April 2010
7 posts
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At the same time, Congress has reauthorized child nutrition programs and with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 has set in motion a series of new policies aimed at improving federal nutrition programs including the national school lunch program and the federal food assistance program for women and children.
Once implemented, the legislation will, among other things, authorize the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish stronger nutrition standards for all foods sold on school campuses throughout the school day, provide funds for local produce to be served in schools as part of the Farm-to-School Program, and provide funding for school gardens.
These changes are long overdue and urgently needed.
” —http://freshproducetalk.blogspot.com/2010/04/we-need-nanny-to-pester-us-about-our.html
“In a move to boost healthy food for kids, the Senate Agriculture Committee recently approved a proposal to reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act – which we fully support, especially such initiatives as the Farm to School program that could significantly improve the availability of healthy foods in our nation’s schools.”
—http://blog.farmland.org/2010/04/healthy-food-needs-healthy-farms/
“More likely, the real curators of childhood obesity beyond parents are school cafeteria lunches. You see, with the exception of schools smart enough to adopt the National Farm to School Network, students seem to be served a nutritional menu that could be below even McDonald’s standards”
—http://copywriteink.blogspot.com/2010/04/targeting-mascots-corporate.html
