- Pushing Junk Food Out of Schools
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The Obama administration plans a massive drive this week to change the foods that schools offer to children – banning candy and sugary beverages from school lunch rooms and vending machines, in exchange for more nutritious fare.
And while the story the Times shares of Mrs. Almond and her candy cart is touching (though I imagine she can just as easily fundraise with anything else), you truly don’t realise how awful the junk-food-in-schools situation is until you spend time in a school. To that end, don’t miss the ‘Fed Up with School Lunch’ project – one teacher’s attempt to eat (and blog) school lunch every day for an entire year.
Just a head’s up, though: It’s disturbing.
Feb 08, 2010 :: Tagged under: education, fastfood, food, nutrition :: #
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