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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

Obama’s New Chef Skewers School Lunches

Obama’s New Chef Skewers School Lunches Before he agreed to cook for the Obama family in the White House, Chicago chef Sam Kass was already talking about changing the way American children eat. During weekly Tuesday gatherings at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum in Chicago, Mr. Kass hosted “Rethinking Soup,” which he described as “a communal event where we will eat delicious, healthy soup and have fresh, organic conversation about many of… Read More