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IOM Consensus Report for updates to school nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, issued on October 20th. Good recommendations but still need USDA to incorporate. Here is the "test"... will the science prevail, or will the standards be influenced by "the money".
Watch this video to see why corporate profits may be what informs the revisions to the standards as written for our children's school meals. The info herein surprised me a bit... how about you?
The Food Lobby Goes To School
Coordinating the development and implementation of a local/regional Farm to School Program. As such, collaborating with area schools, agencies, farmers, businesses, parents and any interested individuals for the fundamental goals of: reducing the incidence of obesity in school children; reestablishing a relationship between students and their food source - the farmer; and helping to maintain the economic viability of small farms. Please feel free to comment or share our posts.
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