Distinguishing the Cook for America ® approach from that of countless
other school food reform projects is its emphasis on holistic, systemic change through the creation of a school foodservice work force that is both capable of preparing healthy scratch - cooked meals from whole, fresh foods, and empowered and motivated to do so.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
My sources for most
food reform issues are, most notably, Free for All: Fixing School Food in America, by Janet Poppendieck, but also countless other books, articles, blog posts, and phone conversations with other school food reformers around the coun
food reform issues are, most notably, Free for All: Fixing
School Food in America, by Janet Poppendieck, but also countless other books, articles, blog posts, and phone conversations with other school food reformers around the co
School Food in America, by Janet Poppendieck, but also countless other books, articles, blog posts, and phone conversations with other school food reformers around the coun
Food in America, by Janet Poppendieck, but also countless
other books, articles, blog posts, and phone conversations with
other school food reformers around the co
school food reformers around the coun
food reformers around the country.
the
other half of the equation are interventions like cooking classes, tastings, classroom curriculum, gardening, etc. without both pieces
school food reform will not advance.
-LSB-...] in her latest angry screed against Obama - backed
school food reform (and she's written
others), conservative pundit Michelle Malkin applauded District 214 for voting itself out of «the -LSB-...]
to
reform school lunch procedures would permit
school districts to ban sale of such
foods at any time and would encourage the sale of fruits, fruit juices, milk and
other nutritious
foods in vending machines.
In a piece written two days after the presidential election («The Fate of Hungry Kids in a Trump Administration,» cross-posted in Civil Eats), I expressed my own grave concerns over the fate of
school food reform and
other child nutrition programs under a Trump White House and a Republican - controlled Congress.
In another recent Washington Post article, several experts predicted that the popularity of
school food reform and cultural shifts regarding obesity over the last eight years would serve as a check on Trump and the new Republican - controlled Congress, while
others seemed less sure.
As a blogger who tackles
school food reform questions, among
other topics, I feel a real sense of relief that this website now exists.
Our plan is to have our website serve as a primary reference for external inquiries so that
other individuals and organizations can replicate the work of the Fund, or tailor our successes in early childhood education,
school food reform, and disaster readiness to fit their own communities and organizations.
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