Elephants Missing in New School Lunch Rules Are we talking elephant burgers? No, we’re talking about the elephant sitting in the middle of the room—the ones (there are several) that were studiously and collectively ignored or actively lobbied against in the making of the new updated nutrition guidelines for the National School Lunch Program. Now, don’t get me wrong. The new rules [...]
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:03:52 +0000 The Truth About School Lunch Below is the copy from my interview about school lunch on the Huffington Post Blog http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sloan-barnett/childhood-obesity-school-lunch_b_1071159.html You see vending machines filled with junk food at your child’s school and you try not to hyperventilate. Then, the school serves french fries and touts it as a “vegetable” and now you know — you’ve got a problem. [...]