The School Lunch Top Ten
The NPD group, a market research firm that tracks Americans' eating habits, has put together a list of the top 10 foods children ages 6 to 12 eat for lunch at school. The good news is that fruits and vegetables are both in the top five. The bad news is ...
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August 18, 2009
Obama Discusses School Lunch and Mangoes With 11-Year-Old Reporter
Eleven-year-old Damon Weaver loves mangoes and French fries, and if he had his way they would be part of every school lunch. That's what the student reporter from Florida told President Obama during an interview on Thursday. Weaver interviewed Vice President Biden during the 2008 presidential campaign and has been ...
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August 13, 2009
School Lunch and Obesity
The newest study out of the USDA's Economic Research Service focuses on school meals and obesity. The findings? Students who eat school lunch are just as likely to be overweight as students who do not. For both groups, the numbers are shocking. The researchers found that a whopping 40 percent of ...
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July 17, 2009
This Week in School Lunch
They say you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Cafeteria directors say you can lead a child to healthy food, but you can't make him eat it. Well, at least when he has the option of eating pizza and fries instead. I'm on the road ...
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June 2, 2009
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