[Communities that do step up to reverse poor nutrition trends often face considerable opposition from soda and junk food manufacturers, but while] it used to be that industry always won, that's not always the case now, ... because schools are already in the business of feeding children; it's a matter of changing what's offered, not necessarily taking on new responsibilities. |
Disco-era nutrition standards don't make sense in 2006. |
I work in this area, and I don't even know what some of those things are referring to. |
It's as important for children to know how to prevent heart disease, cancer and diabetes as it is for children to learn geography, ... These are important life skills that are not intuitively obvious. |
It's impressive that Kraft was able to do two 100 percent whole-grain cookies. |
It's moving in the right direction, but too often the information is hard to find, and hard to use. |
It's not enough any more for the government to publish dietary guidelines and point their finger at Americans and say, 'Eat better.' It takes more than that, |
It's not enough any more for the government to publish dietary guidelines and point their finger at Americans and say, 'Eat better.' It takes more than that. |
Schools can make money without selling junk food. |
The agency has done a good job with the official school lunch and could do a good job with all other food. |
The definition is out of date and out of sync with current nutritional concerns for children, |
The gist of what it says is clear -- that companies are not marketing food responsibly to kids. They need to make changes. |
The money from soda contracts comes out of children's and parents' pockets. Coke, Pepsi, and other junk-food marketers enjoy being in schools because they know it is one of the only places they can target kids without parental interference. |
This is a good start. |
This is a good step toward reducing artery-clogging fat in french fries, but it doesn't make french fries a health food. |