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Parents for Better D.C. School Food

March 24th, 2010 · No Comments · food news, kids

I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later. But after I wrote my series of articles on the woeful state of school food in the District of Columbia, a parents group coalesced around the idea of making improvements by working directly with school food service officials and advocacy organizations such as the D.C. […]

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Tracking Obesity in “Healthy Schools”

March 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · kids, Wellness

Re-tooled language in “Healthy Schools” legislation scheduled for a public hearing before the D.C. Council this week would require city schools to provide parents each year with a measurement of the body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio of every child, as well as an estimate of the amount of exercise each child engages in. It also calls on city schools […]

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Sorry, We Can’t Cook: D.C. Schools Say ‘No’ to More Vegetables

March 18th, 2010 · 8 Comments · kids, Tales, Wellness

In a move that could signal a serious fault line in the argument for more vegetables as a tonic for childhood obesity, drafters of “Healthy Schools” legislation pending before the D.C. Council have skuttled a push for additional produce in school meals after school officials said they cannot guarantee their kitchens can prepare vegetables that kids will […]

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