The
Lunch Tray in response to that post.
Finally, before the month is out I'll be unveiling an entirely
new look for The
Lunch Tray.
I just finished my Tuesday morning ritual of perusing the Science section in the Tuesday
New York Times, and came across two articles that may be of particular interest to
Lunch Tray readers.
Not long after I started The
Lunch Tray in 2010, a
new kids» cooking magazine called ChopChop was launched by Sally Sampson, a James Beard Foundation nominated author of twenty cookbooks, as well as a frequent contributor to magazines like Food & Wine and Bon Appetit.
To welcome you to The
Lunch Tray and to give you a «guided tour» of the site, I've created a
new tab at the top of the page called «New to The Lunch Tray?&raq
new tab at the top of the page called «
New to The Lunch Tray?&raq
New to The
Lunch Tray?»
On tap for this week's
Lunch Buffet: all Jamie, all the time; a dose of reality from a school food reformer; and a word of warning to
Lunch Tray readers carrying a few extra pounds — and with plans to emigrate to
New Zealand (all one of... [Continue reading]
-LSB-...] The
Lunch Tray concludes that
new Ag Commissioner Sid Miller is being deliberately dishonest in his «cupcake amnesty» proclamations.
-LSB-...] The
Lunch Tray reports on
new research concerning the effect of using food as a reward in classrooms.
-LSB-...] grateful people are enjoying our
new book «The Family Cooks» and we'd like to thank The
Lunch Tray, CookBooks365, and CoolMomPicks for their recent kind words.
In keeping with the rather serious tone infecting The
Lunch Tray this week (except for the comic relief provided by the school lunch lady action figure - thank goodness for her), the Wall Street Journal recently reported on two new studies showing... [Continue rea
Lunch Tray this week (except for the comic relief provided by the school
lunch lady action figure - thank goodness for her), the Wall Street Journal recently reported on two new studies showing... [Continue rea
lunch lady action figure - thank goodness for her), the Wall Street Journal recently reported on two
new studies showing... [Continue reading]
Yesterday I shared with you a list of news outlets that picked up Monday's
Lunch Tray post exposing 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference, a troubling
new McDonald's documentary intended for use as «nutrition education» in schools.
On Monday, The
Lunch Tray broke an exclusive story regarding a
new and disturbing «nutrition education» documentary created by McDonald's for use in schools, 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference.
As many of you know, just one week ago The
Lunch Tray broke an exclusive story regarding 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference, a
new McDonald's documentary intended for use as «nutrition education» in middle and high schools.
It's been a while since we've had a guest blogger here on The
Lunch Tray, and today I'm thrilled to welcome back child feeding expert Maryann Jacobsen, MS, RD. Maryann has a terrific
new book out, How to Raise a Mindful Eater, which details... [Continue reading]
I've long expressed on The
Lunch Tray my concern that the food industry will try to get around any
new competitive food rules by simply fortifying its existing, highly processed snack products.
Instead of insisting that students take one fruit or vegetable each day at
lunch, West
New York School District (WNYSD) students willingly fill their
lunch trays with healthy produce.
Second, I want to welcome to all the
new fans who joined The
Lunch Tray's Facebook page this week.
-LSB-...] week on The
Lunch Tray (my
new favorite blog!)
In keeping with the rather serious tone infecting The
Lunch Tray this week (except for the comic relief provided by the school lunch lady action figure — thank goodness for her), the Wall Street Journal recently reported on two new studies showing that good heart health starts in childhood — and that poor habits can potentially cause cardiac problems later in
Lunch Tray this week (except for the comic relief provided by the school
lunch lady action figure — thank goodness for her), the Wall Street Journal recently reported on two new studies showing that good heart health starts in childhood — and that poor habits can potentially cause cardiac problems later in
lunch lady action figure — thank goodness for her), the Wall Street Journal recently reported on two
new studies showing that good heart health starts in childhood — and that poor habits can potentially cause cardiac problems later in life.
Even with a blog as
new as The
Lunch Tray, I've been surprised by how many manufacturers have sought me out for a favorable review or mention of their products.
-LSB-...] few weeks ago, in the midst of the intense backlash against the
new, healthier school food regulations, I received a reader comment on The
Lunch Tray's Facebook page that I've been meaning -LSB-...]
Back in October, I broke a story on The
Lunch Tray regarding a
new McDonald's «nutrition education» video for middle and high school students called 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference.
If you haven't yet «liked» the page, you're missing out on some great reader discussion (in fact, posts with zero comments on the main blog are often getting talked about quite a bit on Facebook) along with the grand unveiling of the
new USDA MyPlate icon (replacing the old Food Pyramid); a distressing graphic of what the White House garden would look like if it were the recipient of current farm subsidies (hint: hope you like corn); a great Father's Day gift idea for dads who cook; news of an exhibit of vintage government food posters; an egg salad recipe; and even a chance to win a coveted (not really)
Lunch Tray fridge magnet!
Happy Monday, TLTers, and welcome to the all -
new — and, I think it may fairly be said, gorgeous —
Lunch Tray!
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez today reiterated that he wants to work toward a labeling requirement for LFTB so that consumers can avoid it if they wish, according to The
Lunch Tray blogger and pink slime petitioner, Bettina Elias Siegel.
Bettina Elias Siegel of The
Lunch Tray deconstructs the
New York Times» failure on school
lunches and nutrition: New York Times Says «Students Hate School Lunches» SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 by BETTINA ELIAS SIEGEL To which I can only say... GAH!!!!!! People, there is so much to take issue with in yesterday's Su
lunches and nutrition:
New York Times Says «Students Hate School
Lunches» SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 by BETTINA ELIAS SIEGEL To which I can only say... GAH!!!!!! People, there is so much to take issue with in yesterday's Su
Lunches» SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 by BETTINA ELIAS SIEGEL To which I can only say... GAH!!!!!! People, there is so much to take issue with in yesterday's Sunday...
And everyone waits for a
new mom to drop her
lunch tray, so they can gasp and point fingers and roll their eyes at her missteps.