KQED’s Forum: How Nutritious are Calif. School Lunches?
On July 1, new federal regulations went into effect to make your child’s school lunch more nutritious, like adding additional fresh fruits and vegetables. After the usual pizza and chicken nuggets, it sounds like needed change. But are schools ready? According to research from California Watch, 60 percent of schools in the state have trouble meeting the old nutrition requirements. How will they get up to speed?
Original Broadcast: Mon, Jul 9, 2012 — 9:00 AM
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Host: Michael Krasny
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Guests:
- Sandip Kaur, Acting Director of the Nutrition Services Division of the California Department of Education
- Jennifer LeBarre, Nutrition Services Director for Oakland Unified School District
- Janey Thornton, Deputy Undersecretary of the USDA’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
- Eleanor Yang Su, Contributor for California Watch
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More info:
- School Lunches Missing the Mark for Nutrition Standards : from California Watch
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I am the Senior Interactive Producer for KQED's online Food properties. I have designed and produced food-related websites and blogs for KQED including Bay Area Bites; Check, Please! Bay Area; Jacques Pepin's websites; Weir Cooking in the City and KQED.org's Food portal. When I am not creating and managing food websites I am taking photos of Bay Area Life and designing online navigation systems. My professional education and training includes: clinical psychology, photography, commercial cooking, web design, information architecture and UX . You can find me engaged in social media on Twitter @bayareabites and on Facebook at Bay Area Bites. I can also be found photoblogging at look2remember.Subscribe
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