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Green Mama: Healthy School Lunches Begin at Home

Back-to-School Means Back to Healthy Eating for this Family It’s just about that time again. Time for alarm clocks and protests to sleep “just one more minute.” Time for grumbles over homework and carpools to sport’s practices. Time for frazzled parents and days where the schedule dictates your life. (Cue scream.) Yes folks, the vacation’s over. It’s back-to-school time! Take a deep breathe and you can almost smell the nervousness, anticipation and… Read More

Category: Food, Kelly Bevan McIlquham, Schools Tags: Back-to-School, Child Nutrition Act, Food Advocacy, Healthy Food, Josh Viertel, Let's Move Campaign, Lunch, National School Lunch Program, Organic Food, Rachael Ray, School Food, School Lunches, School Nutrition, Slow Food USA

TAKE ACTION: Healthy, Local & Organic School Food

Healthy, Local & Organic School Food Now School food: It’s never had a reputation for being good, but these days, it’s downright unhealthy. Obesity and a host of diet-related diseases are linked to the school lunch menu, which is loaded with over-processed starches, fats, genetically modified ingredients, and meats laced with hormones, antibiotics and pesticides. Squeezed into buying on the cheap, school districts buy milk that has been produced with the use… Read More