Parental guidance
For vocal coalition of parents, nutrition advocates and physicians, Congress and its support of the farm/food bill is the prime obstacle to nutritious, delicious foods for school children and for those in military. With legislation stalled in Senate, group sees chance to push its anti-corn dog agenda.
Los Angeles Times 2007-11-25
Categories: BUSINESS, EDUCATION, Farm/Food Bill, School Meals & Snacks
Index: Ann Cooper, Baltimore, Berkeley, canned fruit cocktail, cheese, Chef Ann Cooper, chicken nuggets, corn coating, corn dogs, corn filler, cotton, Democrat, diet-related disease, Elizabeth Medrano, environment, Environmental Working Group, Farm Ranch Equity Stewardship and Health Act, farmers markets, Frank Lautenberg, FRESH Act, fruits, Healthy School Food Coalition, high-fructose corn syrup, highly processed foods, Indiana, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Ken Cook, local farms, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Unified School District, military bases, National School Lunch Program, New Jersey, NJ, nutrition education, obesity, organic farming, organics, pizzas, President's Cancer Panel, public health, refined carbohydrates, renegade lunch lady, Republican, rice, Richard Lugar, salt, sodium, soybeans, Tater Tots, taxpayer cost, Tom Harkin, vegetables, wheat