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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

Bills Ban Bullying, Promote Healthy Foods in Schools

Massachusetts Senate Passes Safe School Package State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D- Pittsfield) announces action by the Massachusetts Senate today advancing measures that ban bullying and update nutritional standards in schools with a pair of bills aimed at promoting a safe, healthy and productive learning environment for all students. The Senate’s anti-bullying legislation prohibits physical, verbal and written acts that threaten or cause harm to another student, including Internet “cyber-bullying,” while a… Read More