Pitting Safe Food Against Healthy Food
I've been feeling relatively optimistic about the USDA commodity program lately. Offerings are heavy on the meat and the cheese, but they have gotten much healthier over the years. When it comes to providing nutritious food, it seems like cafeterias face larger obstacles, such as maintaining student participation and keeping ...
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October 6, 2009
Country Watch: England
Add England to the list of countries with sensible school meal policies. This month, following a huge campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, new nutrition standards take effect in secondary school cafeterias (the rules are already in effect in elementary schools). The new policy regulates lunches, as well as foods ...
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September 3, 2009
How the USDA Helped Bring Processed Food to School Lunch
Most adults don't have glorious memories of school lunch. It was sloppy Joes, shepherd's pie, spaghetti with meat sauce, and it was usually on the bland side. But the food wasn't bad, and it was almost always cooked from scratch by an army of school lunch ladies. How things have changed. A few ...
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July 30, 2009
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