Sentences with phrase «of competitive foods»

As a member of the school community, you have the power to change how your school handles the presence of competitive foods on campus.

As a member of the school community, you have the power to change how your school handles the presence of competitive foods on campus.

Most schools also fail to generate enough revenue from the sale of competitive foods to cover the cost of purchasing, preparing, and serving them.

Children from low - income families are especially harmed by the presence of competitive foods.

Innovation is how PGP International Inc. stays on top of the competitive food ingredients manufacturing industry.

See negative effects of competitive foods here.

See negative effects of competitive foods here.

In some school cafeterias, the sales of competitive foods end up being subsidized by federal school meal reimbursement.

Instead we instituted a groundbreaking school nutrition policy to remove the worst junk food on our school campuses, including a ban on deep fat fryers and the imposition of common sense «time and place» restrictions on the sale of competitive foods in the cafeteria during school meal times.

There is step by step practical advice for working with your student nutrition director, becoming an advocate, and figuring out where to start with menu reform; there is also an extensive list of non food fundraising ideas schools can use to help replace the income lost when they crack down on the sale of competitive food which draws money away from school meal programs.

FRAC's long - term data analysis finds that school meal participation among low - income children — the very children the NSLP was designed to serve — has actually increased significantly in recent years, while participation among higher income children has dropped, likely due to changes in meal pricing and the lure of competitive foods.

Instead, USDA left this issue up to the states, with the vague caveat that such fundraisers must be «infrequent» along with a statement that the agency expects that «the frequency of such exempt fundraisers... [will] not reach a level to impair the effectiveness of the competitive food requirements in this rule.»

We still don't even know the impact of the new Smart Snacks rule on the type of competitive foods that will be sold in schools.

With so many of the competitive foods and beverages allowed in schools even under the new nutrition guidelines simply being reformulated junk foods, we have grave concerns about endorsing the marketing of these foods.

Of those (and there were many), four main issues were selected for further, immediate action: the issue of competitive foods and a la carte foods; the need for nutrition education; the need to coordinate with other groups in our community seeking similar goals; and the need for Food Services to do a better job communicating with the larger district community.

Simple — if you want to be at the top of the competitive food chain when you're applying for open office manager positions you'll need to have a pitch - perfect resume and cover letter that will grab and hold the attention of hiring personnel and potential new employers.

In some school cafeterias, the sales of competitive foods end up being subsidized by federal school meal reimbursement.

In addition to rolling back the ban on deep - fat fryers, Miller has also lifted a decade - old ban on the sale of diet soda and caffeinated drinks to high schoolers, increased our allowed junk - food fundraising days from zero to six, and removed our common sense «time and place» restrictions on the sale of competitive foods.

When those rules go into effect in the 2014 - 15 school year, sales of FMNV will certainly be barred, as will almost all of the competitive food currently sold in high school «food courts.»

Vilsack said that the Agriculture Department's general counsel has determined that the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act «specifically prohibits me from granting a waiver that relates to the nutritional content of program meals served or the sale of competitive foods.»

Although some of these competitive foods included fruit, I think we can safely assume that the bulk of them were candy bars, potato chips, and pop / soda.

Decisions about the sale of competitive foods should be based on nutrition goals for students, not for profit making.