Who We AreHealthy Food in Schools unites students, teachers, parents, administrators, policy makers, food service directors, community members, non-profits, farming, food purveyors, and grocers with the aim of greening school lunch programs across the Bay Area and serving as a model for school districts across the nation.Read More
What We DoOur program aids local schools in providing a more healthy, affordable food to deter fast food restaurants from exploiting school lunch programs with refined processed junk food. The temptation for vulnerable schools to accept monies in an economic crisis can be averted with a united community effort to defend our kids and save their lives. Read More
News & TipsA contiuation of our showcase on Kaiser Permanente’s Dr. Preston Maring. In this tasty episode, Dr. Maring shows us how easy, delicious, and healthy homemade salad dresssing can be as he takes us through his very own Caesar Salad.Read More
Get InvolvedHealthy Food in Schools Programs have to be a team effort. To make a meaningful difference in the health and fitness of young people, those working inside schools must join together with families, students and other members of the community to create a health-promoting environment in which to learn and grow.Read More
KidsHealth.org has a nice article about how parents can get more involved with their child’s nutrition and ensure they get a healthy meal at school. Read more about easy ways to optimize packed lunches, and find healthy alternatives to the usual lunch items. We talk a lot about getting the government to make changes so [...]
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A recent study has found that obese adolescents are more likely to be familiar with television fast food adds than their less heavy contemporaries. This is unfortunate, but expected as previous research has shown that food advertising (successfully) increases children’s preference for unhealthy food. In recognition of this connection the UK has put limits on [...]
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On April 17th the USDA announced that it will begin to accept applications for its Farm to School Grant Program. The program is part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. This program’s aim is to bring locally sourced produce into classrooms. Children will be able to both eat locally and learn more about agriculture. One [...]
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A recent report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine detailed the five worst breakfasts that are still being served in schools today. Atop the list is a ham, egg and cheese biscuit. This breakfast sandwich boasts more calories and saturated fat than McDonald’s Egg McMuffin, and contains more than a child’s entire daily need [...]
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The pink slime story has continued to evolve with a few interesting twists. Creator of the movement against pink slime in school lunches, Bettina Siegal, has recently posted on her blog, The Lunch Tray, a piece from a woman defending the use of ammonia in beef treatment. This woman, Nancy Donley, had the great misfortune [...]
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The USDA has announced today that schools will be able to opt out of meat with “boneless lean beef trimmings” also known as pink slime. The changes will not take place until next year when current contracts end. This is a quick progression of a story that began building last week when ABC News reported [...]
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Recently, the USDA approved a purchase of 7 million pounds of beef containing “pink slime” to be served in school cafeterias. ”Pink slime” refers to meat byproducts, such as connective tissues, cartilage and other animal parts that have been treated with ammonium hydroxide. They are treated because these beef byproducts have a much greater chance of [...]
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As we mentioned a few months ago, there has been a recent move in the food industry to advertise foods with vegetables “hidden” inside to parents– the clear implication being that children must be kept in the dark about the presence of ruffage in their favorite snacks. A recent study by the Journal of [...]
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Much controversy has stewed over Disney’s ‘Habit Heroes’, an exhibit and online game aimed at eliminating children’s “bad habits.” At the exhibit in Orlando, Florida children join characters Will Power and Callie Stenics to combat the villains Sweet Tooth, The Snacker and Lead Bottom. In one part of the interaction, children use arcade style video guns [...]
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A recent article by the journal Steroids has further highlighted one of the most important points of dieting– it only works if it is maintainable. The scientific team found that over the 16 week study of the two groups – randomized to either a low-carb calorie restricted diet or the same diet that included a [...]
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