Sentences with phrase «thoughts on school food»

You can read why I'm referred to as a «reluctant school food advocate,» my thoughts on school food reform in private versus public schools, and what I hope to accomplish here in Houston ISD before the youngest of my two children graduates.

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«It wasn't too hard to get all the schools on board as we've been having partly meat - free days for a good few years on our menu cycles, offering alternative vegetarian main meals,» said Food for Thought's Anne Rimmer.

Food for Thought is already well on the way to achieving the award: its 17 schools have been enjoying a meat - free start to the week since May.

My daughter wants peach cupcakes to bring to school but thinks kids won't like chunks of peach (she has caught on that other kids don't always love good food).

You would think that I gave up on Mexican food ages ago, but I have my high school BFF to thank for bringing me to the bRIGHT side.

Ultimately, children and young people will go on to make their own decisions about what they eat, but as long as schools offer students the opportunity to think, discuss and debate the issues as well as to cook and eat good vegetarian food, a weekly meat free day provides them with the knowledge and experience with which to make informed, responsible and compassionate choices.

We often think we are feeding our kids healthy foods and drinks but the reality is that we are not.Of course there are different schools of thought about nutrition, but there are elements that doctors and nutritionists will agree on.

MF: We think that folks will be taking these courses for different reasons depending on their role in school food or advocacy.

I think it is just dead on in laying bare the serious flaws in Jamie's reality TV approach to school food reform, and in outlining the real causes of bad school meals — issues Jamie basically ignored both this season and last.

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.

As I explained in «Yes, School Meal Standards Just Got Weaker — But Not As Much As You Think,» Secretary Perdue's May 1st announcement did little more than lock in the status quo on schoolSchool Meal Standards Just Got Weaker — But Not As Much As You Think,» Secretary Perdue's May 1st announcement did little more than lock in the status quo on schoolschool food.

Every time I pick up my kids from school only to discover that they've been chowing down on brownies or chocolate - covered Oreos or candy (which seems to happen at least twice a week), I can't help but think: In the midst of an obesity crisis, why are other people being allowed to shovel my kids full of unhealthy food at school?

If added sugars are eventually disclosed on Nutrition Facts labels, I do think we'll then see an added sugar cap imposed in federal school food nutritional standards.

Bettina Elias Siegel who pens the always thought provoking The Lunch Tray fueled my school food frustrations via this post about the political fighting and blame going on over how and who is going to fix the school lunch programs and more.

As a school food service worker, it is interesting to see the thought process for meals created at home — and how much of an impact the short meal times have on everyone.

But as I read through all that advice, I could only think of a post I wrote back in 2014 in which I mused that «there are few jobs on this planet harder than managing a district's school food program.»

And when it comes to scratch - cooking, the gold standard for school meals in the minds of many parents, Justin thinks the new school meal standards may actually encourage more reliance on processed food.

I invited Mike to comment on that article if he desired, and ever since he and Dana have been having an intense, informative debate about school food reform — the costs, what's possible, the validity of Oliver's accomplishments, the role an outsider like J.O. can or can not play, and more — that I think you'll really want to read.

I recall when I was in HISD (many years ago, admittedly) that they went on a weekly menu cycle: when Son was in school (much more recent) I think he had access to pizza and other foods of this type on pretty much a daily basis.

But while we're all mulling the depressing thought of pizza continuing to qualify as a school food vegetable, let's revisit a more promising story (on which I reported a little bit already): the -LSB-...]

Up until that point, I had thought of peanut allergies as a faraway dilemma for which I saw more of the precautions than the problem: strict bans on school grounds; warnings on food packaging; pretzels on airplanes.

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.

-LSB-...] Siegel who pens the always thought provoking The Lunch Tray fueled my school food frustrations via this post about the political fighting and blame going on over how and who is going to fix the school lunch -LSB-...]

check it out if you want more of my thoughts on Why I Don't Think School Food Reform = Nanny State

Furthermore, I think schools will always have the incentive to put junk on the a la carte line (to whatever degree the future regulations will allow) if only to keep kids from spending their money off campus or on similar junk food offered by student groups, etc. as fundraisers.

I think city councils could do more good for kids by considering other food and kid scenarios like banning soda served to kids in public schools, or requiring food with nutritive value to always be served when refreshments are offered at a school, or requiring restaurants to offer kids real food choices on the kids menu.

I'll be sharing some thoughts on effective school food reform advocacy, and... [Continue reading]

But whatever your thoughts on the subject, it's clearly a debate worth having: according to the Chicago Tribune story, the American Academy of Pediatrics says that food allergies now affect approximately 1 in 25 school - aged children.

«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.

Do you think the taste and quality of school lunch food really has declined dramatically with the decline of on - site cooking?

(Think of all the kids who's parents are now stuggling to put food on the table because of Bettina and she wants to save the school lunch program food, you must have a heart!!!)

Those are, I think, serious issues that groups like the Rudd Center should be discussing with representives of school food service professionals, who, as we speak, are swarming over Capitol Hill trying to convince their lawmakers that this particular provision of the child nutrition re-authorization should be put on hold and pilot tested.

It's also a great time to think about stocking up your freezer with school lunch and snack options so you can have on hand a variety of foods.

I think the USDA's proposed rules on competitive foods are an incredibly important advancement in school nutrition as a whole.

Last Friday, Janet Poppendieck had a thought - provoking piece in the Washington Post entitled, «Five Myths About School Food,» in which she takes on five common misunderstandings about the school lunch program, namelySchool Food,» in which she takes on five common misunderstandings about the school lunch program, namelyschool lunch program, namely that:

I always think about how important it is for parents of food allergic children to work with their schools and the school board on making sure food allergic children are safe in their schools.

And thank you for your thoughts on this question of opting out of the NSLP — I always appreciate the input of school food service directors and other school food professionals, and I hope you'll come back and comment often!

There * is * a growing problem of overweight kids and adults in HK, but I think it tends to be on the salty - fatty spectrum of foods & portion control, rather than kids bringing in cup - cakes to school (which is not a tradition here).

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.

Your analysis of who goes to most of these restaurants (die hards who are not terribly well informed or treat - seekers) strikes me as dead on, and I also had the thought that if the options aren't ordered enough, the project might be conveniently tabled (as I think often happens in the school food reform world, too, with healthier entrees that kids are afraid to try.)

I'm sure that moving funds from one category to another will not be simple, and each school department will try to hold on to their funds like a dog with a pork chop, but I think it's important to see the big picture, and in my view, this big picture would mean that schools will eventually be able to provide FREE healthy food for all children, as Dr. Poppendieck advocates.

I have been getting so much useful feedback and information for my book from two surveys I've been circulating: one asking you about the notion of «kid food» and your general thoughts about the role of junk food in your kids» lives, and a second survey just for public school parents, asking your thoughts about school meals, a la carte snacks and on - campus food fundraisers.

However, I think Mr. Bruske's post his on Better DC School Food today http://tinyurl.com/4sypbtm would help explain why simply doing away with the whole school lunch system will not solve the prSchool Food today http://tinyurl.com/4sypbtm would help explain why simply doing away with the whole school lunch system will not solve the prschool lunch system will not solve the problem.

If other Milby students want to share their thoughts on the current state of school food in your cafeteria and / or what foods they'd like to see, please send them this way.

After I wrote a series of articles about the industrially - processed convenience foods being served in my daughter's elementary school here in the District of Columbia I heard that Tony had been reluctant to talk to me because he thought I was putting too much pressure on Whitney Bateson, the nutritionist for Chartwells, the giant food service company contracted to provide meals for D.C. public schools.

As I was writing this week's posts on bento (here and here), I was thinking, I'm sure the TLT readership is going to find this stuff too frivolous, as compared to meaty school food reform issues I often cover.

But the experiment does make the point, I think, that for all the school food improvements we've seen in our district (and I'm grateful for all of them, don't get me wrong), there are still offerings that permit kids to make very poor selections on the lunch line, selections that may well have an adverse impact on their health down the line.

We asked expert Diane McKay, PhD, Assistant Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, for some thoughts on what fuels these foods.

My weight peaked around 213 lbs during the first year of the college, and this time I thought it was caused by overconsumption of foods (though now I blame it on the poor sleep quality since high school and guzzling down ridiculous amounts of coffee and diet sodas during the night).

It seems like there are two schools of thought on this one: those who think you can eat these hard - to - digest foods if and only if you prepare them correctly (soaking, sprouting, fermenting), and the other which says you should avoid these hard - to - digest foods completely.