The most popular story in today’s Washington Post concerns the “controversy” over flavored milk in schools. Two jurisdictions in the paper’s readership area–the District of Columbia and Fairfax County–have recently banned milk with added sugar from their cafeterias. But because of complaints from the community, Fairfax County this month announced that it is re-introducing chocolate […]
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Recently I was asked to travel to Charlottesville, Va., to talk about school food and I knew something important was afoot in Jefferson’s home town when I checked in at the Budget Inn. Waiting for me behind the desk clerk was a gorgeous gift box filled with treats from a local food emporium: chocolate almond bark, […]
The School Nutrition Association, representing some 53,000 of the nation’s cafeteria professionals, has told the USDA it objects to nearly every aspect of proposed meal guidelines that call for bigger helpings of fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, fewer French fries, and less salt. Food policy advocates–including first lady Michelle Obama–have hailed the guidelines as a giant […]
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