Archive for January 6, 2009

School Lunch Reform, From Vending Machines Toward a “Slow Food, Slow Schools” Revolution

Kids are fat.  Are schools at fault?  The waist size of the average ten-year-old boy has increased by 16% (link) since 1965.  Many blame a lack of healthy school lunch programs and unfettered access to vending machine junk food.  However, parents and educators have been arguing for school lunch reform long before vending machines and soda cans.  Since before [...]

January 6, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Health, Politics, Science & Technology  One Comment