Operations
WHO's kidding whom?
The World Health Organization, product of the dysfunction United Nations, announced last week that its members will discuss ways to reduce the amount of junk food marketing aimed at children around the world. The discussion is scheduled to take place during the U.N. General Assembly meeting this coming September.
Menu
Menu Makeover
A community partnership has helped 8,500-student Peninsula School District redevelop menus to be healthier.
I read an interesting article over the weekend. Printed in The Financial, it was a recap of a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey that covered a variety of topics having to do with the Obama Administration. Included were questions regarding the recent passage of what is now known as the Healthy, Hungry Free Kids Act.
First of all, I just want to state how happy I am that Congress finally stepped up and made an effort toward giving school foodservice operators the money they need to make school meals healthier. The $4.5 billion pledged over 10 years may not solve all of the problems operators face, but it certainly is a start.
It’s not often that school foodservice programs get positive coverage on television. Even less frequently does such coverage include a food manufacturer. But on a program called "The Balancing Act," which appears on Lifetime Television, Hillsborough County Schools in Florida and The Schwan Food Co. have been given the opportunity to air their views about school nutrition.