News tagged with school lunches

Study finds federal school lunches linked to childhood obesity

With children going back to school, parents are concerned that their youngsters are staying fit and eating right, especially those who dine in a school cafeteria.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study says confusion reigns over whole-grain claims in school lunches

While most nutrition experts agree that school lunches should include more whole-grain products, a new study from the University of Minnesota finds that food-service workers lack understanding and the resources to meet that ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cable cos. to offer $9.95 broadband for poor homes

(AP) -- As part of a federal effort to get more U.S. homes connected to broadband, cable companies will offer Internet service for $9.95 per month to homes with children that are eligible for school lunches, starting next ...

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

National School Lunch Program increases educational achievement

A new article from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management is the first to evaluate the long-term health and educational effects of participation in the National School Lunch Program. The study finds that the progra ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expel chocolate milk from school lunches: activist

Chocolate milk is "soda in drag" and should be booted out of US school cafeterias, a former celebrity chef turned school lunch lady has said.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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