Podcasts about national school lunch program

Editor's note: This podcast episode is the first in our Don't Call Me Resilient live event series. Our next event — "AI-generated influencers: A new wave of cultural exploitation?" is coming up on Wednesday February 5th in Toronto — and we'd love for you to be there! Attendance is free. Click here to learn more and save your seat! Food is so much more than what we eat.It is, of course, nourishment — the food we put into our body to fuel ourselves. It can be joyful, like the the smell of pancakes wafting through the house on a Sunday morning, or when loved ones gather around a feast at the dinner table. It can also be deeply personal and defining, connecting us to ancestral history, and cultural and racial identities. And it is also political — especially in the United States — which is the key takeaway in a new book by law scholar Andrea Freeman. Last fall, we sat down with Andrea to discuss her book in the first conversation of our new live events series from Don't Call Me Resilient. In this new episode, we bring you an edited version of that conversation.The book — Ruin their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United State from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch (Metropolitan Books/Raincoast) — is a history of the use of food in American law and politics as a weapon of conquest and control.Freeman is a professor at Southwestern University Law School in Los Angeles. Much of her work explores food oppression and examines how food and law policy are influenced by corporate interests, which disproportionately impact and harm marginalized communities.In her book, Prof. Freeman argues that food law and policy have created and maintained racial and society inequality in the U.S., which she says amounts to "food oppression."Our conversation was wide-ranging. We covered some fascinating topics, including the love/hate relationship with frybread, how milk became a symbol of white supremacy and how the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been using nutrition programs — including "government cheese" and the National School Lunch Program — as a dumping ground for unwanted agricultural surpluses since the Great Depression.Freeman's book also explains how this longstanding oppression has produced racial health disparities, resulting in higher rates of diabetes, disease and even premature death among Black, Indigenous and Latino communities.Although the picture is bleak, Freeman — a constitutional law scholar — provides some potential avenues for change, vis-a-vis reparations and the U.S. Constitution.In her concluding chapter, she writes:"Corporations do not feel compassion. Sickness and loss do not move them. Appealing to their humanity is not an effective political strategy. Looking to the White House and its agencies for solutions has yielded only temporary results at best. The Obama era saw improvements in school lunches that Donald Trump swept away during his brief tenure. Joe Biden reinstated stricter guidelines, and the corporations stood ready to beat them back down again. In the face of near-complete capture of the legislative and executive branches, it is time to turn to the courts."In addition to the podcast episode, you can read an excerpt from Freeman's book about frybread — a simple, versatile "comfort food" for many Indigenous communities that she says embodies the contradictions that have dictated Indigenous food and health in North America since colonization.If you'd like to stay up-to-date on the remaining events in our series, follow us on Instagram @dontcallmeresilientpodcast or sign up for our weekly newsletter.This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Another Story Bookshop in Toronto on Nov. 14, 2024. The episode was hosted and produced by Executive Producer Vinita Srivastava and co-produced by Associate Producer Ateqah Khaki, with support from Consulting Producer Jennifer Moroz. Ryan Clarke was our on-site audio engineer and mixed the episode.

1. President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with President Biden. What's on the agenda and who else will be in the room? 2. It's only been one week since Trump won the November election, but he is moving at a rapid pace to fill out his administration, announcing 14-appointments already. 3. Lunchables are being pulled from the National School Lunch Program.

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After 35 years of dominating grade school cafeteria lunchtime, that yellow box filled with hyper-palatable foods is getting “remixed” by the creator packaged goods movement. For those that are living under a rock and didn't see the product announcement from a few weeks ago, Lunchly is a kid-friendly meal kit that's positioned as a better-for-you competitor to Lunchables. Now…there's already several other better-for-you Lunchables competitors in market, but what makes this one noteworthy is that it's a joint venture between two creator packaged goods brands. Lunchly was a collaboration between PRIME (the beverage brand backed by Logan Paul and KSI) and Feastables (the chocolate brand created by MrBeast). To be completely honest, this is a wild move. So, each box of Lunchly will include a miniature Feastables bar and bottle of PRIME Hydration. Lunchables created line extensions with Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Kool-Aid, and Capri Sun…but we're talking about two creator packaged goods brands that are co-creating a new “more perishable” product that also sees them both entering a new grocery retail section. So, then the question likely turns to why? Similar to when Lunchables was being developed in the 1980s, there's maybe the obvious and not so obvious answer. Based on the marketing angle taken thus far, the obvious answer is that Lunchly saw a market opportunity that paired all the previous (and still strong) Lunchables value propositions for parents (like convenience/value) and kids (like wanting to be cool in the school cafeteria), with these better-for-you product attributes. Regardless, Lunchables was actually created to solve a bologna oversupply (and popularity) problem for Oscar Meyer. And though I don't think anyone involved with Lunchly intentionally created this historical “remix,” PRIME is facing similar oversupply (and popularity) problems right now. According to recent NielsenIQ data reports, PRIME volume has been falling by somewhere around 30% YoY for much of this calendar year. But more interesting to the Lunchables connection is that PRIME has been the target of recent litigation from its supply chain partners…with lawsuits alleging dedicated contract manufacturing capacity investments left unutilized and coconut ingredients contracts cancelled. Additionally, my latest first principles thinking content will explore the historical connections between U.S. food companies by tobacco giants, how Phillip Morris (now Altria) were masters at engineering products to make consumers return for more, and how those hyper-palatable foods are now approved by the U.S. government (USDA) to be included within the National School Lunch Program. FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKEDIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TWITTER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joshua-schall/support

Ready to go deeper? Today's episode is the inaugural roundtable discussion where The Narrative podcast hosts are joined by experts to take a deep dive into a particularly complex topic–equipping you with the understanding necessary to make informed decisions as a Christian. Odds are you've likely seen the heavy media bias against Ohio's school choice expansion this past year, extolling the cost, claiming it's a misuse of taxpayer funds, and decrying private schools as the lesser education option. Aaron Churchill and Rabbi Yitz Frank join CCV's Ohio Christian Education Network Executive Director Troy McIntosh and podcast hosts CCV President Aaron Baer and Communications Director Mike Andrews to unpack why these common anti-school choice arguments are based on cherry-picked data or fail to consider the most important factor in school choice--parental satisfaction. Ready for an in-depth breakdown of school choice fact vs. fiction? Don't miss today's special edition episode! More about the Experts Rabbi Eric “Yitz” Frank serves as President of School Choice Ohio and the executive director of Agudath Israel of Ohio since 2013. In that capacity, he is engaged in multiple projects to educate community organizations about various governmental programming, funding opportunities, and serves as a liaison to the Ohio Department of Education on behalf of Jewish day schools. Rabbi Frank was previously appointed by the Ohio Senate to serve on the NonPublic School Graduation Requirements Advisory Committee and is a member of Governor DeWine's School Safety Working Group.An expert in education policy and nonpublic schools, Rabbi Frank also serves as the President of the Ohio Council for American Private Education. He is a volunteer lay leader serving on the community relations committee of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and President of Congregation Zichron Chaim, located in Beachwood. Rabbi Frank also does government relations and policy work at the federal level related to the National School Lunch Program, ESEA, IDEA, and other related issues. Aaron Churchill is the Ohio research director for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where he has worked since 2012. In this role, Aaron oversees research and commentary aimed at strengthening education policy in Ohio. He writes regularly on Fordham's blog, the Ohio Gadfly Daily on topics such as state assessment and school accountability, school funding, and educational choice including public charter schools, private school choice, interdistrict open enrollment, and homeschooling. His work has appeared in media outlets, such as the Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Dayton Daily News, and Toledo Blade. He has also been a guest on NPR's All Sides with Ann Fisher and The Sound of Ideas and participated in various panels discussing education issues in Ohio. Aaron earned degrees from the University of Maryland, Wheaton College (IL), and Carnegie Mellon University.

Calling all Mayhem Mommas! You won't want to miss this super informative episode all about the challenges and chaos of BACK TO SCHOOL Season!! Mel gets us prepared to ward off those pesky B2S illnesses-- everything from the common cold to the stomach flu-- and Miranda shares some tips and tricks to kick off the school year successfully. Plus, find out how the Gal Pals rescued Miranda's husband after a cycling mishap, just in time to take the kiddos to the museum. It's wild, it's wacky, and it's just a downright weird time on this week's episode of the 4M podcast! #backtoschool #B2SSpotlight:Kids in Need Foundationwww.kinf.org Kids In Need Foundation is the only national nonprofit focusing on the nation's most under-resourced schools: those where 70 percent or more of the enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced-cost meals through the National School Lunch Program.Sources:Mel-https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2023/aug/how-to-prevent-back-to-school-illnesses/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/back-to-school-health-tips-for-parents-infographic Miranda-https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/gradeschool/school/Pages/Back-to-School-Tips.aspx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you more highlights from the second hour of our live broadcast from the 5th Annual Bluegrass VegFest held on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor of this year's VegFest, providing wall-to-wall live coverage. Tune in for a sample of Kentuckiana's Largest Vegan Food Festival - a free public event produced by Bluegrass Veg, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, featuring 30,000 sq ft of marketplace halls at the Mellwood Art Center. Learn more at http://bluegrassvegfest.com In this second hour of our broadcast, we caught up with some Forward Radio volunteers staffing our booth at VegFest and we spoke with a representative from Second Chances Wildlife Rehab Center. We also bring you the incredible insights of keynote speaker and Holistic Nutritionist, Dr. Ruby Lathon. Ruby is an engineer who turned holistic nutritionist after healing herself of thyroid cancer by drastically changing her lifestyle through a plant-based diet. She was featured in the hit documentary, What the Health and the newly released documentary, They're Trying to Kill Us. Dr. Lathon now teaches others how to re-engineer their health and live disease free. Dr. Lathon is an inspirational and sought-after speaker on motivation and natural healing. She teaches other about the benefits and power of plant-based nutrition through health conferences, workshops, vegan cooking classes, consultations and coaching programs. Dr. Lathon served as Nutrition Policy Manager at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, where she developed and led a national grassroots campaign to advocate legislation for more healthful, plant-based meal options in the National School Lunch Program. She is the host of "The Veggie Chest," plant-based cooking show aired on Washington's DCTV. On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at forwardradio.org

If you went to public school in America, you most likely got a serving of milk with your lunch. The National School Lunch Program has been in operation for decades, serving tens of millions of school-aged kids cow's milk with their lunches. But it turns out, there's more supply than demand: According to USDA findings in 2019, students threw away about 41 percent of the milk served in schools. So why do schools keep serving it? Today on The Weeds: Why the US government loves milk.  Submit your policy questions! We want to know what you're curious about. Credits: Jonquilyn Hill, host Sofi LaLonde, producer Cristian Ayala, engineer A.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts Support The Weeds by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This wk we're talkin about the history of school lunches/National School Lunch Program (and the various forms it has taken f/ the 60's to today.) We talk about the ultra processed-sugar/fat filled food that has been/still being served to kids @ school (particularly SPS) and how it has contributed to skyrocketing childhood obesity/diabetes.….and we talk a bit about how that correlates to a massive uptick in behavioral problems at school!

After a Consumer Reports study found high levels of lead, cadmium, and sodium in Lunchables, a lawsuit has been filed against Kraft Heinz for misleading the public and selling dangerous products to parents and children. Consumer Reports is also petitioning the US-government to remove Lunchables from the National School Lunch Program. Realistically, however, virtually everything at a grocery store contains that and worse, and, furthermore, something like sodium shouldn't even be a surprise. Contrasting this story are multiple states attempting to ban food dyes and other ingredients as harmful, a move that seeks to set a precedent for draconian government regulation of food. Instead we should close the revolving door between regulators and industry, enforce the laws we have, and let regulators, if un-compromised, determine what should be on the market. One of the biggest differences between the US and EU is that the latter's regulators test ingredients for safety before they make it onto the market whereas the former takes a 'hands-off-approach'.-FREE ARCHIVE & RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-secret-teachingsTwitter: https://twitter.com/TST___RadioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesecretteachingsWEBSITE (BOOKS, RESUBSCRIBE for early show access): http://thesecretteachings.infoPaypal: rdgable@yahoo.comCashApp: $rdgableBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tstradioSUBSCRIBE TO NETWORK: http://aftermath.mediaEMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.com

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Part 1 - Neville James speaks with Lizbeth Silbermann, Bonnie Brathwaite and Cindy Taggett of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. Some of the 16 different USDA programs discussed are the SNAP program, WIC program, the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.  

A groundbreaking piece of legislation, the School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024, has been introduced by US Senators Mike Rounds and Jon Tester. In this episode of the Xtalks Food Podcast, Sydney talks about this proposed bill, which specifically aims to exclude lab-grown meat from the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, thereby preserving traditional meal options for students. Rounds emphasized the importance of relying on high-quality, local beef to nourish students rather than resorting to synthetic alternatives. The introduction of this act sparks a wider discussion on the role of technology in our food systems. As lab-grown meat becomes more commercially viable, its potential advantages come into conflict with safety concerns, cultural acceptance issues and the potential impact on traditional farming practices. The team posits that this bill was introduced far too early and does not consider lab-grown meat's FDA and USDA approvals. Also in this episode, Sydney talks about Smartfood Popcorn's new limited-edition Chocolate Glazed Donut popcorn. This flavor adds to the brand's collection of limited-time offerings, marking the second donut-flavored popcorn to be introduced following the Krispy Kreme Glazed Donut Popcorn in 2021. More recently, Smartfood introduced a limited-edition Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Flavored popcorn for the 2023 holiday season. Since its inception in 1985, Smartfood Popcorn has provided high-quality, ready-to-eat (RTE) popcorn that doesn't compromise on flavor. But Smartfood is not without its competitors. Brands like Skinny Pop, Boomchickapop and Lesser Evil continue to make their mark in the RTE popcorn space, which was worth an estimated $3.5 billion in 2022. Smartfood distinguishes itself through a commitment to quality and innovative flavor combinations. The team wonders how Smartfood got its name and discuss the brand strategy behind limited-edition offerings. Read the full article here:New School Lunch Integrity Act Could Ban Lab-Grown Meat in School MealsHow Smartfood Popcorn Blends Classic and Novel FlavorsFor more food and beverage industry content, visit the Xtalks Vitals homepage.Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @XtalksFood Instagram: @Xtalks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xtalks.Webinars/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xtalks-webconferences YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/XtalksWebinars/featured

USDA begins issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers, and new legislation would give kids plant-based milk option in National School Lunch Program.

New data from Stats Canada puts the price of raising a child at $350,000 dollars per child – from birth to age 17. We breakdown the numbers and discuss the financial challenges parents face in Canada, with Sandy Yong – Personal Finance Writer – and Author of “The Money Master”.   Did you know that Canada is the only G7 country without a national school lunch program? We discuss the importance of such a program - and the role nutrition plays in learning – with Rachel Engler-Stringer, Professor of Community Health from the University of Saskatchewan.   Could a new drug could help get you chiseled from the comfort of your couch? We discuss the research being done on a new drug that actually “mimics” exercise – with Thomas Burris – Director of the ‘University of Florida Genetics Institute'.  

School starts for kids in Baltimore and beyond in just a couple of weeks, and when it does, more than 500 school food service workers will tend to the nutritional needs of those kids. School food encompasses much, much more than just lunch. Many kids rely on schools not just for lunch, but for breakfast, supper, and snacks as well. The National School Lunch Program, begun in the 1940s, is the largest food assistance program in the U.S. after SNAP. We begin today on Midday with a celebration of the people who do the important work of feeding our children so they are able to learn and grow. The two school nutrition workers who join Tom in Studio A are also featured in an exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Industry called Food for Thought. Gail Pendelton has been a Food Service Manager with Baltimore City Public Schools for 35 years…Jami Washington is a Traveling Food Services Manager in NE Baltimore, with 24 years of experience. Also joining us is Michael J. Wilson, the director of Maryland Hunger Solutions, a not-for-profit advocacy organization working to end hunger for low-income families in Maryland. (Photo courtesy Baltimore Museum of Industry)Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Community nutrition is a rotation in every dietetic internship. It may look different for each intern but you need to have exposure and a basic understanding of programs and resources available in our communities that promote and support good nutrition.  As a dietitian, you need to know how to help people who don't have access to good nutrition. Even if you don't work in public health, having knowledge of these programs will help your clients and patients. Plus...they might show up on the RD Exam.  This is what you'll learn in this episode: An overview of different programs available to the public that provides nutrition including access to food as well as education on healthy eating A review of programs for children and older Americans Here's a glance at this episode: [02:10] A review of WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) and the services this organization provides [05:19] An overview of the National School Lunch Program and why it's such an important program to promote learning for children in school [07:30] National School Breakfast Program and the nutrient criteria it must meet in order to be in compliance with regulations  [08:05] National Snack Program and who is eligible for this program [09:00] The Summer Food Service Program for children during the summer months and how this helps promote increased nutrient intake [09:42] An overview of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program [11:20] A discussion of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and some examples to help you correctly answer questions pertaining to this program on the exam [12:36] What is provided through the Headstart program [14:55] A review of SNAP or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and why this program is so helpful to millions of Americans [16:40] Services provided by the Seniors Farmers Market Program [17:13] Congregate Meal Program which is under the Older Americans Act and who can benefit from this program [13:55] A brief overview of Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)

Leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, only about one in every seven students served by the National School Lunch Program also participated in free summer meals programs provided by the federal Food and Nutrition Service. The low ratio of students accessing meals in the summer compared to the school year has been dubbed the “summer food gap.” Policymakers and anti-hunger advocates have long worried that millions of children from households with low incomes aren't getting enough to eat when school is out of session, posing risks to children's health, learning, and overall well-being. This episode of On the Evidence examines what happened during the COVID-19 pandemic when the federal government temporarily waived some of its program rules, giving meal providers much more flexibility in how they fed students during the school year and in the summer months. With the waivers in place, program operators could prioritize convenience for families and avoid the spread of infection. For example, parents or guardians could pick up meals for their children at the curb or a drive-through; they could grab more than one meal at a time; and they could pick up the meals outside of traditional service hours, such as in the early mornings or evenings. The waivers also cleared the way for more summer meals sites to open, which helped establish new sites closer to where some families lived. Recent research from the Food and Nutrition Service and Mathematica shows that in 2020, with temporary program waivers in place because of the pandemic, these federal summer meals programs reached many more children and served many more meals than usual. The podcast examines why access to meals improved in the summer of 2020 and what it could mean for summer meal access now that COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency, and those temporary waivers have ended. The episode features three guests: Shana Christrup, Lindsay Aguilar, and Veronica Severn. Christrup is the public health director for the Bipartisan Policy Center, which released a report in January 2022 that recommended changes to federal child nutrition programs, including changes that would expand access to meals in the summer. Aguilar is the food services director for the Tucson Unified School District. Severn is a survey researcher at Mathematica who coauthored the recent report on the pandemic-era waivers for child nutrition programs in the spring and summer of 2020. Read the report from the Food and Nutrition Service and Mathematica on child nutrition program operations from March through September 2020: https://smo-study.mathematica.org/ Read the report from the Bipartisan Policy Center on strengthening child nutrition programs: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/child-nutrition-programs/ Read Route Fifty's story on lessons from the pandemic about feeding more children during the summer: https://www.route-fifty.com/health-human-services/2023/06/federal-covid-changes-helped-feed-twice-many-kids-during-summer/387158/

In April of 2023, today's guest, Marielle Williamson, planned to hold an event for fellow students at Eagle Rock High School to promote the benefits of plant milks and highlight the consequences of dairy milk consumption and production. However, the school's administration informed her she could only promote the benefits of plant milks if she did so for dairy milk, too, citing a federal law stating any information that could directly or indirectly restrict the sale or marketing of cow's milk on school campuses is prohibited. So, on May 2nd of this year, a lawsuit was filed against her school district and the USDA on Marielle's behalf for violating her First Amendment rights.   Tune in to this very special episode to hear the remarkable story of an exceptionally courageous student who's taking a stand against government corruption and corporate greed! “And then, the plant-based milk, which I'm lucky that my school offers plant-based milk, but there's only like two or three of them. They run out like that. And there are also– Two or three cartons, or two or three kinds of milk, plant milk? Cartons. Cartons. Oh my gosh. For all hundreds of you? Yeah, and even then, it's hidden. I say hidden. I don't know if it's intentional or not. It's behind all of the colorful cow's milk, behind like a wall, where only the cafeteria person can go around and open it and grab you yours, and you can only get it if you have a doctor's note, or a medical note, stating that you have a medical condition signed by a doctor or parent.” – Marielle Williamson What we discuss in this episode: Why Marielle chose to adopt a vegan diet. How Marielle's family responded to her transition to veganism. How cow's milk has been promoted in Marielle's high school, and her efforts to promote plant milks. A brief history of the National School Lunch Program. How dairy is being pushed on children despite 70-95 percent of students being unable to digest it. How the USDA prevents school administrators from providing healthier alternatives to students. Why soy milk is the healthy alternative to dairy. Marielle's lawsuit and what she hopes it accomplishes.   Resources: Happy Cow: https://www.happycow.net/   Click the link below and support the ADD SOY Act! https://switch4good.org/add-soy-act/ Send us a voice message and ask a question. We want to hear from you!  Switch4Good.org/podcast Dairy-Free Swaps Guide: Easy Anti-Inflammatory Meals, Recipes, and Tips https://switch4good.org/dairy-free-swaps-guide SUPPORT SWITCH4GOOD https://switch4good.org/support-us/ ★☆★ JOIN OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP ★☆★  https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastchat ★☆★ SWITCH4GOOD WEBSITE ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/ ★☆★ ONLINE STORE ★☆★ https://shop.switch4good.org/shop/ ★☆★ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ★☆★ https://www.instagram.com/Switch4Good/ ★☆★ LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ★☆★ https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/ ★☆★ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ★☆★ https://mobile.twitter.com/Switch4GoodNFT ★☆★ DOWNLOAD THE ABILLION APP ★☆★ https://app.abillion.com/users/switch4good

#20. Dan Giusti is the founder of Brigaid, an organization dedicated to revolutionizing institutional food service in places like public schools and prisons. Before shifting his focus to improving food systems in these institutions, Dan was the Chef de Cuisine at NOMA, one of the world's top-rated restaurants. During the episode, Dan highlights the importance of self-awareness, humility, and recognizing one's strengths and limitations as a leader. He also discusses the significance of being comfortable with oneself and having the courage to start something new, as Dan did with Brigaid. Dan reflects on the physical and emotional aspects of his work, highlighting the significant contrasts between being a chef in a restaurant kitchen and an entrepreneur overseeing chefs in various organizations nationwide.While the physical aspects of the job are vastly different, Dan emphasizes that the mindset remains similar. He believes in the importance of approaching every task with the mindset of striving for excellence, regardless of the context. Drawing from his experience at NOMA, Dan stresses that there should be no limit to the effort and thought put into preparing food, even in school kitchens. He encourages chefs to bring the same level of passion and dedication to every aspect of their work, no matter the circumstances.Where to find Dan Giusti: InstagramLinkedInFacebookWhere to find host Josh Sharkey:InstagramLinkedInIn this episode, we cover:(2:18) Dan's background(8:28) How Dan ended up at NOMA(11:36) Comparison is the enemy of joy(12:46) Dan's leadership superpowers(15:31) Why staying humble is important(17:41) Restaurant vs school kitchens(25:40) Why does Dan cook?(28:56) External gratification and reviews(35:33) Dan's first experience at a school(38:13) How Brigaid works with schools today(40:52) What is the National School Lunch Program?(43:14) Nutrition guidelines at school(48:24) How Brigaid preps meals during the week(51:18) What does the future of Brigaid look like?(53:45) Why more chefs should work in schools

Animal Wellness Action is one of many organizations pushing for Congress to pass the ADD SOY Act, a bill that would require the USDA to make soy milk available as a beverage alternative to the 30 million children who are part of the National School Lunch Program.   Every year, about $300 million in cow milk is tossed into the garbage—much of it still in unopened containers—by children who don't like the taste of it or, owing to lactose intolerance, cannot drink without suffering cramps, bloating, diarrhea, vomiting and more. But unless a school puts two cartons of milk on the tray, the school will not be reimbursed for the cost of the meal.   It's bad for kids. It's bad for taxpayers. And it makes a mockery of the suffering of dairy cows, who lead truncated lives characterized by exploitation only to have their milk end up in the trash.   One would expect Big Dairy to be opposed to the ADD SOY Act, but another foe is making progress a challenge: the widespread misinformation about soy and the false beliefs about its safety.   In this episode, Dr. Lakshman “Lucky” Mulpuri, a medical advisor for Animal Wellness Action, visits the show to debunk the common myths impeding broader adoption of soy milk as an alternative to cow milk. He is chief executive of PlantsNourish and former president of the Plant-Based Nutrition Group (PBNG). He also developed and implemented the first-ever mandatory plant-based medical curriculum for first-year medical students at Wayne State. His work has been featured in VegNews, Forks Over Knives, and numerous newspapers and television stations.   Dr. Lucky produced a fact sheet for Animal Wellness Action on the truth about soy milk. You can view it here: https://bit.ly/Soy_Truth.     The Animal Wellness podcast is produced by Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. It focuses on improving the lives of animals in the United States and abroad through legislation and by influencing businesses to create a more humane economy. The show is hosted by veteran journalist and animal-advocate Joseph Grove. Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and Podbean offer subscriptions to the free show.     www.animalwellnessaction.org www.centerforahumaneeconomy.org   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalWellnessAction Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centerforahumaneeconomy/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/AWAction_News Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHumaneCenter   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animalwellnessaction/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/centerforahumaneeconomy/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/animal-wellness-action/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_6FxM4hD6oS5VSUwsCnNQ   Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com); License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Administrator of The USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, Cindy Long, joins host Rob Bisceglie on this special episode of Kids Can! to discuss her role at The FNS, and how nutrition plans and healthy eating are critical to keeping our children happy and healthy.  Cindy was appointed as Administrator of USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) on Sept. 13, 2021, and has led FNS' implementation of the most significant restructuring of its programs in a decade.  Additionally, she previously served as the Deputy Administrator for FNS Child Nutrition Programs where she was responsible for all aspects of federal administration of the child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.  So hit that play button and join us for another thoughtful episode of Kids Can! brought to you by Action For Healthy Kids. You can learn more about the work that Cindy and USDA are doing to make school meals healthier here, and don't forget you can also follow Rob on LinkedIn and Twitter too.Follow Us Online!Twitter @Act4HlthyKidsInstagram @act4healthykidsFacebook @Act4HealthyKids YouTube @Action4HlthyKids Presented by Action For Healthy Kidswww.actionforhealthykids.org

Sarah Strickland is currently a junior in high school and the Lead Outreach Raven at the Raven Corps, a youth-led activist organization. Raven Corps current goal is to get big dairy out of schools and increase plant-based milk access in the over 100,000 schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program. The Raven Corps is a youth-centered movement of activists devoted to building a just and sustainable future for ALL animals and our natural world. We take action through a consistent anti-oppression lens and trust that we can achieve liberation for ALL if we join forces and strike at the roots of oppression.

The National School Lunch Program, administered by the USDA, sets nutritional rules and regulations that participating schools across the nation have to follow. You could say the overall goal is to make meals healthier for students, but is this really what is happening at school? Join us to learn about hidden sugars in meals and ways the Farm Bill impacts the health of our nation.Guest:Nora LaTorre, Eat RealContact Free-From Podcast Email us at free-from@foodequalityinitiative.org

16.8 pounds of food. That's how much less food a 10-year-old child gets per week on the lowest rung of government food assistance, compared to a child in a better-funded program. In this episode, Left Over returns to the roots of our social welfare programs to understand how long-standing racism and classism play a role in limiting what the National School Lunch Program does for school children today. This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

74 percent. That's how much fewer greenhouse gas emissions schools emit into the environment when they implement sustainable lunch menus–like Meatless Mondays. From serving culturally relevant food to buying from local farms, nutrition leaders across the U.S. are reimagining what school lunch can do for their communities. In this final episode, reporter Jessica Terrell explores how school nutrition programs are innovating and learning what it takes to make lasting, large-scale change to the National School Lunch Program.This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

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The high cost of food has renewed the push for a national school lunch program in Canada. Matt Galloway talks with Celina Stoyles, executive director of the Kids Eat Smart Foundation in Newfoundland and Labrador; and Debbie Field, co-ordinator of the Coalition for Healthy School Food Canada.

House Republicans killed a bill that would require each Virginia public elementary and secondary school board to provide free breakfast and lunch to students in a 5-3 party-line vote. The bill, HB 1967, introduced by Del. Michael Mullin, D-Newport News, was reviewed during the Pre-K-12 Education Subcommittee meeting Tuesday. The bill would have required every school board in Virginia to participate in federally assisted school meal programs. This follows the recent expiration of pandemic program waivers that provided free school meals across the country. These programs include The National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program and Community Eligibility Provision, both administered by the U.S....Article LinkSupport the show

Ruby Lathon, PhD Holistic Nutritionist, Health Coach & Educator Dr. Ruby Lathon is an engineer turned holistic nutritionist, after healing herself of thyroid cancer by drastically changing her lifestyle through a plant-based diet. Dr. Lathon was featured in the hit documentary, What the Health and the newly released documentary, They're Trying to Kill Us. Dr. Lathon now teaches others how to re-engineer their health and live disease free. Dr. Lathon is an inspirational and sought-after speaker on motivation and natural healing. She teaches others about the benefits and power of plant-based nutrition through health conferences, workshops, vegan cooking classes, consultations and coaching programs. Dr. Lathon served as Nutrition Policy Manager at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, where she developed and led a national grassroots campaign to advocate legislation for more healthful, plant-based meal options in the National School Lunch Program. She is the host of "The Veggie Chest," plant-based cooking show aired on Washington's DCTV. In addition, Dr. Lathon also lends her expertise to Body Complete Rx (BCRX), a wellness brand with a complete range of plant-based health and beauty supplements available at The Vitamin Shoppe. Dr. Ruby's Website: www.RubyLathon.com Dr. Ruby Lathon Services: Holistic Nutrition Coaching/Speaking: https://www.rubylathon.com/myservices Ruby Red's Vegan Meal Delivery Service (DC area): https://www.rubyredsvegan.com SOCIAL MEDIA: YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheVeggieChest Instagram/RubyLathon: https://www.instagram.com/rubylathon/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheRubyLathon Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubyL

In recognition of the National School Lunch Program, Washougal School District celebrates National School Lunch Week (NSLW) on Oct. 10-14. https://bit.ly/3RCFnrA #WashougalSchoolDistrict #NationalSchoolLunchWeek #ScratchMadeMealProgram #NationalSchoolLunchProgram #Superintendent #Principals #DrMaryTempleton #WashougalWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Hosts: Maura Carabello and Taylor Morgan Many Utah students and students nationwide have accessed free school lunches through the National School Lunch Program over the past two years. The program is now coming to an end nationwide, bringing in the discussion, should Utah consider its own free school lunch program? We speak with Utah State Senator Kathleen Riebe to ask her if legislators are considering bringing a similar program to Utah.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The East Central Independent School District plans to provide breakfast and lunch to all students in the district at no charge for the 2022-23 school year. The district is providing meals through the Community Eligibility Provision under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Meal applications are not required. This applies to students at: •East Central High School and CAST Lead High School •Heritage and Legacy middle schools •Elementary schools — Harmony, Highland Forest, Oak Crest, Pecan Valley, Salado, Sinclair, and Tradition. For more information, contact Child Nutrition Clerk Leslie Estrada at 210-634-6260.Article Link

Happy Thursday! Guest Buddy Ullman, former Professor of Molecular Biology, joins to discuss abuse of Title IX and trans students. Should Title IX include LGBTQ community?  Biden administration threatens withdrawing funding for National School Lunch Program to public schools that do not create "inclusive" rules for trans students. 

Unbelievable interview with Dr. Ruby Lathon!Ruby Lathon, PhD Holistic Nutritionist, Health Coach & Educator Dr. Ruby Lathon is an engineer turned holistic nutritionist, after healing herself of thyroid cancer by drastically changing her lifestyle through a plant-based diet. Dr. Lathon was featured in the hit documentary, What the Health and the newly released documentary, They're Trying to Kill Us. Dr. Lathon now teaches others how to re-engineer their health and live disease free. Dr. Lathon is an inspirational and sought-after speaker on motivation and natural healing. She teaches other about the benefits and power of plant-based nutrition through health conferences, workshops, vegan cooking classes, consultations and coaching programs. Dr. Lathon served as Nutrition Policy Manager at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, where she developed and led a national grassroots campaign to advocate legislation for more healthful, plant-based meal options in the National School Lunch Program. She is the host of "The Veggie Chest," plant-based cooking show aired on Washington's DCTV. In addition, Dr. Lathon also lends her expertise to Body Complete Rx (BCRX), a wellness brand with a complete range of plant-based health and beauty supplements available at The Vitamin Shoppe.

Under Illinois law, school districts reimbursed for serving free and reduced lunches to low-income children are required to accept the lowest bid for their food contracts. But a new bill aims to give those districts more options to choose from. Reset learns more about the Better School Lunches Act and how well the National School Lunch Program is serving students in Illinois and beyond.

Schools play an important role in providing nutritious meals to children. And while the COVID-19 pandemic, supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages have challenged those efforts, schools and their foods service professionals have been nothing short of heroic in ensuring students are fueled for success. Brigette Hires, director, and Brian Davis, assistant director, with the Ohio Department of Education's Office of Nutrition, join the podcast to discuss those efforts and how the Ohio School Breakfast Challenge is making a difference. Learn more about the National School Lunch Program at https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Food-and-Nutrition/National-School-Lunch-Program and the Ohio School Breakfast Challenge at https://www.ohioschoolbreakfastchallenge.com.

Remote learning has cut off the school meal programs that are vital for kids from low-income families. We hear how communities stepped in to fill that void, and how the pandemic increased calls for Canada to implement a national school lunch program.

Increasing the number of meatless menu options has been a priority in a variety of onsite dining venues, from colleges, where vegetarian and vegan students often form a powerful interest group, to healthcare facilities where the reported health benefits of eating less animal protein are putting more focus on plant-based dining. Meanwhile, K-12 schools already have a mandate to serve a certain amount of fruits, vegetables and whole grains while limiting the meat portion if they participate in federal school meal reimbursement programs like the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program. That being said, few if any schools have made as binding a commitment to plant-based dining as Richfield High School in the Richfield Public Schools ISD in Minnesota, as Richfield High recently became the first high school in the country to sign the Forward Food pledge that commits it to increasing its plant-based options by specific amounts by certain target dates. In this FM One on One With podcast segment, Michael Manning, director of food & nutrition for Richfield Public Schools, talks about this commitment, why it was made and how he plans to implement it.

To recognize the National School Lunch Program, serving nearly 30 million children each day, Washougal schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from Oct. 11-15. https://loom.ly/zBiKcds #WashougalSchoolDistrict #WashougalSchools #WILDAboutSchoolLunch #SchoolLunches #NationalSchoolLunchWeek #MadeFromScratch #JohnattanCuriel #MargaretRice #WashougalWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

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Did you know that 40 million people in the United States experience hunger. This is startling given the fact that the us is one of the richest countries in the world. Perhaps you've participated in a hunger drive at your school, have volunteered at a food pantry, or even experienced hunger yourself. So what is hunger and how do we manage this problem in the United States? In this episode, we talk to professor Janet Poppendieck of the Urban Food Policy Institute at the City University of New York, to explore some basic definitions of hunger and food insecurity, who it affects, and solutions to address the problem. Host: Rebecca De Souza, professor of communication at the University of Minnesota Duluth and author the book, “Feeding the Other: Whiteness, Privilege, and Neoliberal Stigma in Food Pantries.” Interview Summary So Jan, you've written three books on hunger in the United States, “Breadlines Knee-Deep in Wheat“, “Free for All: Fixing School Food in America“, and the widely read and critically acclaimed classic, “Sweet Charity? Emergency Food and the End of Entitlement“. Could you please start us out with some basic definitions? What do these terms, hunger and food insecurity actually mean in the United States? The term hunger has many meanings. It's the signal that our brain send when we're running low on fuel and it's a welcome and necessary part of our biology, but when we can not meet that need, then it becomes a social problem, a problem for the society. In the US it has proven to be very difficult to agree on how to measure hunger, and so in fact, we have shifted in the last several decades to reliance on the term food insecurity to designate the situation that we're concerned about as a society. There is an official definition of food insecurity, which is used by the United States Department of Agriculture in the measurement of hunger, and it's simply that the excess to adequate food is limited by the lack of money and other resources. So a household is considered food insecure when they don't have enough money and other resources to obtain sufficient food on a regular basis. And we do measure this problem annually, the Bureau of the Census conducts a episode of the current population survey in December, and generally releases the data on household food security and insecurity in the following, September, households are classified as food secure or as having low food security or very low food security. Thank you for clarifying those terms for us Jan, how both hunger and food insecurity are measured, and then for all that history as well. So you've been an anti-hunger advocate for decades now. So tell us, what do we know about the extent of hunger in the US and who is impacted by it? So, because of the annual household food security survey, we have pretty reliable numbers. And I wanna turn to the numbers from before the pandemic, because they were part of a long-term trend of an increase in household food security. So in 2019, before the pandemic, about 35 million Americans lived in food insecure households, and that was 10.9% of the population. And that was the lowest since the measurement began 25 years ago. And of course food insecurity is not randomly distributed, so the groups with the highest levels of food insecurity will not come as a surprise. Households with children were more likely to be food insecure, households with children under six were even more likely to be food insecure, and households with children headed by a single woman were very likely to be food insecure, 28.7%, as opposed to the 10.5% for all households. Women living alone and men living alone, both had rates higher than the average. And it was not as it never is in the United States distributed evenly by race and ethnicity, households with a black non-Hispanic respondent were twice as likely, nearly one in five Hispanic households had a high rate of food insecurity, 15.6%, as opposed to the overall 10 1/2%, and Native American households, one in four, was food insecure. On the other hand, white households were far less likely to be food insecure about one in 12. It won't surprise anyone either that households with lower incomes were the most likely more than 1/4, households with incomes below 185% of the poverty threshold were characterized as food insecure. If you look at the figures for the very low food security, the pattern is the same, households with children, the households headed by women, and households of racial and ethnic minorities were the most likely to suffer this. If we turn to look at what's happened since the pandemic, it's quite distressing. Food insecurity in households with children has doubled to 27.5% now, so more than 1/4. Parents usually try to shield their children from food insecurity, so not all children in a food insecure household are themselves experiencing hunger and food insecurity, but the Brookings Institution shocked many people in mid summer by releasing a study showing that nearly 14 million children in the United States had experienced food insecurity in the third week of June, 2020 when the study was done, and that was five times the number for the full year of 2018. Feeding America, the alliance of food banks in the United States, now reports that 45 million people experienced food insecurity in 2020, and projects that 42 million will experience it, including 13 million children in 2021. Thank you for painting a very clear picture for us about who was impacted by hunger, both pre and post pandemic. Now let me ask you something that might seem self-explanatory, what causes hunger? Well, like the distribution of the problem, the causes will not come as a surprise. Fundamentally, food insecurity is an income problem not a food problem. So if we look at the situation of people who showed up in the survey as food insecure, we may wanna distinguish between those who are in the workforce and those who can not or should not work. Among those in the workforce, unemployment, under employment, and low wages are the culprits. And these are obviously aggravated by a lack of affordable childcare and by unregulated housing markets. For people who can not or should not work, ill health, disability, and inadequate public and private income provisions are to blame. If you look at the households that reported such high levels of food insecurity among children, 48% of them had someone working, 23% had lost a job, 13% were at home due to caregiving responsibilities, 8% were out due to ill health, and only 3% were in fact out of the labor force, people who were not typically reliant on wages as their primary source. And then if we dig a bit deeper to say, “Okay why are so many people in the United States in this situation?” We find the decline of labor unions, and a decline in protections for workers, the globalization of labor markets, the concentration of power in the hands of corporations and wealthy persons, and thus their ability to implement the austerity agenda of neo-liberalism, which resulted in a reduced capacity of government to assist inadequate minimum wages, inadequate income support programs. That was incredibly helpful, thanks. My final question for you is this, can you explain to us how hunger is addressed in the US, and what tools we use to deal with this problem? Especially since the pandemic, I think many people in the United States think of the iconic pictures of long lines at food banks as the way we have responded to hunger. But in fact, public programs are far and away the bulk of our response. The SNAP program alone, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps, provides nine times the amount of food that's provided by the entire Feeding America network of food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens. There are 15 federal food assistance programs in the United States, and in a typical year they reach about one in four Americans. The fundamental approaches that are embedded in these programs, one is transferring food specific purchasing power to families in need, and that's how the SNAP program works, with an EBT card (Electronic Benefit Program card) that works like a debit card at the supermarket, and the WIC Program does the same for postpartum women, pregnant women, infants, and children up to the age of five, with allocations of specific nutrient dense foods. And then we have programs that provide actual meals, the biggest of these are the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program that provides subsidized meals for children in our schools, some children qualify for meals that are free or at a very reduced price, other children purchase their meals, but the meals are still subsidized by the federal government. And then there are additional smaller programs that provide meals for children in daycare and after school programs, in summer programs that provide meals for seniors that provide groceries on Native American reservations. We have, as I say, 15 different programs, and still we're not eliminating food insecurity in the United States. And in part, this has to do with the fact that all of these programs are . Generally speaking, they are based on assumptions about diet, on something called the Thrifty Food Plan, that is unrealistic about how much income people need or how much purchasing power people need in order to obtain an adequate diet. There are many barriers to participation, there are eligibility requirements that exclude people who are in need and procedural requirements that exclude people who are legally eligible, but can't make it through the many hurdles between need and response. We know how to do this, we know what needs to be done to make these programs meet the need for food in our society, we need to eliminate unnecessary eligibility requirements, we need to base the both eligibility and program benefits on a realistic contemporary standard, we need to remove the three tiers of eligibility for school meals and feed all children as part of the school day called Universal Free School Meals. We know how to do this, we just need the political will to make it happen.

For youngsters in school, nutritional meals really do lead the higher grades and better performance across the board. Today we'll explore a policy called the Community Eligibility Provision or CEP that allows schools in low-income areas to offer free meals to all students. We have two guests today. Marianne Hedrick Weant, Programs Manager at the North Carolina Alliance for Health and Dr. Sarah Crittenden Fuller, Research Associate Professor at The University of North Carolina and a proud Duke alum from our own program. She's also the coauthor of a new policy brief on this topic, entitled Meals Matter, The Community Eligibility Provision and Students' Success in North Carolina.   Can you help our listeners understand why school meals are so important to students and how universal free meals are so different than the traditional way these programs are structured?   Sarah: There's a large body of research that shows how important proper nutrition is for children's cognitive development, as well as their health and development. Kids who aren't getting proper nutrition. They aren't able to concentrate in school and to perform the way that they would if they were receiving proper nutrition. School meals have historically provided nutrition and increased food security for low income students. As adults sometimes we tend to have the perception that school meals are low in nutritional quality, but that's not really true. Recent research suggests that school meals provide better nutrition for students than the alternatives that they might be bringing from home or eating otherwise.   The traditional structure of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program requires many eligible families to apply to receive these free meals, even if they are eligible based on their income. And so that can create a barrier to participation either because families simply don't know that they need to apply, don't know how to do so or have some concerns about signing up for this benefit. In addition, because receiving free meals is tied to income, it can be stigmatizing for students. Kids can be pretty savvy, especially when you think about the middle and high school level. And they can recognize that receiving a free meal is a marker of family income, and that can result in students not really wanting to walk up there and get those meals.   So the Community Eligibility Provision allows high poverty schools to opt in to providing universal free meals for all students within their school, rather than collecting this individual eligibility. Instead school meals just become available for everybody, which is great in several ways. It reduces the administrative burden from schools who are having to still collect these applications, have a cash register in the cafeteria where they check off students and make sure that they're eligible for free meals or collect money if aren't eligible. In addition to removing that administrative burden, this has the potential to change the culture around school meals.   Thanks and Marianne I'd appreciate your thoughts.   Marianne: School meals ended up being such a weird part of the day as they are right now. And that's because there's really no other part of the school day where you expect some kids to not pay anything at all and you expect other kids to pay a certain amount. And then a third group of kids to pay a different amount. It's a really really strange point in the school day that can cause cultural issues at a school and create groups of kids that have and groups of kids that have not. But it doesn't have to be that way. And CEP is a real opportunity for a lot of schools to change that.   So what are the effects of universal free meals for students?   Sarah: First off, one of the questions I think a lot of people have as well, do more students actually eat meals when there are universal free meals? Because in theory, the students who would benefit most, the low-income students already had access to free meals. But what we do see is that when schools switched to universal free meals through the Community Eligibility Provision, there is a big increase in the number of meals served. In North Carolina in that first year that school started implementing the Community Eligibility Provision, the increase was equivalent to every student within the school eating 20 additional breakfast and 20 additional lunches, which is a pretty big impact. And now of course we know it's not evenly distributed across the school, but this means many students are either eating meals more days or students who weren't eating school meals at all are now eating school meals. And so that's a pretty notable change.   Research also shows that providing universal free meals through CEP can have impacts on educational outcomes. So some studies show improved attendance for students and schools that are offering free meals. This makes some sense if you think about the incentive students have to come to school so that they can pick up that free breakfast. In many studies and including some work I've done myself increases in academic performance on test scores related to school meals and reductions in suspensions, particularly among older students, a brand new study even shows that students at schools with Community Eligibility Provision report improves school culture, they report feeling safer at school and particularly feeling safer within the cafeteria.   So all of these things are really big benefits that extend beyond just making sure students have food security that also impacts everything about their school day. In the state of North Carolina, you see that the schools that are participating in the Community Eligibility Provision compared to schools with similar rates of low-income students have a higher report card grades. Broadly we're seeing, it looks like these schools are performing better academically and that's really great news.   I remember in the early days when people were considering universal free meals, there was a special concern around breakfast that some kids may be eating at home and then coming in and having another breakfast meal and that it might be contributing to the childhood obesity problem.   Sarah: So the evidence I've seen looking at obesity and the Community Eligibility Provision suggests that that's not what's happening. When you think about kids, particularly young kids, eating a second breakfast may be fairly normal for that age range. I think the assumption that if students are eating twice, that that is leading to obesity, isn't always a great assumption.   You've raised good points that it's overall nutrition that counts, not necessarily the number of meals. So I'd like to get both of you to weigh in. What do you think the future will look like for universal school meals?   Sarah: So the pandemic has created a big change here where nationwide schools have been able to offer universal free meals, whether they were in school or out of school for at least some portion of the time they've been providing school meals to students who aren't actually physically in the school building. For the moment, the US Department of Agriculture has extended some of those waivers to allow schools to continue offering universal free meals through the 2021-22 school year. So that's going to last this second pandemic school year, we're approaching here. After that, the future's uncertain. That's an important problem that we have now, a year to think about it is well what does the future look like?   The data that I'm talking about with regard to the Community Eligibility Provision is really only for those first three, four years of implementation. It's great that we're seeing positive results already, but we really don't know what it looks like once this has been in place for long enough to really create that culture shift that you would hope to see, particularly at the high school level. Even if you remove the cash register and you change the mechanisms for receiving school meals, particularly at the high school level, it's going to be a lag while students are still thinking about these meals in the same way. And so some of those reductions in stigma and increase in uptake of school meals may take a while. And so we don't really know yet the full potential of universal school meals. Hopefully, as we're moving forward here and coming out of this pandemic and thinking about, well, are we going back to a system that requires some students to pay for meals and others to not, this is something that states and the nation need to be thinking about.   And Marianne what are your thoughts on the future?   Marianne: I think it's interesting because we're in kind of a really critical moment for school meals, where we have another year of universal meals for our pandemic school year, but we're also right up on child nutrition reauthorization at the federal level. And so it's an opportunity to eliminate this weird point in the day and make universal meals available to all schools and all school systems this year. Will they do it? I don't know. I feel like we're seeing more energy around this than we have in the past. And I think it's hard to imagine going back to it and telling kids in a year, that they'll be paying for school meals when they didn't this past year. And if it's not that at the federal level, there's of course an opportunity for it to be done at the state level. We just saw California pass universal meals there, and then it always can be done just by making sure that every school system and every school that's eligible for CEP participate.   Bios:     Sarah Crittenden Fuller holds a Ph.D. in public policy from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. She currently serves as Principal Investigator for the multi-year evaluation of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) North Carolina intervention.  Fuller is also leading projects examining the impacts of natural disasters on educational outcomes nationwide and the impacts of remote learning due to COVID-19 on schools in North Carolina.  Other areas of ongoing research include high school reform models, the impacts of school nutrition on academic outcomes, and the influence of hurricanes in North Carolina on childhood outcomes.  Fuller's work leverages large administrative datasets and quasi-experimental designs to estimate the causal effects of particular policies or events on student outcomes. She uses primarily quantitative methods to address research questions surrounding schools and students focusing on questions that have the potential to inform policy decisions.  Fuller has received grant funding from the Spencer Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the W.T. Grant Foundation. She has recent publications in Economics of Education Review, AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice, AERA Open, and Urban Education.   Marianne Hedrick Weant is the programs manager at the North Carolina Alliance for Health (NCAH). Prior to joining the staff of NCAH in 2018, Weant spent nine years with the North Carolina PTA. Weant completed a BA in anthropology and history at George Mason University and an MA in anthropology and development at the George Washington University before receiving an MSPH from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Weant lives in Cary with her husband, six kids, five chickens, and dog, and her children attend Wake County schools.  

What impact will the state's new universal school meals program have on schools and children? Host Zaidee Stavely takes a deeper look with reporter Ali Tadayon and Stephanie Bruce, nutrition services director at Palm Springs Unified.

You may qualify even if you don't normally qualify for benefits. Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is for families with children (up to age 21) who temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price meals at school during the COVID-19 pandemic. P-EBT for the 2020–2021 school year (August 2020 to June 2021) is for families with children who are certified for free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program and families with children born after Aug. 1, 2014 who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits. P-EBT benefits can be used the same way as SNAP benefits. P-EBT is administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas Education Agency. Application link: https://yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT FAQ HERE https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/health/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19-information-texans/pandemic-ebt-p-ebt-due-covid-19

Welcome back young hustlers. On this episode of Less Traveled, our guest Sarah Beaumont discusses her experience as a celeb stylist, actress, and scientists. Sheesh this young hustler has too many accolades to count! If you want to learn how to up your style game in and out along with getting a deep dive into the world of science and research this podcast is for you

Join SeafoodNews Podcast co-hosts Amanda Buckle and Lorin Castiglione as they break down seafood consumption data for 2019 and talk about Father's Day by the numbers. Plus, learn about Kvaroy Arctic's latest honor; get an update on AquaBounty's first harvest; and find out about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new Open Purchase Requests for salmon that will be used in the National School Lunch Program. This episode is brought to you by Urner Barry Consulting. Urner Barry Consulting provides tailored solutions to identify growth opportunities within the fast-paced protein commodity sectors. Combining the expertise of our analytical team, our warehouse of proprietary and trusted data, and unparalleled insight into market forecasting, Urner Barry Consulting will not only pinpoint developing global trends, but assist you in knowing exactly when and how to adopt them to maximize your return. Call 732-240-5330 for more information.

AT&T announced last month it will invest $2 billion over the next 3 years to help address the digital divide. This renewed commitment to the communities they serve combines AT&T's low-cost broadband service offerings with community investment. And it builds on the company's contribution of $1 billion over the last 3 years toward helping the nation's most vulnerable communities."We tip our hat to Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel for her leadership in making the Emergency Broadband Benefit available to more than 30 million households" - John Stankey"We believe that broadband connectivity is essential for all Americans," said John Stankey, CEO, AT&T. "Our broadband networks rose to the challenge of the pandemic in part due to policies that promoted private sector investment in multiple technologies and networks. AT&T is investing in and expanding the reach of our broadband networks while also advocating for effective and sustainable public policies that help close this country's digital divide."In a release, the company explains the details:How will we do this?Expanding affordable broadband through AT&T's low-cost offers and the Emergency Broadband Benefit program administered by the FCCEducation Offers: We continue to offer discounted wireless solutions to more than 135,000 public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. These offers help keep students and teachers connected in a 1:1 learning model to assist in transforming education beyond when schools reopen. High-speed internet should enable new learning opportunities, not be the barrier to them. That's why we've stepped up our support over the last year to address education inequality for the almost 17 million students, predominately children of color in low-income and rural households, who don't have internet connectivity.Access from AT&T: Introduced 5 years ago, this AT&T-funded program makes the internet more affordable for customers by providing qualifying households with wireline internet service at $10 or less per month. This voluntary offer from AT&T has no contract or installation fee. Plus, it includes in-home Wi-Fi at no additional cost. We are continuing to waive data overages for these customers, and we're keeping the expanded eligibility to qualifying households and those participating in the National School Lunch Program and Head Start. Hundreds of thousands of Americans enjoy Access from AT&T, and we aim to build upon this voluntary program, partnering with government policymakers to ensure sustainable funding to keep broadband options affordable for qualifying households.Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB): In another move to make the internet more affordable for more people, eligible customers will be able to temporarily reduce their monthly broadband costs by taking advantage of the Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB). This government program administered by the FCC will allow more than 30 million eligible1 households to receive an additional subsidy of up to $50 a month. Those on Tribal lands are eligible for up to $75 per month. The monthly cost of broadband – after applying the Emergency Broadband Benefit – can fall to as low as $0 a month.The EBB can be applied to eligible home internet services like Access from AT&T or AT&T Internet, available within our 21-state wireline footprint. Or it can be applied toward eligible postpaid or prepaid wireless plans at AT&T, AT&T PREPAID and Cricket Wireless, which are available in all 50 states.Once customers verify that they are eligible, we'll apply the benefit to their service until the EBB ends. The uniform program start date is pending an FCC announcement."We tip our hat to Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel for her leadership in making the Emergency Broadband Benefit available to more than 30 million households," Stankey said. "The EBB is a great first step in addressing affordability in the short term. We continue to encourage Congress to work on more permanent solutions with sustainable funding so that all Americans can have access to affordable broadband."Last week, AT&T joined nearly 50 advocacy organizations, companies, and non-profit groups setting out the guiding principles for Congress and the Biden Administration as it debates the specifics for the American Jobs Plan. We urged policy makers to enact sustainable, effective broadband policies that have proven to build the most resilient broadband networks, create jobs and empower opportunities for all Americans.

B.1.1.7 MAY BE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK: Mask up, Spartans. The first B.1.1.7 strain of covid was found in the Greater Lansing vicinity. Eaton County which is nearby Ingham County on Feb. 8 announced they have their first case of the more contagious strain. The Barry- Eaton District Health Department said in a press release that details involving the individual have not been released because the investigation is still in progress and unknown at the moment. This variant possibly stands a chance being more contagious and deadly than any other known strains.810,000 MICHIGAN KIDS ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD SECURITY: Michigan families will now be able to continue receiving food aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 5 announced that the approval for another round of Pandemic EBT has been granted permission through the federal level. This will serve a favor for the 810,000 Michigan kids who are a part of the National School Lunch Program. To be qualified your school must not have in person classes available, but if a hybrid format is in place, then you're still eligible.SECOND BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WILL BE ON FEB. 12: On Friday, Feb. 12, The Michigan State Board of Trustees will host their second virtual meeting of the semester. The meeting will take place on Zoom, at 8 a.m. A report from President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. says that one of the topics that will be discussed will include Interim Vice President Douglas Gage explaining the Gift, Grant and Contract Report so the board can approve. "Black Girl Genius" a presentation created by the chairperson of African American and African Studies, Ruth Brown will also be given, among other reports by the board.Script Writer: Chandra FlemingThe State is produced by The State News and Impact 89FM.

Part 1 - Neville James discusses the unexpected passing and legacy of iconic actor Chadwick Boseman, calling attention next to the new trend in COVID-19 data. Assistant Commissioner Michal Rhymer-Browne and the Assistant Administrator of the Division of Family Assistance, Pauline Dawes, call in from the Department of Human Services to advise the public of the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program, available to students participating in the National School Lunch Program.

The 'perfect storm' is brewing and the 4th wave of the pandemic is coming. The wave of the indefinite - interwoven components of food insecurity that are threatening us like attributes of a catastrophic storm. This Sunday, join Dr. Phil Knight and Gerry Brisson the President & CEO of Gleaners Community Food Bank on Food First Michigan as they discuss the heavy weight of the 4th wave of the pandemic. They share how it will affect the Michigan food bank network, the National School Lunch Program and how U.S. Department of Agriculture is choosing to DECLINE waivers proposed by Senator Debbie Stabenow and State Superintendent Dr. Rice, allowing food banks to participate in the programs and make sure families are food secure during COVID-19. It is common knowledge that a compromised immune system is one of the worst things to have during a global pandemic such as this, and having access to healthy and nutritious food is a CRITICAL component of keeping immune systems healthy. We CANNOT treat the coming storm of food insecurity like it's bad weather. We need more than alerts. We need more than wishful thinking. We NEED the truth!

About 33 million children access school meals every day across the country. Today, we're exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young students: children who receive much needed nutrition through their school. We're speaking with Dr. Katie Wilson, executive director of the Urban School Food Alliance. The Urban School Food Alliance is a nonprofit coalition of the largest school districts in the U.S, including New York, LA, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston. About Katie Wilson Dr. Katie Wilson has dedicated her career to improving access to healthy food for all children and families. She 23 years as a successful school nutrition director in three Wisconsin public schools, and five years as Executive Director for the Institute of Child Nutrition (USDA's training portal for school nutrition nationwide) and University of Mississippi assistant professor. She also served two years as US Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, appointed by President Obama. She is now the executive director for the Urban School Food Alliance. Wilson holds a BS degree in dietetics, a master's degree in food science and nutrition and a doctorate in foodservice and lodging management. She is credentialed as a School Nutrition Specialist. Interview Transcript Can we begin by asking you to help us understand the role that school meals play in reducing food insecurity for children and why is this help needed? Sure, school meals are really the best safety net this country has to offer when it comes to food insecurity for children because when you think about it, a child walks through the school cafeteria door and they receive food. There is no way anyone can take that away, or use it for another purpose. So, the child is really well nourished. We follow a very strict nutrition guideline, so that child is getting a very balanced nourished meal. About 33 million children access school meals every day across the country. 22 million of those children qualify for meal benefits. So in other words, they live below the poverty line, and in many cases, this may be the only place they actually get nourishment. How important is that nourishment for the development of the child, resisting health challenges and things like that? We know very clearly that the science shows that a well-nourished child does much better in the classroom. It also gives the child a well-being, and we know that good nourishment for younger children also increases the likelihood for them to have a well life as they get older. It also teaches children a lifelong skill. How do you choose a well-balanced meal? As they grow older and leave our custody of schools, they then begin to make better choices for themselves as well. I think all around, this is really a wonderful program for children as they go through the school system. So, many of the nation's largest school districts like New York, LA, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Baltimore or Boston and others are part of the Urban School Food Alliance and you mentioned 33 million meals being served to children, what happened when COVID hit? Well, when COVID-19 hit, schools of course closed, and so did those school cafeterias, and the opportunity for those children to get that nourishment that is so critical for their daily functioning and their daily lives. The school districts do not have to serve food when school is closed. It is a choice if a school district does this. As far as the Urban School Food Alliance districts are concerned, and many other districts across the country, they quickly changed to a different distribution model. They had to change their menus, go to a grab-and-go, went curbside, went into a pattern of doing a distribution of only once a week so that they would reduce the contact time, and make sure that both staff and families were being protected as well. It became a very quick literally overnight switch to make sure that families and children were getting access to good food. You mentioned that the school systems that are part of the Urban School Food Alliance went into action quickly and did what they could to be resilient and help feed children. Is this common do you think in schools around the country in general that the school systems have kicked into gear and tried to be helpful in providing food to children? I think it is pretty common. I think you'll find out that school nutrition professionals really feel that these children need them. I think even though they were putting their own health at risk to do this and to serve these meals. There really was no protective equipment given to any school nutrition professionals. Many of them still are using homemade equipment, but if you ask any of them across the country, "Why are you doing this? Why are you coming in to serve children?" Their answer to you is going to be, "Where else will these kids get food "if it's not through us?" Many districts across the country decided that they are the food hub for their community, they take care of their community, and so that was just a natural thing to do even though it's become financially very difficult for them to continue. So, Katie, what is working well right now from your perspective? Well, right now, I think one of the best things that is working is weekly distribution. They are putting food together for an entire week per child and more people are coming to the sites to get that distribution of food. I think it is because they feel safer, there's less contact time. They can share that food really and truly within the entire family and the entire household. The other thing I think that is working really well are the municipalities that have partnered with food banks. The food banks, many times will come and hand out additional food to families for other people in the household, or to make sure they make it through the weekend. Those two things work really well. Katie, you have an interesting perspective on this, not only because of your current position, but formally having served as a deputy Under Secretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at USDA, I'm particularly interested in your perspective on this next question. So, what do you think is not working well now and are there weaknesses in our food system, particularly school foods that need to be recognized and addressed? Yeah, I think there are a lot of weaknesses that have really come to light in this pandemic, and it's too bad it took a crisis but it did. One of the things that is really not working is the fact that school meals are a per meal reimbursement program. If you can imagine serving 500 to 600,000 meals in a day, but you have to identify which ones are breakfast, which ones are lunch, what components go into each one of those meals, which ones might be dinner, and which components go into that meal, and then how many students you are serving. So, a per meal reimbursement model is not an emergency feeding model and it really does not work. It is very labor intensive. A lot of packaging material is going into all these individual meals. Really, what we need and we always needed was a national emergency community feeding plan, and had there been something like that, we have the kitchens, we have institutional kitchens that can serve large quantities of people. We have coolers and freezers full of food, and most of it belongs to the USDA. We have the staff, a skilled staff that can prepare the food. We needed a new model where we could have given out more bulk and being reimbursed back for labor, food, and supplies that were used, rather than all this individual stuff and then having to claim everything individually. The other piece that is really missing in an emergency feeding model is that adults come and are asking for food. Every school district I know is giving adults food if they ask for it but they know full well there's no way to get reimbursed for that meal, and yet they're doing it anyway because again, they feel so committed to their communities. In an emergency community-feeding model, we would have had a plan so that families could get food, not just individual students. Oh, there are so many heroes out there, aren't there? Yes, there definitely are. They really are doing heroic work, and yet they just feel so passionate about it, they feel compelled to keep going. So, Katie, as you think about broadening the safety net for even more children, and building more resilience into the system, what sort of policy changes do you think might be helpful? I think we need to think about a couple of things, and we have been talking about these for literally decades. One of them is universal free meals. We have talked about this for so long in the United States. We absolutely have the money, we have the food supply, we just need the will. What universal free meals would do is first of all, every child that walks through that door would get meals at school. It is an integral part of the school day. Then, school meals would also raise its level of importance so that we would have time to eat. We would get rid of all the stigma there is to children coming to the cafeteria to receive meals. Again, we know that the scientific evidence is there that they do better in the classroom when they are well nourished. The National School Lunch Program started because young men coming out of the depression were not nourished well enough to be in the draft, and so it was really a matter of national security, and I think we are back there again. We have to have the will in this country to take care of young people as they come through our school systems. We also need to think about how are we going to do this in the sense of an emergency. We should have some emergency feeding plans in place. We do fairly well when there is a natural disaster for small groups of populations, and small areas of the country, where we literally transfer food to other areas so that they have the food they need. But now obviously, we've seen very clearly that there needs to be a national plan, and that should be built in policy so that we know what to do, how to do it, and when to do it in situations like this.

On a typical day, the National School Lunch Program serves 20.2 million free lunches to students in need, according to the USDA. With sweeping school closures across the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of students are going hungry. Viewpoints discusses the new reality foodservice workers face and the balance between staying safe and serving meals.

Welcome to the May's Anatomy Podcast ,COVID-19 mini-series! This addition to the podcast is intended to be informative, factual, and educational during this time of great uncertainty. Every week we will release shortened episodes on the previous weeks updates, statistics, and knowledge of the current coronavirus pandemic. All episodes are backed by evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). During this time it is of utmost importance to try to stay calm, focus on your safety, health, and well-being, and most importantly, make a valiant effort to be educated on the facts during this time to mass hysteria. We will continue to release episodes as long as the pandemic remains a threat to our society and our hope is that you find comfort in knowing we are a trusted source aiming to provide you with the most up-to-date information possible. From all of us at May's Anatomy, we are here for you, always!   If you have recently become unemployed or have reduced income: File for unemployment insurance with your state’s Department of Labor. This will provide you with temporary income and the process of applying has been simplified. https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/unemployment-insurance   If you became ill and therefore could not work, apply for workers’ compensation. https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/   If you need food, check the LA Food Bank website for a food pantry near you. https://www.lafoodbank.org/find-food/pantry-locator/   If you are having trouble paying your bills: Call your creditors (anyone to whom you owe money) and the companies that send you bills to get your payments stopped or reduced. Be sure to clearly state upfront why your income has been reduced. Comcast Internet Essentials and Spectrum Internet Assist offer free broadband internet to low-income households. To qualify, you must be eligible for public assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program, Medicaid, or SNAP. https://www.internetessentials.com/ (Comcast) https://www.spectrum.com/browse/content/spectrum-internet-assist (Spectrum)   If you need to relocate or find a place to live: If you need to store your things or rent a moving truck, Penske rents trucks to people between 18 and 23 years old without a surcharge and provides a 10% discount to college students. U-Haul is currently offering 30 days of free self-storage to college students. https://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/20625/College-Students-U-Haul-Offers-30-Days-Free-Self-Storage-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=pr&utm_content=20200312-uhaulisoffering30   Together We Rise offers emergency financial assistance to college students who have been displaced, are experiencing homelessness, and need help with unexpected housing expenses. https://www.togetherwerise.org/covid-19/   If you have experience with the foster care system, contact your Independent Living Coordinator. Child welfare agencies are obligated to provide these services to people who are Chafee-eligible and living in their state or county. Chafee/IL coordinators for all states can be found here. https://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/?CWIGFunctionsaction=rols:main.dspList&rolType=Custom&RS_ID=145   If you need health insurance:  If you lost your job and cannot keep your employer’s insurance coverage you have up to 30 days to get a plan through the Healthcare Marketplace under their special enrollment period. https://www.healthcare.gov/   If you are uninsured, are a citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR), and meet the eligibility criteria requirements, you (and your children if applicable) may be eligible for free health insurance under Medicaid. https://www.benefits.gov/categories/Healthcare%20and%20Medical%20Assistance   If you are in an unsafe situation: Call for help. Connect with the National Domestic Violence Hotline 24/7/365 to obtain help by chat at @ndvh or by calling 1-800-799-7233.   To try my absolute favorite CBD product line from Cured Nutrition,  use code "MAY10" at checkout for 10% off your entire order or simply click the link here Cured Nutrition   If you’re interested in consuming slow-release caffeinated vanilla or matcha lattes, or if you’re a coffee drinker who wants a little more collagen and protein in their diet, use code "MAY15" at checkout for 15% off your entire order or simply click the link here Strong Coffee   Use my WearFigs code to get a $20 gift card on purchases of $100 or more at  https://fbuy.me/ofl13   For nursing tips, my experiences, and more musings on the show, follow our Instagram @maysanatomypodcast or follow my personal account  @mayyazdi   This podcast is produced by chase@operationpodcast.com

There’s a problem with school lunch in America. Big Food companies have largely replaced the nation’s school cooks by supplying cafeterias with cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets chock-full of industrial fillers. Yet it’s no secret that meals cooked from scratch with nutritious, locally sourced ingredients are better for children, workers, and the environment. So why not empower “lunch ladies” to do more than just unbox and reheat factory-made food? And why not organize together to make healthy, ethically sourced, free school lunches a reality for all children? Jennifer E. Gaddis' new book The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (University of California Press, 2019) aims to spark a progressive movement that will transform food in American schools, and with it the lives of thousands of low-paid cafeteria workers and the millions of children they feed. By providing a feminist history of the US National School Lunch Program, Gaddis recasts the humble school lunch as an important and often overlooked form of public care. Through vivid narration and moral heft, The Labor of Lunch offers a stirring call to action and a blueprint for school lunch reforms capable of delivering a healthier, more equitable, caring, and sustainable future. In this interview, Dr. Gaddis first describes her experience conducting fieldwork in multiple public school cafeterias across the United States. Gaddis then reviews her book’s discussion of current state of school lunch and cafeteria work in American public schools, activism related to school lunch and cafeteria workers, the role of care and care work in the practice of serving school lunch, and how the structure of the National School Lunch Program magnifies and supports existing class and racial inequalities. Jennifer E. Gaddis is an assistant professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can find her on Twitter @JenniferEGaddis. Krystina Millar is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University. Her research interests include gender, sociology of the body, and sexuality. You can find her on Twitter at @KrystinaMillar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a problem with school lunch in America. Big Food companies have largely replaced the nation’s school cooks by supplying cafeterias with cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets chock-full of industrial fillers. Yet it’s no secret that meals cooked from scratch with nutritious, locally sourced ingredients are better for children, workers, and the environment. So why not empower “lunch ladies” to do more than just unbox and reheat factory-made food? And why not organize together to make healthy, ethically sourced, free school lunches a reality for all children? Jennifer E. Gaddis' new book The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (University of California Press, 2019) aims to spark a progressive movement that will transform food in American schools, and with it the lives of thousands of low-paid cafeteria workers and the millions of children they feed. By providing a feminist history of the US National School Lunch Program, Gaddis recasts the humble school lunch as an important and often overlooked form of public care. Through vivid narration and moral heft, The Labor of Lunch offers a stirring call to action and a blueprint for school lunch reforms capable of delivering a healthier, more equitable, caring, and sustainable future. In this interview, Dr. Gaddis first describes her experience conducting fieldwork in multiple public school cafeterias across the United States. Gaddis then reviews her book’s discussion of current state of school lunch and cafeteria work in American public schools, activism related to school lunch and cafeteria workers, the role of care and care work in the practice of serving school lunch, and how the structure of the National School Lunch Program magnifies and supports existing class and racial inequalities. Jennifer E. Gaddis is an assistant professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can find her on Twitter @JenniferEGaddis. Krystina Millar is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University. Her research interests include gender, sociology of the body, and sexuality. You can find her on Twitter at @KrystinaMillar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a problem with school lunch in America. Big Food companies have largely replaced the nation’s school cooks by supplying cafeterias with cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets chock-full of industrial fillers. Yet it’s no secret that meals cooked from scratch with nutritious, locally sourced ingredients are better for children, workers, and the environment. So why not empower “lunch ladies” to do more than just unbox and reheat factory-made food? And why not organize together to make healthy, ethically sourced, free school lunches a reality for all children? Jennifer E. Gaddis' new book The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (University of California Press, 2019) aims to spark a progressive movement that will transform food in American schools, and with it the lives of thousands of low-paid cafeteria workers and the millions of children they feed. By providing a feminist history of the US National School Lunch Program, Gaddis recasts the humble school lunch as an important and often overlooked form of public care. Through vivid narration and moral heft, The Labor of Lunch offers a stirring call to action and a blueprint for school lunch reforms capable of delivering a healthier, more equitable, caring, and sustainable future. In this interview, Dr. Gaddis first describes her experience conducting fieldwork in multiple public school cafeterias across the United States. Gaddis then reviews her book’s discussion of current state of school lunch and cafeteria work in American public schools, activism related to school lunch and cafeteria workers, the role of care and care work in the practice of serving school lunch, and how the structure of the National School Lunch Program magnifies and supports existing class and racial inequalities. Jennifer E. Gaddis is an assistant professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can find her on Twitter @JenniferEGaddis. Krystina Millar is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University. Her research interests include gender, sociology of the body, and sexuality. You can find her on Twitter at @KrystinaMillar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a problem with school lunch in America. Big Food companies have largely replaced the nation’s school cooks by supplying cafeterias with cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets chock-full of industrial fillers. Yet it’s no secret that meals cooked from scratch with nutritious, locally sourced ingredients are better for children, workers, and the environment. So why not empower “lunch ladies” to do more than just unbox and reheat factory-made food? And why not organize together to make healthy, ethically sourced, free school lunches a reality for all children? Jennifer E. Gaddis' new book The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (University of California Press, 2019) aims to spark a progressive movement that will transform food in American schools, and with it the lives of thousands of low-paid cafeteria workers and the millions of children they feed. By providing a feminist history of the US National School Lunch Program, Gaddis recasts the humble school lunch as an important and often overlooked form of public care. Through vivid narration and moral heft, The Labor of Lunch offers a stirring call to action and a blueprint for school lunch reforms capable of delivering a healthier, more equitable, caring, and sustainable future. In this interview, Dr. Gaddis first describes her experience conducting fieldwork in multiple public school cafeterias across the United States. Gaddis then reviews her book’s discussion of current state of school lunch and cafeteria work in American public schools, activism related to school lunch and cafeteria workers, the role of care and care work in the practice of serving school lunch, and how the structure of the National School Lunch Program magnifies and supports existing class and racial inequalities. Jennifer E. Gaddis is an assistant professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can find her on Twitter @JenniferEGaddis. Krystina Millar is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University. Her research interests include gender, sociology of the body, and sexuality. You can find her on Twitter at @KrystinaMillar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a problem with school lunch in America. Big Food companies have largely replaced the nation’s school cooks by supplying cafeterias with cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets chock-full of industrial fillers. Yet it’s no secret that meals cooked from scratch with nutritious, locally sourced ingredients are better for children, workers, and the environment. So why not empower “lunch ladies” to do more than just unbox and reheat factory-made food? And why not organize together to make healthy, ethically sourced, free school lunches a reality for all children? Jennifer E. Gaddis' new book The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (University of California Press, 2019) aims to spark a progressive movement that will transform food in American schools, and with it the lives of thousands of low-paid cafeteria workers and the millions of children they feed. By providing a feminist history of the US National School Lunch Program, Gaddis recasts the humble school lunch as an important and often overlooked form of public care. Through vivid narration and moral heft, The Labor of Lunch offers a stirring call to action and a blueprint for school lunch reforms capable of delivering a healthier, more equitable, caring, and sustainable future. In this interview, Dr. Gaddis first describes her experience conducting fieldwork in multiple public school cafeterias across the United States. Gaddis then reviews her book’s discussion of current state of school lunch and cafeteria work in American public schools, activism related to school lunch and cafeteria workers, the role of care and care work in the practice of serving school lunch, and how the structure of the National School Lunch Program magnifies and supports existing class and racial inequalities. Jennifer E. Gaddis is an assistant professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can find her on Twitter @JenniferEGaddis. Krystina Millar is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University. Her research interests include gender, sociology of the body, and sexuality. You can find her on Twitter at @KrystinaMillar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a problem with school lunch in America. Big Food companies have largely replaced the nation’s school cooks by supplying cafeterias with cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets chock-full of industrial fillers. Yet it’s no secret that meals cooked from scratch with nutritious, locally sourced ingredients are better for children, workers, and the environment. So why not empower “lunch ladies” to do more than just unbox and reheat factory-made food? And why not organize together to make healthy, ethically sourced, free school lunches a reality for all children? Jennifer E. Gaddis' new book The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (University of California Press, 2019) aims to spark a progressive movement that will transform food in American schools, and with it the lives of thousands of low-paid cafeteria workers and the millions of children they feed. By providing a feminist history of the US National School Lunch Program, Gaddis recasts the humble school lunch as an important and often overlooked form of public care. Through vivid narration and moral heft, The Labor of Lunch offers a stirring call to action and a blueprint for school lunch reforms capable of delivering a healthier, more equitable, caring, and sustainable future. In this interview, Dr. Gaddis first describes her experience conducting fieldwork in multiple public school cafeterias across the United States. Gaddis then reviews her book’s discussion of current state of school lunch and cafeteria work in American public schools, activism related to school lunch and cafeteria workers, the role of care and care work in the practice of serving school lunch, and how the structure of the National School Lunch Program magnifies and supports existing class and racial inequalities. Jennifer E. Gaddis is an assistant professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can find her on Twitter @JenniferEGaddis. Krystina Millar is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University. Her research interests include gender, sociology of the body, and sexuality. You can find her on Twitter at @KrystinaMillar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The National School Lunch Program serves approximately 4.9 billion meals a year to children nationwide, and for many recipients it is their only source of nutrition, and yet, according to a new book by Jennifer Gaddis, the program is chronically underfunded – causing a litany of problems that threaten the health and mental well-being of students and the people who serve them.

The National School Lunch Program serves approximately 4.9 billion meals a year to children nationwide, and for many recipients it is their only source of nutrition, and yet, according to a new book by Jennifer Gaddis, the program is chronically underfunded – causing a litany of problems that threaten the health and mental well-being of students and the people who serve them.

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: CHIP[ping] WIC According to the most recent data by the Census Bureau “Almost two-thirds (65 percent) of children, lived in households that participated in at least one or more of the following government aid programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Medicaid, and the National School Lunch Program.” So when the proposed fiscal government budget aims to cut important health and welfare programs that a majority of children in the US rely on, citizens and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle fought back. On the program today, Thomas Huelskoetter, Policy Analyst for the Health Policy team at the Center for American Progress.  His recent piece focuses on the major changes within the fiscal budget and how these proposed changes will impact families. Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA Enlighten Me is a newstalk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Stories that might get a quick blurb in national news — We aim to uncover the deeper issue. And we’ll be sure to add a healthy dose of humor in the mix. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/enlighten-me/support

Host Jenna Liut interviews author Jennifer E. Gaddis about her forthcoming book "The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools." Gaddis’ book exposes the labor crisis in school cafeterias and why we can’t keep ignoring these workers if we want healthier school lunches. Listen to this episode to learn more about the feminist history of the National School Lunch Program and how organizing together and empowering those responsible for serving 5 BILLION lunches per school year coud be the missing piece to better eating habits in children nationwide.Eating Matters is powered by Simplecast.

You’ve probably heard of The Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving dinners, food pantries or the provision of meals during a natural disaster. But you might not know that TSA in communities across the country fills backpacks or other bags with food to send home from school with kids for the weekend. That’s to make sure kids who receive free or low-cost breakfasts and lunches at school don’t go hungry at home. Hemet, California, is one of those communities. Located some 80 miles from downtown Los Angeles in the San Jacinto Valley, the 28-square mile city has a population of roughly 85,000 people. With a median household income of about $37,000, some 23 percent of the population lives below the federal poverty line. And the number of children who qualified for the National School Lunch Program was so high, the school district decided to make it easier—now everyone qualifies. For Lt. James Fleming, the corps officer or pastor of the Hemet Corps, making sure a person gets the help they need is his greatest passion. And that includes these kids. In this episode, Lt. James shares more about The Salvation Army’s weekend food program for school kids in Hemet. He works with volunteers, donors, drivers and school nurses to make sure bags with four meals, four snacks and two drinks go home on Friday afternoons with the kids who need it.   Find show notes for this episode and more at caringmagazine.org/podcast. 

Author Jennifer Gaddis discusses her new book about The National School Lunch Program. What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Author Jennifer Gaddis discusses her new book about The National School Lunch Program. What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

This federally assistend meal program was established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1946.  Since them millions of familys benefit from this option on a daily basis.  Several systems are in place to offer healthy options and feed children during the day.  The USDA provides strict guidelines which makes sure schools prepare a balance of fruits, vegetables, dairy and good portion size to help growing children.  

Matt and Matt review testimony from the March 25 public hearings. This is the one with the mascots! We also wonder what would happen if mascots had to be immunized....0:00 - 1:38 intro1:38 - 5:17 LD 359: An Act To Address Student Hunger with a “Breakfast after the Bell” Program, LD 549: An Act To Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for Maine’s Children, LD 605: An Act To Improve Antihunger Programs in Maine Schools, LD 701: An Act To Modernize the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program5:17 - 13:38 LD 965: An Act To Restrict Cell Phone Use by Students While in School13:38 - 18:55 LD 1010: Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop a Model School Disciplinary Policy18:55 - 33:32 LD 770: An Act To Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools33:32 - end LD 944: An Act To Ban Native American Mascots in All Public Schools

Matt and Matt did this one by Skype. We are sounding odd (well, odder than usual....) as we are still trying to figure out the remote location sound gig. We'll do better next time.0:00 - 0:49 introMarch 25 morning session:0:49 - 3:55 LD 359: An Act To Address Student Hunger with a "Breakfast after the Bell" Program3:55 - 5:41 LD 549: An Act To Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for Maine Children5:41 - 7:38 LD 605: An Act To Improve Antihunger Programs in Maine Schools7:38 - 10:55 LD 701: An Act To Modernize the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast ProgramMarch 25 afternoon session10:55 - 13:16 LD 944: An Act To Ban Native American Mascots in All Public Schools13:16 - 17:38 LD 965: An Act To Restrict Cell Phone Use by Students While In School17:38 - 21:32 LD 770: An Act To Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools21:32 - 24:35 LD 1010: Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Develop a Model School Disciplinary PolicyMarch 27 afternoon session24:35 - 26:47 LD 576: Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Develop and Implement an Online Learning Platform for Students and Educators26:47 - 29:05 LD 672: An Act To Allow Local Flexibility in Teacher Assignment To Enhance Student Achievement29:05 - 30:26 LD 714: An Act To Prohibit Public Charter Schools form Expending Funds for Advertising30:26 - 32:16 LD 750: An Act To Allow Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Instructors To Instruct without State CertificationApril 1 afternoon session32:16 - 35:18 LD 997: An Act To Promote Social and Emotional Learning and Development for Young Children35:18 - 36:35 LD 1024: An Act To Include Mental Health Education in Maine Schools36:35 - 40:52 LD 930: An Act To Give Maine Schools Additional Options To Make Up Missed School Days40:52 - end LD 1174: An Act To Facilitate Remote Learning during School Cancellations

This lightning review covers an article in under 10min. This piece reports on data looking to find out if the National School Lunch Program is a valid measure of educational disadvantage. Most researchers use this measure to say it is, and schools get huge sums of money based on this measure...but how valid is it? Here is the citation, and a link to the article. Domina, T., Pharris-Ciurej, N., Penner, A. M., Penner, E. K., Brummet, Q., Porter, S. R., & Sanabria, T. (2018). Is Free and Reduced-Price Lunch a Valid Measure of Educational Disadvantage?. Educational Researcher, 47(9), 539-555. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3102/0013189X18797609

For decades, researchers and education officials have used the National School Lunch Program as a key indicator of economic disadvantage. Federal and state officials gauge student need and guide millions of dollars in education funding based on enrollment for free or reduced-price lunch. Now, new research suggests this indicator may not be as valid as it seems. In this edition of Research Minutes we speak with Thurston Domina, researcher with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lead author of a new, multi-state study of education records, household income, and census data, which sheds new light on this long-standing metric. Domina joins CPRE Research Director Jonathan Supovitz (University of Pennsylvania) to discuss his findings, which also include a surprising correlation between lunch program enrollment and student achievement.

Authors: Nancy Hood, PhD; Lindsey Turner, PhD; Natalie Colabianchi, PhD; Frank Chaloupka, PhD; Lloyd Johnston, PhD. Interview: By making clean drinking water easily accessible to the over 30 million children participating in the National School Lunch Program, schools are taking the first steps towards decreasing the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages children are likely to consume; however, there is still a long way to go before kids are getting their daily recommended amount of water. Lindsey Turner, PhD, and Natalie Colabianchi, PhD, talk about their new study focusing on compliance, perceptions, and recommendations for promoting water consumption. April 9, 2014 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.02.001).

Trump just can't help himself - he has to tweet. Luckily we're here to respond. We also discuss Sean Spicer's controversial press gaggle, Trump's speech to CPAC & Betsy DeVos's thoughts on the National School Lunch Program.

This week on TALK! with AUDREY: According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA,) during the school year, more than 22 million kids receive free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program. The end of the school year often means the end of a reliable source of regular meals, putting more than 18 million kids at risk of hunger Audrey Rowe – USDA Administrator, Food and Nutrition Services and Steve Cox – Corporate Spokesperson, Sodexo, Inc. join me to discuss the challenges, viable solutions and how to find summer meal programs for children.

This week on TALK! with AUDREY: According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA,) during the school year, more than 22 million kids receive free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program. The end of the school year often means the end of a reliable source of regular meals, putting more than 18 million kids at risk of hunger Audrey Rowe – USDA Administrator, Food and Nutrition Services and Steve Cox – Corporate Spokesperson, Sodexo, Inc. join me to discuss the challenges, viable solutions and how to find summer meal programs for children.

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, speaking to a crowd in Gulfport, Miss., on Friday teed off on a new ABC show called "GCB," which is based on the novel "Good Christian Bitches Right off the bat, I don’t believe the One Million Moms organization has a million moms. Prove me wrong, Million Moms. Show me proof you’re a million mom-strong and I’ll share your evidence with the readers. And then I’ll shudder, and then I’ll pray. Because if there really are more than 1 million mothers that believe JCPenney should fire Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson, wow — that’s a serious amount of bigotry right there. Seven Million Pounds of “Pink Slime” Beef Destined for National School Lunch Program

This podcast provides a historical overview of the emergence of school meal programs and provides recommendations to update the nutrition standard and the meal requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The recommendations reflect new developments in nutrition science, increase the availability of key food groups in the school meal programs, and allow these programs to better meet the nutritional needs of children, foster healthy eating habits, and safeguard children's health.  Visit the IOM report page.

This podcast provides a historical overview of the emergence of school meal programs and provides recommendations to update the nutrition standard and the meal requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The recommendations reflect new developments in nutrition science, increase the availability of key food groups in the school meal programs, and allow these programs to better meet the nutritional needs of children, foster healthy eating habits, and safeguard children's health.  Visit the IOM report page.

Basics of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs.

When no WMD could be been found in Iraq, several members of the Bush administration justified the imminent preemptive invasion because we could “not afford for the smoking gun come in the form of a mushroom cloud.” Turns out Saddam had no bomb, probably no bomb program. We've heard consistent fear-mongering from a Bush administration that appears eager to attack Iran. Bush himself recently linked Iran to WWIII! Now comes word from the National Intelligence Estimate that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. The administration handles Musharraf with kid gloves as he asserts dictatorial powers to control a very volatile Pakistan, home of Doctor Khan's global atomic sales operation. 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has high praise for JOSEPH CIRINCIONE'S BOMB SCARE. "At a time of challenges and uncertainties regarding the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime, the book offers a comprehensive review of the history and theory of nuclear weapons, as well as of the policy options before us today in our common endeavor to address the most pressing threats; existing arsenals, the emergence of new nuclear-armed states, and nuclear terrorism.” CHEF ANN COOPER is a renegade lunch lady who works to transform cafeterias into culinary classrooms for students - one school lunch at a time. She has transformed public school cafeterias in New York City, Harlem and Bridgehampton, NY, and now in Berkeley, CA, to teach more students why good food choices matter by putting innovative strategies to work and providing fresh, organic lunches to all students. __Currently, Chef Ann is the director of nutrition services for the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), improving meals at 16 public schools with a population of over 9,000 students. In her work with public schools, Chef Ann is at the forefront of the movement to transform the National School Lunch Program into one that places greater emphasis on the health of students than the financial health of a select few agribusiness corporations. Chef Ann's lunch menus emphasize regional, organic, fresh foods, and nutritional education, helping students build a connection between their personal health and where their food comes from. Chef Ann's newest book, LUNCH LESSONS: CHANGING THE WAY WE FEED OUR CHILDREN, is overflowing with strategies for parents and school administrators to become engaged with issues around school food - from public policy to corporate interest. It includes successful case studies of school food reform, resources that can help make a difference and healthy, kid-friendly recipes that can be made at home, or by the thousands for a public school cafeteria.