Do as I say, not as I do?
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- August
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All my favorite food groups – caffeine, artificial sweeteners, fats, salt – are being banned from school cafeterias across the region.
When schools open next month, farm-fresh produce and whole grains will dominate the menus at Katonah-Lewisboro, North Salem and others. Irvington will do without artificial sweeteners, hydrogenated oils and caffeinated beverages.
It’s all part of their new “wellness”:http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060811/NEWS02/608110345/1024/NEWS08 policies.
It’s more expensive, yes, but healthier.
The real question is, will the kids eat it?
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on Saturday, August 12th, 2006 at 4:05 pm by Lanning Taliaferro.
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For more information, and support for schools interested in nutrition and learning in a garden go to http://www.cerp.cornell.edu . Kids will eat what they have grown. The garden at Katonah Elementary School recieved a grant from the Kids Growing Food program for start up costs. This program is part of NY Agriculture in the Classroom, an Agriculture Outreach from the Department of Education of Cornell University. On October 28th Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Westchester County and The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture are presenting a day long workshop “Starting From Scratch- Growing School Gardens”. The keynote speaker is Lori Bushway, Dept. of Horticulture of Cornell U. Her topic is “Why Garden in NYS schools.” Contact the Stone Barns Center to register. Many districts are attempting to set up a Farm to School purchasing program for school meals. Cornell U also has information on the NY Farm to School benefits.
Fortunately for those in the Ossining school district, the fair-trade gurus from Lucy’s Pizza will soon be returning to nourish and enrich the lives of OHS students with their organic and trans-fat-free pepperoni sticks and “bread-and-sauce.” The use of multiple food groups is what gives the students the energy to complete their rigorous courseloads and also walk back up the hill to the highschool. It is a day of triumph for health teachers everywhere.
p.s. Ms. Taliaferro ROCKS!!
I don’t like a group of people forcing companies to change how they do food. If I like something I don’t want it changing because they say oooh oil is bad for you. No too much is bad for you. We need these things but too much of anything is bad. farm fresh is fine as long as there’s a farm fresh burger/porkchop to go with the veggies. And there ya have it.
I just got word that the Mount Kisco Day Care Center is teaming up with the Flying Pig Restaurant to run an “Edible Education Program.� The program aims to give kids a greater appreciation for healthy foods by exposing them to gardening, cooking and nutrition classes. All the foods grown on site are served as part of the daily menu, supplemented by produce and meat from local farms.