When it comes to packing a school lunch, pediatric dietician Susie Akers said it’s easy for parents to fall into some convenience traps. “A lot of high processed foods, very high in sodium, very high in fat, minimal entrees, meaning a whole grain protein source, and instead we’re seeing multiple beverages, multiple snack foods, so […]
Ohio officials are looking for more sponsors and sites in a federally funded program that offers children from low-income families free breakfasts or lunches during summer when they don’t get the meals at school. The Ohio Department of Education says the Summer Food Service Program provided meals for an average of nearly 60,000 Ohio […]
There are better meals in school cafeterias this year, thanks to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, designed to fight child hunger, combat obesity and improve the health and nutrition of the nation’s students. Schools are phasing in new nutrition standards over a three-year period, starting with lunches in this first year and moving […]
School meals matter. Just ask any teacher or parent and they’ll tell you that children who lack proper nutrition have trouble focusing in school.
