Last year, the United States passed a childhood nutrition bill – the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
“With over seventeen million children living in food insecure households and one in every three children in America now considered overweight or obese, schools are often on the front lines of our national challenge to combat childhood obesity……”
There was actually bi-partisan support for this bill which aims to increase access to healthy food for low income kids. It also aims to educate children about making healthy choices that will turn into lifelong healthy eating habits. The bill even mentions creating local farm to school networks and creating school gardens as well as improving access to fresh water during meal times and improving nutritional standards. Bravo! WAKE UP CALL to food manufacturers. (more…)
