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Your source for both local and nation-wide school food reform news. We aim to provide up-to-date information that relates to the current school food climate and related topics. We also include updates on the s'Cool Food Initiative such as local press coverage, event alerts, and more. Check back often for updates!

December 5, 2011
How the Food Industry Eats Your Kid’s Lunch

As school districts struggle through tough economic times, the privatization of school food service is still not the solution.

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By LUCY KOMISAR | New York Times
Tags: Health Food Politics, Agribusiness
November 28, 2011
While Congress backtracks, California schools move ahead with healthier meals
November 11, 2011
Fatty Foods Addictive as Cocaine in Growing Body of Science

Diet-related preventable disease has skyrocketed for one primary reason -  our food has changed -  and this article tells the story.

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By Robert Langreth and Duane D. Stanford | Bloomberg Businessweek
Tags: Food Politics, Food Science and Health
October 27, 2011
Schools bring breakfast into the classroom
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FINDING A WAY TO GENERATE REVENUE WHILE ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO LEARN Read More
By Joanna Lin | California Watch
Tags: Nutrition, School Food Friends
September 27, 2011
School district may expand healthy-food program

Read how a local school district is using its Wellness Policy to guide its transition to scratch cooking at its schools.

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By John Sakata - Lompoc Record
Tags: School Food Friends
September 24, 2011
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?

Mark Bittman dispels the notion the notion that healthy food is more expensive than fast food with two  basic menus.

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By Mark Bittman - The New York Times
Tags: Health, Cooking, Food Politics
September 21, 2011
School Nutrition Association Releases “State of School Nutrition 2011”

The school food reform is picking up momentum nationally as schools find ways to comply with new USDA requirements.

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By Diane Pratt-Heavner - School Nutrition Association
Tags: School Food Friends, Agriculture
September 9, 2011
Michelle Obama to Congress: Without school food reform, anti-obesity initiative may fail

READ ABOUT CHANGES IN PUBLIC POLICY THAT SUPPORT BETTER FOOD IN SCHOOLS

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By grist.org : Tom Laskawy
Tags: Food Politics, Health
September 5, 2011
Time to Revive Home Ec

REVIVING HOME EC MAY BE THE KEY TO REVERSING THE CHILD OBESITY EPIDEMIC

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By HELEN ZOE VEIT : New York Times
Tags: Health, Food Literacy
September 5, 2011
Salida Union schools eat up healthy lunches

School food reform stories feature both success stories and overwhelming obstacles.

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By Jill Tucker - Chronicle Staff Writer
Tags: School Food Friends, Health
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