I found another article that was just posted this afternoon all the way from Oklahoma!
Making changes across the nation :)
http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/articles/2011/03/03/news/news709.txt
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Quick Link!
This is the link to the news story I blogged about earlier! Even though it is a story that is a couple weeks old it's still encouragement!
http://www2.turnto10.com/lifestyles/2011/feb/18/health-check-healthier-school-lunches-ar-400607/
http://www2.turnto10.com/lifestyles/2011/feb/18/health-check-healthier-school-lunches-ar-400607/
Health Check: Healthier School Lunches
With news on the Child Nutrition Act coming to a standstill while legislators are determining funding and regulations I found an interesting article that gives us as professionals hope that this re-authorization will actually impact local communities.
At schools in Rhode Island items on the menu are changing from french fries, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers nad meatball subs to items like tri-colored cauliflower, tabouli and flavor-roasted chick peas. The exciting thing: the students actually like it!
Even dramatic changes aren't needed. Most schools are serving pizza bake on whole wheat crust, turkey burgers and Asian lo mein with wheat linguine.
Making these changes allows students to experience new healthy options that some would not know existed outside of school.
Such encouragement for changes to come :)
At schools in Rhode Island items on the menu are changing from french fries, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers nad meatball subs to items like tri-colored cauliflower, tabouli and flavor-roasted chick peas. The exciting thing: the students actually like it!
Even dramatic changes aren't needed. Most schools are serving pizza bake on whole wheat crust, turkey burgers and Asian lo mein with wheat linguine.
Making these changes allows students to experience new healthy options that some would not know existed outside of school.
Such encouragement for changes to come :)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
EatRight!
On the American Dietetic Association website eatright.org it was brought to my attention that there would be some helpful information regarding the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act. I started clicking around and found an email address (govaffairs@eatright.org)that I could use to receive recent information and action on the bill! I think I am going to send them an email by the end of this week to see what they have to say about some recent information! Hopefully I hear some good news from them soon!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
New Goal:)
Since the USDA is a sponsor of the Child Nutrition Act my newest goal is to contact a representative at the office in Frankfort to get some more information from them within the next two weeks! Hope I can pull it off!! :)
Early Care and Education Consortium
The Early Care and Education Consortium has developed a PDF file that provides a summary of the Child Reauthorization Act: Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. According to this file funding for the legislation directs $44.5 billion over 10 years to carry out the provisions made under the act. Part of this money is being taken from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program which I know is very controversial.
What next: US Department of Agriculture has to create regulations on the new provisions included in the bill. The public will have an opportunity to make comments on the regulations! That's awesome :)
What next: US Department of Agriculture has to create regulations on the new provisions included in the bill. The public will have an opportunity to make comments on the regulations! That's awesome :)
Healthy Schools Campaign
I found a blog associated with the Healthy Schools Campaign that I am going to follow and hopefully receive beneficial information that can help me! Fingers crossed :-)
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