kids and food, in school and out
Dear TLT'ers: For almost ten years now, I've used this space to keep you informed of important and interesting issues relating to kids and food. In all that time, there's never been a shortage of things to write about and my enthusiasm for … [Continue reading]
Last April, I told you about two federal lawsuits seeking to block a 2018 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule that weakened two key school meal nutrition standards. Yesterday, the Maryland District Court handed public health advocates a … [Continue reading]
Normally I devote this blog to kid-specific food issues, but something has been bugging me for a few weeks now and I feel the need to vent. I hope you'll indulge me, and that you'll also share this post if it resonates with you. Here's what's been on … laddervnp安卓
Today I'm sharing some recent news items about feeding kids during the COVID crisis: Door Dash Reaches NYC's Medically Fragile Children New York City has been doing an admirable job of feeding children while its schools are closed, with over … [Continue reading]
Last week, I circulated a digital thank you card to show our appreciation for the dedicated school food professionals who are serving emergency school meals during the coronavirus crisis. I've collected the responses below, and the list will … laddervnp安卓
Last week, when only a handful of American schools had closed due to the COVID crisis, I wrote a Civil Eats story exploring the potential impact of these closures on the school meal program: Millions of lower-income kids rely on school food for daily … [Continue reading]
That's the question that has been on my mind ever since I first heard about schools closing due to the virus. So I asked my editors at Civil Eats for the opportunity to dig into the issue, and my resulting story is up today. I hope you'll take the … ladderVNP安卓版
TLT'ers: I'm sorry to report that I've had to cancel my planned Bay Area book tour later this month. Most of my tour stops were at tech companies, but those speaking engagements have now been cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19. Accordingly, … [Continue reading]
Hello, TLTers! Just wanted to let you know that I recently updated the events calendar on my author website, bettinasiegel.com, to list my upcoming spring speaking dates. They include: the Berkeley Food Institute's annual fundraiser on the … [Continue reading]
Citing concerns over childhood obesity, the multinational food and consumer product conglomerate (and my former employer) Unilever yesterday announced that by the end of 2020 it will "stop marketing and advertising foods and beverages to children … [Continue reading]
Yesterday, a number of you sent me a link to school food opinion piece that ran in the New York Times, privately asking me for my own take. I started to write my thoughts down in an email, but I decided to share them here on the blog as well. The … [Continue reading]
Last Friday, the Trump administration announced a further weakening school nutrition standards and I shared my quick, first-take analysis of its proposed rules here. But since then, I've also been mulling over the particular timing of the rules' … [Continue reading]
Earlier today, the Trump administration announced a series of proposals that would further gut the nutritional standards governing school breakfasts and lunches—dealing yet another significant blow to the health of America's school children. But … [Continue reading]
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