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3 07, 2013

Will New Junk Foods Will Have a Health Halo in the School Cafeteria?

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:37:42-04:00July 3rd, 2013|Food Facts, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Will New Junk Foods Will Have a Health Halo in the School Cafeteria?

A recent news story covered changes in school food service to improve public health and the health of our children. Partly spurred by the Let's Move campaign and our nation's focus on childhood obesity, school districts are making changes to attempt to offer healthier snack foods to our [...]

28 09, 2012

You Can Lead a Horse to Water But…

By Rosanne Rust|2023-10-11T11:03:38-04:00September 28th, 2012|Food Facts, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on You Can Lead a Horse to Water But…

The new school lunch regulations have been reported this week as a "fix" for the poor eating habits of our children, but will it work? I'm a fan of the school lunch program, and feel it serves two purposes: 1) To provide a balanced meal (adequate in calories, [...]