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Our engaging online courses give you a front row seat in Chef Ann Cooper's classroom, where you can learn directly from a leader in school food change on how to transition school meal programs to scratch - cooked operations that provide real, healthy food to kids at school every day.

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A full explanation on how to Implement Your Salad Bar, including salad bar costs, is available on The Lunch Box, an online resource that provides useful tools for school food change.

More information on how to Implement Your Salad Bar is available on The Lunch Box, an online resource that provides useful tools for school food change.

From procurement and finance to menu development and lunchroom education, this online course series provides in - depth training on how to implement effective change in school food programs.

A self - deprecating NCAA is a welcome switch from the previously smug organization that has only been moved to meaningful action in the recent past by federal court decisions (the ban on cost - of - attendance stipends became illegal once the NCAA got whipped in O'Bannon vs. NCAA) and terrible PR (Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier made the schools look silly with their food rules by speaking out during a tournament that makes $ 770 million a year for the NCAA in television revenue, hence the unlimited meals rule change).

And not to beat another dead horse here, but for those who want to learn how to work effectively with their school district's student nutrition director and school board to make changes in their own schools» food, there is plenty of free advice, based on real - world experience, at http://www.peachsf.org.

Probably because that kind of change is hard, and demonizing the little guy — the local student nutrition director and local radio DJ last year, or the small restaurant operator and local school superintendent this year — is easier and less risky than taking on the real «bad guys» — the elected officials, the giant Agribusiness players, the networks that broadcast all of those fast food and junk food ads to our kids and also, oh yes, broadcast Jamie Oliver's shows....

If there are changes that you feel would be beneficial, are they possible right now and if not, what would it take to make those changes (for example, you mention the creation of recipes, but perhaps there is already someone on staff very capable of creating the recipes, but the school kitchen doesn't have the equipment or staffing hours to cook the food).

I think it is important to point out that this isn't just an issue for middle class families who care deeply about their child's diet and are able to provide abundant healthy food choices but school menus have great impact on many, many poor children who, through no fault of their own and often with no agency to change the situation, end up being pawns in the lunch tray wars.

Bettina Siegel blogs about food and food policy related to children over at The Lunch Tray, but you may know her better for her work on «pink slime;» in 2012, she garnered more than 258,000 signatures on a Change.org petition that led the USDA to change its policy on a low - quality ground beef product used in schools.

The petition, titled «Tell U.S.D.A. to stop using pink slime in school food,» garnered more than 200,000 signatures within nine days and prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to change its policy on using Lean Finely Textured Beef in the ground beef served in schools.

The outsize influence of corporate money was on full display this week, as frozen pizza manufacturers were able to circumvent proposed changes to school food regulations that woud have ended the practice of counting pizza as a school food vegetable.

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.

She is also featured in Free for All: Fixing School Food in America by Janet Poppendieck (California Studies in Food & Culture, 2010) and Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children, by Ann Cooper and Lisa Holmes (HarperCollins, 2006), has been a guest on PBS's To The Contrary, and appears in the documentary film Two Angry Moms.

A new paradigm in the fight against childhood obesity and diet - related illnesses, Cook for America ® promotes school food reform with an emphasis on holistic, systemic change.

And despite years of lobbying by the School Nutrition Association, Perdue made no change to one of the most important advances of the HHFKA — a requirement that kids must take a half - cup serving of fruits or vegetables at lunch, instead of passing up those healthy foods on a daily basis.

More information on how to Implement Your Salad Bar is available on The Lunch Box, an online resource that provides useful tools for school food change.

They say changes to the law, renewed every five years, present the best chance to put healthier food than nachos on school lunch trays.

Reposted with permission from: Maria's Farm Country KitchenBy guest blogger Ann CooperOur children's health and our nation's school food did not change for the worse overnight, but we can't put the brakes on the damage it is doing fast enough.

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-LSB-...] outsize influence of corporate money was on full display this week, as frozen pizza manufacturers were able to circumvent proposed changes to school food regulations -LSB-...]

Food waste and decreased program participation were entirely predictable consequences of imposing healthier school food on children long accustomed to school meals laden with sugar, fat and salt, especially without mandated nutrition education to support the meal chanFood waste and decreased program participation were entirely predictable consequences of imposing healthier school food on children long accustomed to school meals laden with sugar, fat and salt, especially without mandated nutrition education to support the meal chanfood on children long accustomed to school meals laden with sugar, fat and salt, especially without mandated nutrition education to support the meal changes.

This whole debacle reminds me of when Chipotle changed their bags to state their philosophy of «Food With Integrity» and focused on the pig, and Chipotle's FB page was inundated by high school and college kids who plastered its walls with endless postings about their so - called ethical treatment of their factory farmed pigs.

But, those advocates who have been in the trenches and know what the obstacles are to better school food, those are the folks who can really get a motivated parent on the path to meaningful change in how schools (the gov really) feed kids.

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.

asking them to help fund the healthier foods... I certainly wasn't left thinking that the school system could fund the changes on its own.

On our web site you will see the story of the Whitefish Montana schools that reduced discipline problems by 75 % by making some small changes, most notably by improving the food.

Moreover, school districts themselves are too often cash - strapped and preoccupied with other goals to focus on changing their food.

Gracie and I clearly support the same goals — improved school food and the elimination of junk food on campuses — and if the boycott she proposes brings about change, that's a result we'd all welcome.

Entitled «Transforming School Food: A National Gathering of Peers and Partners Taking on School Food Change,» the conference will draw over 160 school food service professionals and community organizations from over forty large school districts, as well as government agency partners and fuSchool Food: A National Gathering of Peers and Partners Taking on School Food Change,» the conference will draw over 160 school food service professionals and community organizations from over forty large school districts, as well as government agency partners and fundFood: A National Gathering of Peers and Partners Taking on School Food Change,» the conference will draw over 160 school food service professionals and community organizations from over forty large school districts, as well as government agency partners and fuSchool Food Change,» the conference will draw over 160 school food service professionals and community organizations from over forty large school districts, as well as government agency partners and fundFood Change,» the conference will draw over 160 school food service professionals and community organizations from over forty large school districts, as well as government agency partners and fuschool food service professionals and community organizations from over forty large school districts, as well as government agency partners and fundfood service professionals and community organizations from over forty large school districts, as well as government agency partners and fuschool districts, as well as government agency partners and funders.

Being able to see what's going on in all the schools every day has been a huge boost for Tanner, a finance - turned - food - policy savant originally from San Antonio, but it's far from the most revolutionary change she's implemented in her 18 months in the position.

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.

«We think (the changes) reflect the district's commitment to healthful school foods,» said Rochelle Davis, executive director of the Healthy Schools Campaign, which is partnering with CPS and others on the project.

About nine years ago, the school nurse suggested the change, and the school conducted a pilot study, tracking food waste and visits to the nurse along with anecdotal reports on student behavior.

But that may be changing — if you didn't read about School Food FOCUS the first time around on TLT, be sure to check out this post which discusses how that group is helping to set up «regional food hubs» to improve efficiencies and lower the costs of local procuremFood FOCUS the first time around on TLT, be sure to check out this post which discusses how that group is helping to set up «regional food hubs» to improve efficiencies and lower the costs of local procuremfood hubs» to improve efficiencies and lower the costs of local procurement.

As the Orfalea Foundation's School Food Initiative (SFI) worked with food service operations to implement scratch - cooking and fresh salad bars, SFI funded a county - wide school garden program at elementary schools in order to help students accept the changing food on the School Food Initiative (SFI) worked with food service operations to implement scratch - cooking and fresh salad bars, SFI funded a county - wide school garden program at elementary schools in order to help students accept the changing food on the plFood Initiative (SFI) worked with food service operations to implement scratch - cooking and fresh salad bars, SFI funded a county - wide school garden program at elementary schools in order to help students accept the changing food on the plfood service operations to implement scratch - cooking and fresh salad bars, SFI funded a county - wide school garden program at elementary schools in order to help students accept the changing food on the school garden program at elementary schools in order to help students accept the changing food on the plfood on the plate.

The company believes that the USDA's new «Smart Snacks in School» rule, which is the first change to competitive food guidelines in more than 30 years, will lead to significant improvements in student health, happiness and overall performance — both in the classroom and on the athletic field.

Similarly, Big Food likely also supports the cap on sodium reductions (salt is 1/3 of Big Food's palatability arsenal; see: Michael Moss's Salt Sugar Fat) as well as the requested change to a la carte rules (who profits from all that frozen pizza schools want to serve every day?)

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

The foundation supported several levels of training, first on building important culinary skills and knowledge of healthy food preparation, then on building employee morale and support for making significant changes to the school food environment.

School districts are thinking about school foods in a new way that places a priority on health, but they also need to find innovative financing strategies to pay for the equipment and infrastructure changes they need to put healthy foods on the lunchSchool districts are thinking about school foods in a new way that places a priority on health, but they also need to find innovative financing strategies to pay for the equipment and infrastructure changes they need to put healthy foods on the lunchschool foods in a new way that places a priority on health, but they also need to find innovative financing strategies to pay for the equipment and infrastructure changes they need to put healthy foods on the lunch tray.

The School Food Tour was a 5,000 + mile solo bicycle tour that focused on educating and empowering youth to create healthy changes at home and in their schools.

The kids tell me the food sucks now lol but they do nt see the bigger picture either... while it was a different era for us when us parents were in school; the fundamental rights shouldve remained the same... which is give the kids their choices... the Federal Gov can INCLUDE nutritious items on the free lunch menus while including more choices for them instead of reducing them to avoid social stigmas within the student body of the schools... Kids can be so cruel... Ive lived that first hand... I'm wondering who to contact to protest these changes.

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.

Schools can make the changes I have described above — removing the worst of the additives — without spending any more on their food.

But through my research and writing on the topic, and through my active participation in local school food reform efforts here in Houston, I've come to believe no proposed «solution» to the crisis will get us anywhere at all — unless kids themselves become invested in change.

I'm in Detroit to judge a national student cooking contest — Cooking Up Change — and sitting on the panel with me is Tony Geraci, the famed locavore food services director for schools in Baltimore.

From procurement and finance to menu development and lunchroom education, this online course series provides in - depth training on how to implement effective change in school food programs.

[This is a video on Chef Ann's Lunch Box site called «Changing School Food for Parents and Advocates.»]

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