school lunch

  1. School Age Kids

    Congress resists healthy school lunches

    By Monica Beyer on Nov 18, 2011
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    Some members of the United States Congress are doing what they can to undo efforts made by the Department of Agriculture to improve...
  2. Food & Recipes

    Healthy lunch tips for back to school

    By Erica Sagon on Jul 18, 2011
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    Buh-bye, chocolate milk. So long, strawberry milk. Beginning this month in the Los Angeles Unified School District, these...
  3. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    Quick ways to sneak protein into a school meal

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Apr 2, 2011
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    Do you worry that your kids aren’t getting enough protein in their daily diet? Though some days it may seem that they eat nothing...
  4. School Age Kids

    Are sweets-free schools a good idea?

    By Sarah W. Caron on Jan 11, 2011
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    Bake sales, sweet treats at lunchtime and even little Kisses inside lunchboxes are on the outs in some school districts, as schools...
  5. Child Development & Health

    President Obama signs child nutrition bill

    By Laura Willard on Dec 13, 2010
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    Today, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 into law. The bill is intended to fight hunger and address...
  6. Child Development & Health

    No peanut butter in your school? Understand the bans

    By Sarah W. Caron on Nov 24, 2010
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    Every week, the school newsletter contains the same stern reminder: No peanuts or tree nuts are allowed in school. Ever. The policy...
  7. School Food

    Tips for packing a preschool lunch bag

    By Sarah W. Caron on Sep 1, 2008
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    The school bag is packed. Your child can pronounce his teacher's name and even remembers to preface it with Mr. or Mrs. or whatever...