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the cost of the food outweighs the potential nutrition students would get from it in most programs involving free lunches for underprivileged students you get the usda deciding what to feed to the children it is disturbing that the usda and congress will support agricultural industry interests before the nutrition of our nation s youth schools are bribed in exchange for free lunches for their poor students they must plaster the school cafeteria with celebrities donning milk mustaches it really opened my eyes to how corrupt the food industries are and how their messages truly are everywhere not only that but a teacher can get fired for encouraging students to decide for themselves and to go against the grain who knew that school lunch powers that be were so corrupt the question is how do you get past those obstacles that i still don t know it depends on the school district what kind of funding they are getting and a whole slew of socioeconomic issues that is the worst part the kids who need the nutrition the most are the least likely to get it i hope that i can positively affect my future school about it s school lunch decisions i will definitely voice my opinion when i get the chance about any legislation above all i stand by what i have said from the beginning trust no one seriously not even me do your own research read ingredient labels and keep in mind that the food industry is just that an industry they are still trying to sell you something eat well for yourself in whatever way works for you to your health kelly leave a comment posted in uncategorized posted by bostonk november 23 2008 dairy pushers and freedom of expression in schools my google reader snared an article that caught my eye today an art teacher by the name of dave warwak was fired from fox river grove middle school apparently he was teaching the students about being kind to animals using a collective art lesson in which a number of students and teachers created and cared for their own companion animal made out of commercially available marshmallow peeps chick shape candy as with school exercises in which students care for baby eggs people at the school personalized their peeps spoke to them and treated them as if they were subjects of a life that were deserving of protection at the end of the lesson however warwak surprised everyone by collecting the marshmallow chicks for a diorama school art exhibit he then created in which the peeps candies were represented as locked behind zoo cages hung on the wall as trophy game heads squashed as road kill boiled and fried in pots and pans and enclosed between slices of bread as sandwiches principal tim mahaffey accused warwak of abandoning the curriculum stating warwak turn ed his classroom into a forum on veganism the problem was when it turned into a peta people for the ethical treatment of animals advertisement and it was against the school lunch program i found this statement interesting because to me it seems like a red flag of endangerment to freedom of speech since when is it not allowed to discuss alternatives to what schools happen to serve because they went with the lowest bidder also it is easy to relate something to peta when you want to make people feel alienated i m vegan and i m alienated by peta because of their extreme views and actions using that stigma against a teacher trying to teach children about a vegan diet seems biased besides it is very rare that this lifestyle is portrayed in a positive light in the first place after these allegations warwak replied that part of teaching art to students is to get them to think about life and to have them connect their creativity up to the social issues that they care very deeply about he then turned his sights on asking for the removal of the national dairy council s got milk and other promotional posters which adorned the lunch room walls and when the school s cafeteria manager refused to take them down warwak and his students posted their own vegan posters satirizing the issue he also began a more public campaign to raise consciousness about the quality of school lunches being fed at the school which resulted in his dismissal i found this to be very telling like all public elementary middle and high schools fox river grove is only eligible for national school lunch program reimbursements if it promotes consumption of dairy products including by putting up life sized celebrity milk endorsement posters these posters are sent unsolicited to schools by the national dairy council richard kahn phd accurately sums up the perverseness of this bribery not only at fox river grove middle school but also in thousands of schools across the country corporate agribusiness has run amok in the attempt to utilize public education as a place to establish the naturalization of commercial meat and dairy as lifelong eating habits to generate increased sales to subsidize the food industry against decreased producer prices as well as to funnel below health standards food not fit for public sale warwak was correct to demand the riddance of the dairy council s posters as they had in fact already been targeted for removal from approximately 105 000 public schools by the federal trade commission so let me get this straight they fire a teacher for allegedly turning his classroom into a peta advertisement because it goes against all of the pro dairy life sized celebrity milk endorsement posters and other advertisements in the lunchroom it is outrageous that the usda practically bribes schools by offering aid for school lunch if the schools advertise for the dairy council until i started writing this blog i never realized how political school lunch really is i find it very alarming schoolteacher fired for recommending students eat plant based diet by david gutierrez october 29 2008 full article towards an animal standpoint vegan education and the epistemology of ignorance by richard kahn phd october 2008 full article 4 comments posted in uncategorized tags advertising dairy council dave warwak school lunch veganism posted by bostonk november 20 2008 sna releases back to school nutrition trends report through ebsco i found an article that reviews the findings of the school nutrition association s 2008 back to school nutrition trends report it records the ways that school lunches are getting healthier what options schools are considering healthy etc i was curious to see the findings this year it looks like whole grains were a main focus increasing the availability of whole grain products was the most popular response for the second straight year cited by 85 of school nutrition directors describing food and nutrition efforts in place in their school districts reducing or limiting trans fats showed a sizeable increase in popularity since 2007 up to almost 82 from 73 i am very glad that many students are getting access to whole grains and not being stuck with wonder bread however i would like to see more fruits and vegetables to my delight a lot of schools have been going green consistent with the larger food service trend going green is also taking root in school nutrition programs energy efficient equipment is the most common eco friendly practice adopted by school nutrition programs cited by 43 recycling followed closely almost 39 and at least one in five districts has adopted locally sourced food supplies or green cleaning products eco friendly practices are quite common with 75 of the districts reporting at least one practice in place i am very happy to hear this i am a huge advocate of eating locally the farther your food has to go to reach you the more preservatives it probably has in it while there are some good trends showing up in the report there is also a drawback according to sna the continued emphasis on healthy options which often are more expensive is becoming more challenging as school nutrition programs face a wide range of rising costs for example the report found that over 97 of school nutrition director respondents expect to experience increased food costs for the 2008 2009 school year with 84 stating expected increases for labor costs 94 for transportation fuel costs and almost 67 for indirect costs it still blows my mind that foods laden with chemicals and additives are less expensive than straight up unaltered food however i do realize that it is a very real problem and that low income schools are getting hit the hardest therefore they are getting the worst nutrition offered to them because they need the free lunch programs which in turn force children to eat food that are financially beneficial to the usda not that are best for the children bottom line it s nice to see improvements in the schools that can afford them but at the end of the day school lunch is a rich man s game sna releases back to school nutrition trends report curriculum review vol 48 issue 2 october 2008 full article leave a comment posted in uncategorized tags going green school nutrition association posted by bostonk october 20 2008 q a with the school nutrition association i decided to try an ebsco search for a more academic based topic this time i found a really interesting interview in the american school board journal q a with katie wilson president of the school nutrition association a national nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55 000 members who provide high quality low cost meals to students across the country not only is she the president of the school nutrition association but she is also the food service director for wisconsin s school district of onalaska i like it when people who represent children on any topic have experience with what they are talking about how refreshing she really seems to understand the struggle between nutrition and cost that most school districts are dealing with she makes sure that the district s 2 800 students get healthy low fat low sugar meals and that the students actually will want to eat the meals this must be done at virtually no cost to the district despite spiking food and fuel prices and inadequate reimbursements from the federal government i m so glad to see that she is concerned about these aspects of school nutrition the article went on to ask her some interesting questions every year your organization lobbies each member of congress what do you tell them it s about priorities it s time now that we say this is part of the educational day we know that a child who is well nourished learns better so why we continue to fight this battle is really frustrating we don t ask a child what their income level is when they get on a school bus or when we give them a textbook or when we put them in a brand new chair in a brand new building that s part of the educational process and proper nutrition has to be part of that as well and it needs to be funded this is true so much school funding goes to other things like buildings new books new furniture and equipment it is scary that something as fundamental as nutrition is being overlooked in favor of a good deal on less than desirable food for our students however with the economy in a slump how do schools make the compromise between low cost and health she offered one idea about cutting costs on lunch products not food prices go down if you purchase in volume perhaps school districts could build a small warehouse or a small addition to a warehouse for something like paper goods if a small district could purchase differently that s where a professional director comes in and instead of buying paper products on a weekly basis bought all paper products for the year at one time they could put out a bid at much lower prices but you have to store it and so a lot of districts large and small have begun to join forces and bid together this has been very productive this is a proactive idea that helps ease a school s budget without influencing money spent on actual food i m really impressed with her ideas and i hope that decisions about school lunches are being made by people with experience and understanding of the problem q a with katie wilson president of the school nutrition association american school board journal october 2008 full article 1 comment posted in uncategorized tags lobbying school lunch school nutrition association posted by bostonk october 19 2008 the hot dog wars there is a war going on right on your television screen no it s not obama vs mccain it s target is hot dogs a new organization the cancer project is causing some major controversy over it s new protect our kids t v spot they are urging the usda to remove hot dogs and other processed meats from school lunches currently the usda includes processed meat products as a reimbursable item for schools participating in the national school lunch program and national school breakfast program susan levin a dietitian said the ad is based on a comprehensive report released late last year by the american institute for cancer research and the world cancer research fund after reviewing all existing data on nutrition and cancer risk scientists concluded that processed meats increase one s risk of colorectal cancer on average by 21 percent for every 50 grams of processed meat consumed daily that s about the size of a typical hot dog scary however there is a strong reaction from the other side janet riley president of the national hot dog and sausage council and the group s queen of wien does that seem really dorky or is that just me was quoted as saying the physicians committee for responsible medicine is an animal rights organization and their objective is a vegan society riley said the committee s video ads which feature a child saying he has colon cancer is spreading fear my 8 year old son now thinks that hot dogs cause cancer and it s appalling and misleading riley said i m not sure how i feel about this campaign i can see both sides i mean i don t eat meat myself because of the health risks so i can definitely relate but at the same time the focus and tactics seem so extreme i also have a hard time being concerned about riley s son having misconceptions about hot dogs when i m sure the queen of wein want to continue to rake in money from hot dog and sausage sales i did a little research on my own i didn t find much linking colon cancer and meat eating but i did find some on stomach cancer prevention although it may not be possible to prevent stomach cancer the following steps can help reduce your risk avoid nitrites and nitrates these nitrogen compounds are known to contribute to stomach cancer they re found primarily in processed meats bologna salami and corned beef for instance and in cured meats such as ham and bacon limit smoked pickled and heavily salted foods these have been linked to an increased risk of stomach cancer countries where the consumption of smoked pickled and salted food is high have correspondingly high stomach cancer rates limit red meat eating large amounts of red meat particularly when it s ba...