http://whatsonyourplateproject.org/blog/takeaction/school-lunch-gets-a-passing-grade the documentary film about kids and food politics... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://whatsonyourplateproject.org/blog/takeaction/school-lunch-gets-a-passing-grade/comment-page-1#comment-1113 Ariana Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:26:47 +0000 http://whatsonyourplateproject.org/blog/?p=521#comment-1113 While I agree that the USDA could probably work at making school food even more nutritious, I think it is important to note that the article stated that the guidelines the USDA follows for school meat are more stringent than the guidelines followed for meat sold to the general public (still disheartening, as I am an adult ... luckily, mostly vegetarian at this point!!) Educating children in school about the food they eat goes far beyond providing them with "proper" food on their plates. Instead of literally spoonfeeding them, they should be clearly taught about "what's on their plate" - how to make wise food choices, where their foods come from, why natural/whole/organic beats out processed/packaged. I am excited to catch the documentary, because I think it is something that everyone, from 2-102, could learn from. Unfortunately, without people understanding WHAT they are eating, and WHY certain foods are better for them, nothing will change! Our society and our governments (both local and national) need to step up their approach to the "food issue" and start fully and accurately educating both children and adults before it gets any worse.... While I agree that the USDA could probably work at making school food even more nutritious, I think it is important to note that the article stated that the guidelines the USDA follows for school meat are more stringent than the guidelines followed for meat sold to the general public (still disheartening, as I am an adult … luckily, mostly vegetarian at this point!!) Educating children in school about the food they eat goes far beyond providing them with “proper” food on their plates. Instead of literally spoonfeeding them, they should be clearly taught about “what’s on their plate” – how to make wise food choices, where their foods come from, why natural/whole/organic beats out processed/packaged. I am excited to catch the documentary, because I think it is something that everyone, from 2-102, could learn from. Unfortunately, without people understanding WHAT they are eating, and WHY certain foods are better for them, nothing will change! Our society and our governments (both local and national) need to step up their approach to the “food issue” and start fully and accurately educating both children and adults before it gets any worse….

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