We all know kids face an uphill battle when having to find healthy options at school and the corner store. Please see the below article on how a dietitian and students in LA improved school lunches as well as a CDC press release on school lunches. The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools looks at corner store purchases and how many calories kids are getting per dollar.
Kids excited by healthy lunch options and how they went about it:
School Lunches get Leafy in Los Angeles
http://www.wbur.org/news/npr/18948805
CDC press release on changes in what's for sale at school:
Fewer U.S. Schools Selling Less Nutritious Food and Beverages
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r091005.htm?s_cid=mediarel_r091005
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Disseminate the following News Alert and aaaar– October 13, 2009
Purchases Made by Students in Corner Stores Near Urban Schools Contribute to Frequent Intake of High-Calorie, Low-Nutrition Foods:
"Purchases made in corner stores contribute significantly to energy intake among urban school children and may contribute to childhood obesity in minority and low-income communities, according to a study published in Pediatrics on October 12, 2009. Researchers surveyed more than 800 students in grades 4 through 6 from 10 schools who made purchases from 24 corner stores in Philadelphia, PA. More than half (53.3%) of the participants reported shopping at corners stores every day, and another 21.9% reported shopping 2 to 4 times per week."
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
202-466-3396
http://www.healthinschools.org/
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