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An Update on (What Else?) the School Lunch Fight
Yesterday, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) held a conference call to defend its support of a legislative amendment which would allow struggling school districts to opt out of healthier school...
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My Interview with Dora Rivas, Former President of the School Nutrition...
Dora Rivas, Executive Director, Dallas ISD Food & Child Nutrition Services Several weeks ago, 19 past presidents of the School Nutrition Association (SNA) made news by sending an open letter urging...
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A School Food News Round-Up
The House of Representatives won’t take up the controversial school food waiver issue until next week, but there’s still news to share regarding the fight over healthier school meals: Former USDA Child...
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Do House Republicans Now Regret Picking a School Food Fight?
Maybe so. In a piece published on SF Gate earlier this week, Carolyn Lochhead reports that repeated delays in the House on the school food waiver vote indicate to Democrats that: Republicans have...
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Will Change in House Leadership Affect the School Food Debate? (And More...
With all that’s going on in the kid-and-food world these days, I’m getting sucked back into my old five-day-a-week posting schedule against my will! :-) Here’s the latest: SNA Asks For A Sit-Down...
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Reports of Initial Progress in School Meal Talks
Today’s Politico Morning Agriculture Report says “[p]olitics stayed out of the room [Thursday] when USDA brought together school nutrition and health groups to hash out school lunch regulatory...
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My Houston Chronicle Op-Ed re: Saving School Lunch
For those interested, I have an editorial in today’s (Sunday) Houston Chronicle regarding the current school food controversy. In it, I discuss how Texas (yes, Texas!) has been a leader in school...
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Politico’s Recap of the School Nutrition Association’s Annual Conference
Next week I’m going to be sharing my thoughts on the many reports that have come out about this week’s School Nutrition Association Annual National Conference in Boston. But in the meantime, I thought...
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“Copycat” Junk Food in Schools – Why Is Anyone Surprised?
I couldn’t make it to last week’s School Nutrition Association (SNA) annual national conference (ANC) in Boston, but I closely followed reports coming out of the convention via Twitter and other social...
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Stunning and Perverse: SNA Challenges a Study Finding That Kids Like...
Imagine a restaurant getting a great review, only to have the chef call the newspaper to complain that the critic was sorely mistaken and the restaurant’s food isn’t as good as the review made it out...
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Military Leaders Urge Staying the Course on Healthier School Food
In 2008, a group of retired four-star generals, admirals and other senior military leaders banded together out of a growing concern that a significant segment of America’s youth are unfit to serve in...
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My Piece in the New York Times Motherlode Re: The School Food Wars
This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine will feature a major story on school food, “How School Lunch Became the Latest Political Battleground,” and I was honored to be asked to interview the Times...
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School Nutrition Association Urges Members Not to Sign Letter in Support of...
The School Nutrition Association (SNA), the nation’s largest organization of school food professionals, is currently lobbying Congress to weaken federal school meal standards regarding whole grains,...
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SURVEY: 75 Percent of Districts Want More Money for School Food, But SNA...
It’s National School Lunch Week and it’s no surprise that the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and its allies are taking this opportunity to press their case for gutting federal nutritional...
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A School Nutrition Director Gives Me a Wake-Up Call
Yesterday I attended a Houston ISD Nutrition Services Parent Advisory Committee meeting, something I’ve done almost every month during the school year for the last four and a half years. And while I...
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What the Midterm Elections Mean for School Food
Whether you voted red, blue or purple in this week’s midterm elections, you and your viewpoints are always welcome on The Lunch Tray. But there are times when political partisanship directly impacts...
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An Update on the Battle Over Healthy School Meals
It’s been a while since I’ve updated you regarding a push by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and some Congressional Republicans to weaken school food nutrition standards by granting districts a...
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What the “CRomnibus” Spending Bill Means for School Food
To fund the federal government and avoid a government shutdown, while also specially carving out funding for the Department of Homeland Security,* this week Congress is on track to pass the so-called...
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School Nutrition Association’s 2015 Position Paper: Weaken School Food Standards
The School Nutrition Association, the nation’s largest organization of school food professionals, has just released its 2015 position paper. The release comes in advance of the 2015 Child Nutrition...
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Concerned School Nutrition Association Members Send Open Letter to Their Board
If you’ve been following the fight over school food, you know that the School Nutrition Association (SNA), the nation’s leading organization of school food professionals, is the main force behind...
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