Nutrition In The Schools

Check out this informative Reuters Special Report on how food industry lobbyists are helping to defeat measures proposed to fight childhood obesity. . . . → Read More: How Washington Went Soft on Childhood Obesity

Check out The Lunch Tray’s Food in the Classroom Manifesto – a well written bulleted list on why children should not be fed in the classroom. . . . → Read More: The Lunch Tray’s Food-in-the-Classroom Manifesto

Safeway markets, the country’s 2nd largest grocery chain, will stop selling “pink slime”. . . . → Read More: Safeway to Stop Selling ‘Pink Slime’ Textured Beef

Please sign the Petition to mandate that we know EVERY Ingredient in our food! . . . → Read More: ALL Ingredients Matter

Check out our latest post to find out why pink slime won’t be so easy to eliminate from our schools, even with the recent news from the USDA. . . . → Read More: You’ll Eat Pink Slime Whether You Want It or Not

Please sign the petition (link on the blog post) to stop the use of “pink slime” on school lunch trays! More info is available on our web site. . . . → Read More: Let’s Put a Stop to “Pink Slime” on School Lunch Trays

Check out our latest post form the Harvard School of Public Health website on the importance of including fiber in your diet and specific fiber intake recommendations. . . . → Read More: Fiber: Start Roughing It!

See our latest blog post featuring an opinion article written by Bettina Siegel at The Lunch Tray on the arguments of why cupcakes should not be allowed in the classroom. . . . → Read More: Please Keep Your Birthday Cupcake Out of My Kids’ Classroom

Check out this article from ABC News that explains the problem with food manufacturers marketing “whole grain” products that aren’t truly whole grain. . . . → Read More: Companies Not Telling the Whole Truth About Whole Grains

Take a look at this CNN article regarding the surprising availability of unhealthy snacks in schools. . . . → Read More: Access to unhealthy snacks at school unchanged

Check out our latest blog post to learn about the new school meal standards and what potential impact they will have on our children. . . . → Read More: Putting Real Food in School Lunches

On January 25th, the USDA unveiled new standards for school meals that will result in healthier meals across the country. See our blog post for details. . . . → Read More: USDA Unveils New School Lunch Guidelines

Check out our latest blog post to find out how to voice your opinion to the FDA to stop the Corn Refiners Association from changing the labeling of “High Fructose Corn Syrup” to “Corn Sugar”. . . . → Read More: Petition to stop corn sugar

Check out our nutritional message for January by Heather Rudalavage, registered dietician, on the benefits of eating fruit. . . . → Read More: January Nutritional Message