Pizza Is Not a Vegetable
So much for good intentions… Is pizza with tomato sauce a vegetable? Apparently yes, according to Congress, which on Monday blocked legislation that would have made school lunches healthier. In their final version of a spending bill that includes planning for the $11 billion National School Lunch Program, House and Senate committee members blocked or delayed major proposals from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that...
From the Department of Duh!
This New York Times article about school soda bans made me heave a long, deep sigh… State laws that ban soda in schools — but not other sweetened beverages — have virtually no impact on the amount of sugary drinks middle school students buy and consume at school, a new study shows. The study, which looked at thousands of public school students across 40 states, found that removing soda from cafeterias and school vending machines...
Study: “Sugary Drink Facts”
A new study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity reached the (obvious) conclusion that young people are still being bombarded by ads for sugary drinks, despite the beverage industry’s stated “commitment to responsible marketing.” The report’s executive summary is here. The full report can be downloaded here. A few facts cited in the report: … in 2010, teens saw 18 percent more TV ads for...
Happy Halloween!
Here’s an interesting little holiday data point for ye: According to Susan Whiteside, vice president of communications at the National Confectioner’s Association (NCA), confectionery sales for Halloween 2011 in the United States will be $2.3 billion — a new record. Indeed, despite these hard economic times, Halloween candy sales continue to rise by 1 to 3 percent each year. Divvying up the total among the U.S....
Darden Restaurants to Offer Lower Cal Kids’ Fare
Darden Restaurants, Inc. – which owns the popular chain restaurants Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and Bahama Breeze – has announced its intention to make “at least one” sub-600 calorie option available on its children’s menus. Assuming the new kids’ meals are tasty and kid-friendly, it’s a small step in the right direction. At the very least, it provides parents with a choice....
Study: Kids Eat More Veggies When They’re Hidden
According to my IFT newsletter… A study published The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that children consume more vegetables when the greens are pureed and secretly added to main dishes. The researchers fed prepared meals to 40 kids, age 3–5, one day a week for three weeks. The meals looked the same each day—zucchini bread at breakfast, pasta with tomato sauce at lunch, and a chicken noodle casserole at dinner and...
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