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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.
Read More- By LUCY KOMISAR | New York Times
- 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.
Read More- By Robert Langreth and Duane D. Stanford | Bloomberg Businessweek
- 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
- September 27, 2011
- School district may expand healthy-food program
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Read how a local school district is using its Wellness Policy to guide its transition to scratch cooking at its schools.
Read More - By John Sakata - Lompoc Record
- September 24, 2011
- Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?
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Mark Bittman dispels the notion the notion that healthy food is more expensive than fast food with two basic menus.
Read More - By Mark Bittman - The New York Times
- 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.
Read More- By Diane Pratt-Heavner - School Nutrition Association
- 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
Read More- By grist.org : Tom Laskawy
- September 5, 2011
- Time to Revive Home Ec
REVIVING HOME EC MAY BE THE KEY TO REVERSING THE CHILD OBESITY EPIDEMIC
Read More- By HELEN ZOE VEIT : New York Times
- September 5, 2011
- Salida Union schools eat up healthy lunches
School food reform stories feature both success stories and overwhelming obstacles.
Read More- By Jill Tucker - Chronicle Staff Writer