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What’s for School Lunch in Sweden? There’s an App for That

September 29th, 2011 · No Comments · kids, school food

Andreas Egerup says he was standing in the grocery store trying to think what to make for dinner when it occurred to him to find out what his daughter had eaten for lunch at school. He didn’t want to repeat something she’d already had, so he went to his iPhone and started to look for […]

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Please Pass the Pancakes and Lingonberry Jam: What Swedish Kids Eat at School

September 28th, 2011 · 3 Comments · kids, school food

On a press junket paid for by the Swedish government, it’s hardly surprising I was steered toward some of the best school food the country has to offer. I didn’t get to see schools where the food is awful or even below par. But what I did see at two different schools in Stockholm gives […]

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Swedish Schools Struggle Toward Healthier Eating

September 27th, 2011 · No Comments · kids, school food

School lunch may be free in Sweden, but apparently that doesn’t make advocating for better food any easier. “We’ve been lobbying for years and we still see schools cutting costs, serving porridge or breakfast instead of lunch,” laments Annika Unt Widell of the advocacy group Swedish School Meal Supporters (Skomatens Vanner). Unt Widell has expressed […]

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