Sentences with phrase «on lunch trays»

Kids learn how and what to eat from what is on their lunch trays.

'» And thus, School Meals That Rock's Facebook page was born, and Hayes began her own quest to show the growing trend of nutritious, delicious, increasingly locally grown and produced meals that she was seeing on lunch trays across the country.

All true, but your original point is valid as well — we still need to focus on what's on those lunch trays, too.

The result: lower fat but high sugar foods, like cookies and cakes, appearing regularly on lunch trays.

Any way you look at it, this is really good news: fewer highly processed and par - fried chicken nuggets and patties on lunch trays, and significant support for a farm willing to raise livestock without antibiotics, a practice that may well be undermining the medicinal use of such drugs and contributing to the rise of dangerous «superbugs.»

the mom in mesquite said: RT @thelunchtray: How Long Before THIS Horror Appears on Lunch Trays?

My feeling about milk in schools, as shared by many TLT readers (judging from this morning's discussion on the Facebook page and in comments on the blog), is that milk does have a place on lunch trays, but not to the exclusion of other beverages like water (which, as it turns out, is not so easy to get into cafeterias) and plant - based milks for those who drink them.

All of that would be great, to be sure, and I hope we see such food on lunch trays in the future.

All three women agree that in time, most kids will be on board with what's on their lunch trays.

If you would like to see more fresh vegetables or less fried food on the lunch trays, however, talking to your school principal may have little impact, as this is an issue under the food service director's control.

When fast food companies, infamous for cutting corners at any cost, turn their noses up at a questionably safe ingredient that ends up on the lunch trays of schoolchildren, headlines are to be expected — and rightfully so.

In those cases, Carroll recently told a U.S. Senate Panel, rebates tend to drive up the cost of food, cheating children out of nutrition they might otherwise have on their lunch trays.

Those additional dollars from increased participation can go directly back into improving the quality of food on the lunch trays.

Reposted with permission by: Bettina Elias SiegelLast month on The Lunch Tray's Facebook page I shared a link to an eye - opening special report in Parents Magazine about hunger in America.

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....

But this morning SNA's spokesperson, Diane Pratt - Heavner, left a comment on The Lunch Tray which included Ronnei's response to Woldow's piece.

Thanks for all of the hard work you put in on The Lunch Tray, Bettina — and especially thanks for continuing to work so hard even while school is out and your kids are on vacation.

-LSB-...] was originally published as a guest post on The Lunch Tray) A few years ago I was asked to share the story of my transition from military pilot to mother for -LSB-...]

Thanks to Casey for sharing her views today on The Lunch Tray.

When I interviewed Wansink here on The Lunch Tray soon after, that «dissemination» was taking the form of regular newsletters sent to members of the School Nutrition Association, each explaining a different technique to get kids to eat better in the cafeteria.

As I've already argued here on The Lunch Tray, it's incumbent upon Congress to step up and fund similar nutrition education around the country if the HHFKA is to succeed in its goals.

And as we've discussed in detail here on The Lunch Tray, some states are using that discretion to the fullest, declaring that most or even all of their school year is exempt from the Smart Snacks fundraising rules.

Three commentators here on The Lunch Tray felt the caps: made it harder to serve healthy choices like sandwiches and soups; discouraged scratch cooking over the use of processed foods; and gave school food directors an incentive to serve «empty calories.»

While I believe all the issues on The Lunch Tray are worthy of discussion (even if some are a little sillier than others), and even though we've certainly discussed childhood hunger here and will continue to do so, any site claiming to be dedicated to «kids and food, in school and out» really ought to take affirmative steps to help kids with no food at all.

I've also asked RFS founder Gracie Cavnar to guest blog on The Lunch Tray about some exciting plans the foundation has for its expansion, so look for that in the coming weeks.

Specifically, as I happily reported here on The Lunch Tray in October, 2015:

Lately I've been contacted on a near - daily basis by PR agencies asking to have their client's product or services featured on The Lunch Tray.

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.

A parent recently contacted me: I don't know where to post this on The Lunch Tray, so I am writing directly to you.

Earlier in the week I posted on The Lunch Tray Facebook page a salmonella warning issued by Unilever (my former employer - yikes!)

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 for plate waste and changes in participation, please check out this piece I wrote on The Lunch Tray, cross-posted in Civil Eats, which summarizes an in - depth Pew research study on how schools are adapting.

-LSB-...] discussed on The Lunch Tray before, European countries have taken a much firmer stance against food colorings, and many U.S. food -LSB-...]

As we've talked about many times on The Lunch Tray, school food reform will only be successful if parents and districts work together collaboratively, each respecting the concerns and expertise of the other.

And now it's being advertised on The Lunch Tray!

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(FMSC rebates have been discussed several times previously on The Lunch Tray, when I pointed readers to good reporting on the issue by school food blogger Ed -LSB-...]

Thanks to everyone who responded and left comments, both here and on the Lunch Tray's Facebook page.

I don't know where to post this on The Lunch Tray, so I am writing directly to you.

It can take some kids many years, as this story on The Lunch Tray illustrates.

-LSB-...] on his D.C. school district over the issue of rebates and volume discounts, originally discussed here on The Lunch Tray.

Wow - I just realized it's been three weeks since I last posted on The Lunch Tray!

We've talked a lot on The Lunch Tray about the sharp decline in food knowledge and cooking skills in America, a... [Continue reading]

I'll be taking Spring Break off from blogging to recharge and do some site maintenance on The Lunch Tray.

Last month on The Lunch Tray's Facebook page I shared a link to an eye - opening special report in Parents Magazine about hunger in America.

Last week on The Lunch Tray (my new favorite blog!)

Finally, one SNA member commenting on The Lunch Tray likened our open letter to two outsiders inappropriately interfering in a «family dispute.»

Our emailed question - and - answer session should appear on The Lunch Tray later this week or next week.

As I mentioned on the Lunch Tray's Facebook page, this post doesn't mention that I still support opposing the petition.

Her answers, and her occasional guest posts on The Lunch Tray -LSB-...]