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| Jen |
Posted - Dec 01 2007 : 8:57:47 PM
HEALTHY CAFETERIAS SAVE SCHOOLS MONEY
A new study in the December issue of the Review of Agricultural Economics puts to rest the myth that serving nutritious meals in schools will turn off kids and break the school budget. School lunch programmers often make the claim that junk foods, like hot dogs, nachos and pizza, must be served in cafeterias, because healthy food is too expensive and kids won't buy it anyway. In contrast, researchers analyzed 330 school districts over a five year period and found that shifting school lunch programs towards healthier foods does not reduce student demand and ultimately saves the school money. While serving better meals requires higher labor costs, those expenses are offset by lower costs for more nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables compared with processed foods. Learn more about how you can help your child's school integrate healthier foods into the cafeteria by visiting the Organic Consumers Association's "Appetite for a Change Campaign": http://www.organicconsumers.org/afc.cfm
Jen
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| marybeth |
Posted - Dec 01 2007 : 11:17:14 PM
So many articles in the Skagit Herald lately about the use of local and more nutritious foods in the schools here. LaConnor School Dist. for one. The great thing about it all is the fact that the school is involving the kids in the planning of meals. Many children learn good nutrition at home and many do not. But the communication between children the growers the cooks the school is so wonderful. And it is true that kids will buy healthy food because they are being educated and it just tastes so much better. Kids know. MB
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