Clinton deal would put healthier snacks in schools
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Five major food companies promised to promote healthier snacks for children in U.S. schools to combat child obesity in a deal brokered by former President Bill Clinton.
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D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee announced yesterday that she will seek a contractor to upgrade the cafeteria menus with more nutritious and tasty food, saying the in-house program lost $30 million in three years partly because students refuse to buy meals that don't taste good.
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Ontario will ban junk food in elementary schools within a few weeks, Education Minister Gerard Kennedy said yesterday. The warning came as Kennedy said &quot;dozens&quot; of school boards have not complied with his
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Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton of  New York and Henry Waxman of California will introduce  legislation on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug  Administration the legal authority to approve cheaper, generic  versions of biotech drugs known as biologics, the lawmakers  said.
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Schools may need more money and regulators may need more authority to help America's children from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told Congress on Tuesday.
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Leaflets on how to make a healthy packed lunch is to be given to parents, the BBC learns.
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Life & style: Jury out as school joins forces with gastro-pub in search for healthier lunches.
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Nutrition experts advise parents to provide a good breakfast for their children because it improves performance at school and avoids obesity.
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By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Health experts are trying to move the nation's battle of the bulge to an important new front: the schools.    Schools need to be more active in teaching heart-healthy behavior and they should offer more physical education and healthful meals, a new American Heart Association statement urges...
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A task force formed by South Carolina's superintendent of education released a report Friday to help school districts craft policies on student nutrition and physical activity that can trim growing numbers of overweight children.
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Bill Clinton, Bette Midler and Nicole Kidman battled their bulges with the South Beach Diet, but can the same rules they followed teach a white-bread-loving 10-year-old to eat healthier?
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine finding a high-fiber white bread on the grocery story shelf your six-year-old will actually eat. Or pizza that promotes energy management. Or even holiday cookies that can enhance fat burning.
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Schools are pushing healthier menus, eliminating trans fats, white bread and sugary drinks, while trying to keep students happy.
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A novel idea has been introduced by Mount Nittany Middle School that allows students to pick up bagel, muffin, cold cereal and fresh fruit from âgrab-and-goâ food cart parked near the principal&#39;s office.
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Bad news &#151; but probably no surprise to parents &#151; when it comes to young children and vegetables: A government study showed fifth-graders became less willing to try vegetables and fruits when more were offered as free school snacks.
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School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier, but some parents say they are taking it too far.
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Loudoun County's school cafeteria food is about to get a closer inspection from parents this year, as the school system publishes ingredients for every item on the menu.