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Hot off the Presses (PASA Releases)
February 5, 2004 Junk Food off the Menu at San Francisco Schools
October 14, 2003 Snack-Industry Shills Fight Efforts To Improve School Food
October 10, 2003 San Francisco schools set new healthy food standards
September 17, 2003 Fake health groups funded by the junk food industry
July 13, 2003 Junk foods out, Profits in at San Francisco Middle School
May 12, 2003 Industry claims kids don't drink much soda
May 5, 2003 One school's success: Why soda can be banned
May 5, 2003 School groups' ties to soda industry
April 30, 2003 When Fundraising Threatens Kids' Health
March 26, 2003 Quick Guide to Getting Rid of Junk Food At Your Child's School
March 8, 2003 School Districts Defy Soda-Sales Ban
March 5, 2003 Junk-food Industry Fights School Food Standards


Government Reports on School Nutrition
May 2003 U.S. General Accounting Office SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM: Efforts Needed to Improve Nutrition and Encourage Healthy Eating
May 2003 U.S. General Accounting Office SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: Revenue and Expense Information from Selected States


Nutrition in the News
June 26, 2008Berkeley Daily Planet Jefferson Kitchen Plans Scrapped, for Now
June 22, 2008LA Times L.A. Unified's new top chef trying to put the 'wow' in school lunches
June 9, 2008MSNBC High food costs hit school lunch trays
June 6, 2008Daily Telegraph School bans Red Bull after bad behaviour rise
June 5, 2008Salt Lake Tribune Utah schools lead nation in junk food availability
June 2, 2008Miami Herald School lunches suffer under price pressure
May 21, 2008Washington Post Slimming Down Schools
May 19, 2008Washington Post At High School, Pit Stops Add 21,000 Calories in Two Hours
May 19, 2008Hartford Courant Carbonated Fruit A Hit In School
May 18, 2008Dallas Morning News Dallas-area schools pinching pennies as gas, food costs rise
May 5, 2008CNN School kids feel the bite of high food prices
May 1, 2008USA Today Beef recall spotlights real cost of cheap school lunches
April 28, 2008Grist Why Michael Pollan and Alice Waters should quit celebrating food-price hikes
April 21, 2008Baltimore Sun Farmers can't sell to state's schools
April 14, 2008Washington Post Schools Get A Lesson in Lunch Line Economics
February 22, 2008LA Times Meat is a mystery to schools
December 31, 2007Chicago Tribune Putting heat on school menus
December 12, 2007San Antonio Express-News School food healthier but junk's still there
December 9, 2007Orlando Sentinel Junk food's influence deep in our schools
December 8, 2007 Charleston Post and Courier School gets tough on unpaid meals; kids left in tears
December 7, 2007Science DailyKids Eat More Fruits, Vegetables When Schools Offer Salad Bar
December 6, 2007Orlando SentinelSeminole students get McDonald's bonus on report cards
December 5, 2007 Grist The school-lunch dog fight
December 2, 2007 NY Times Effort to Limit Junk Food in Schools Faces Hurdles
November 29, 2007 Beyond Chron Prop H Committee Should Support Student’s Nutritional Needs
November 28, 2007 SF Bay Guardian Feed our students well
October 19, 2007 Sun Post Cooks defend health of student meals
October 15, 2007 Seattle Post Intelligencer Many barriers keep organic food out of school lunches
October 11, 2007 Beyond Chron School Beat: A Tale of Two Cities--Why School Food is Better in Berkeley
October 9, 2007 Education Week Congress Gets Involved in School Beverage Debate
October 6, 2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Farm fresh, but at school
September 28, 2007 KCBS Junk Food Still in Bay Area Schools, Despite Legislation
September 28, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer District's Aramark deal questioned
September 27, 2007 Grist Magazine Cookin' It Old School
September 20, 2007 BeyondChron Salad Days
September 6, 2007 BeyondChron School Beat: The Populist, Radical School Food Revolution
September 5, 2007 KCBS Salad Bars Open In 15 SF Public School Cafeterias
September 5, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer District not happy with Aramark
September 3, 2007 USA Today Ark. schools contend with costs of unpaid lunches
September 3, 2007 SF Examiner S.F.’s schools reach their salad days
August 20, 2007 Associated Press Students pay for lunches with the swipe of a finger
August 10, 2007 Boston Globe Study: Obese kids are absent more
July 15, 2007 Sacramento Bee Farm bill should focus on healthful foods
July 11, 2007 Arizona Republic Horne backs closed campuses
July 4, 2007 LA Daily News Kids rarely apply nutrition lessons
July 3, 2007 California School Boards Association Cafeteria Plans
June 17, 2007 Deseret News Growing girth: Childhood obesity is becoming a serious problem in Utah
May 14, 2007 LA Times Offered healthy food by servers, school kids take the bait
May 10, 2007 SF Chronicle Rethinking school lunch
May 1, 2007 Washington Post School Lunches Depend on Faux-Junk Food
April 29, 2007 LA Times The new school food -- fewer chips, more carrots?
April 9, 2007 Nashua Telegraph FOOD THOUGHT: Healthy eating at heart of school’s curriculum
March 26, 2007 Stockton Record School cateferia choices more unhealthy than nutritious
March 21, 2007 Business Gazette School menus compete with fast food
March 6, 2007 WebMD Medical News Support Grows for Restrictions on Sale of Junk Food to Students
February 9, 2007 Daily Herald State school board targets junk food
February 7, 2007 Herald Mail.com Salad instead of sugar
February 5, 2007 CNN Arkansas may drop trend-setting obesity report cards
January 31, 2007 The Hill Junk food sold in schools
January 31, 2007 Tennessean Schools, stand firm against junk
January 31, 2007 Tennessean Some progress, but we must push ahead on school wellness
January 31, 2007 Daily News Tribune Well-targeted message on obesity
January 30, 2007 Washingon Post Reviewing the School Cupcake Ban
January 8, 2007 SF Examiner Nutritional guidelines icing out bake sales
October 13, 2006 California Connected The Lunch Lady
October 13, 2006 California Connected Extended Scenes: The Lunch Lady
October 10, 2006 Chicago Sun Times Junk food ban OKd for elementary, middle schools
October 7, 2006 Denver Post School snacks to slim down
October 7, 2006 NY Times No More Mystery Meat
September 27, 2006 LA Times Sorry, Cupcake, You're Not Welcome in Class
September 23, 2006 WTNH Deadline approaches for schools to decide on junk food ban
September 23, 2006 Lawrence Journal World War of nutrition
September 20, 2006 KSL.com Bountiful Junior High Replaces Junk Food in Vending Machines
September 20, 2006 Pittsburgh Tribune Review More school districts like water instead of chocolate
September 15, 2006 Union Bulletin Local schools take aim at fat, sugar and salt
September 14, 2006 KESQ.com Junk food banned from high schools
September 13, 2006 Sacramento Bee Despite obesity, candy goes back to school
September 11, 2006 The Times Junk food gets junked
September 11, 2006 NWI Times Hold the nachos
September 9, 2006 Pioneer Press 'Healthy' is put to the test
September 9, 2006 San Diego Union-Tribune Del Mar to start new school lunch program
August 27, 2006 Tri Valley Herald Can you spell S-O-Y? The lunch lady can
August 26, 2006 St. Louis Post Dispatch Lunch gets ‘Smart’
August 23, 2006 Daily Progress Schools try to provide more nutritious meals
August 22, 2006 Georgetown News-Graphic Food for thought
August 20, 2006 Amherst Times THE SCHOOL-LUNCH TEST
August 20, 2006 Salt Lake Tribune Making nutrition come to fruition is a tough mission
August 18, 2006 Asheville Citizen-Times What happened to the fries?: School menus get healthier as kids get bigger
August 13, 2006 The Tennessean Lunch trays getting a little lighter
May 2006 National Center for Education Statistics Calories In, Calories Out: Food and Exercise in Public Elementary Schools, 2005
May 2, 2006 Christian Science Monitor Overweight kids: Schools take action
April 17, 2006 Baltimore Sun New effort seeks to put lid on junk food in the schools
April 14, 2006 Chicago Tribune Pint-sized pushers
April 13, 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer Make school a lesson in good nutrition
April 11, 2006 Register-Guard Junk-food-free zones: Schools shouldn't promote unhealthful diet
April 6, 2006 NY Times Bill Strikes at Low-Nutrition Foods in School
March 23, 2006 KGO Schools focus on healthy food options
March 10, 2006 San Jose Mercury News District may go for junk-food jugular
Education Next What’s for Lunch?
Education Next The School Lunch Lobby
February 6, 2006 NY Times In New York Schools, Whole Milk Is Cast From the Menu
January 25, 2006 Arizona Sun High school junk food ban OK'd
January 20, 2006 Asbury Park Press School-lunch magic act
December 29, 2005 Arizona Republic Junk-food fight on for schools
December 5, 2005 San Jose Mercury News Study links bake sales, weight problems
November 29, 2005 Chicago Sun Times Blagojevich flunks junk food
November 28, 2005 Quad City Times Junking junk food: QC schools look for healthier alternatives
November 9, 2005 Smoky Mountain News School systems work on changing the mentality of food intake
November 9, 2005 Monterey Herald Healthy snacks kids will swallow
November 2, 2005 Albuquerque Tribune `No-sugar' schools to guide APS
October 30, 2005 Washington Post At Many Elementary Schools, the Party's Over
October 29, 2005 SF Chronicle House Panel OKs School Lunch Funding Cut
October 26, 2005 News Tribune Low-fat pizza: It’s what’s for lunch
October 22, 2005 Daily Telegram Are your kids eating right?
October 19, 2005 Yale Daily News Schools limit junk food
October 19, 2005 Newton Tab Big Grocery fights junk food bill
October 17, 2005 Argus Leader Gym is in, sugary treats out in guidelines for schools
October 16, 2005 Sacramento Bee New school food laws may starve budgets
October 14, 2005 Allston-Brighton Tab Expel junk food from the public schools
October 13, 2005 Beyond Chron Mythbusters
October 12, 2005 Naples Sun Times Nutritional pyramid for kids, a mild remedy?
October 2, 2005 Baltimore Sun More healthful foods at school
October 2, 2005 Miami Herald Cafeteria menus adapt to student demands
September 30, 2005 Baltimore Sun Schools limit junk-food sales
September 29, 2005 SF Examiner Keeping it real at the vending machine
September 29, 2005 San Jose Mercury News S.F. school gives students a healthy breakfast option
September 28, 2005 BBC Junk food to be banned in schools
September 26, 2005 Miami Herald Students not eating free breakfasts
September 26, 2005 Salt Lake Tribune New school breakfasts may boost Utah's low participation
September 25, 2005 NY Times What? No Fries and Pepsi?
September 24, 2005 Washington Post Arlington Banishes Sodas, Some Snacks
September 17, 2005 Sacramento Bee School lunches touted in fat fight
September 17, 2005 SF Chronicle Food industry's appetite for change to bill means schools can serve canned produce rather than fresh
September 16, 2005 Sacramento Bee Junk food junked
September 15, 2005 Sacramento Bee Junk food laws take aim at child obesity
September 14, 2005 Robertson County Times State limits school junk food
September 13, 2005 Detroit News Take sugar out of school vending machines
September 12, 2005 Detroit News Metro area schools cut junk food to fight obesity
September 10, 2005 Dallas Morning News C-FB ISD students grab a byte at Virtual Cafeteria
September 9, 2005 NY Times Harlem School Introduces Children to Swiss Chard
September 9, 2005 Salt Lake Tribune Blood sugar money: Too many schools make a deal with the devil
September 9, 2005 Santa Maria Times Take the junk out of schools
September 8, 2005 North County Times Schools junk food ban a good first step
September 8, 2005 Akron Beacon Journal Junk food more available in middle schools
September 8, 2005 Washington Examiner You want fries with your education?
September 7, 2005 LA Times School Soda, Junk Food Bans Approved
September 3, 2005 North Coast Times State passes bills banning soda, junk food on campuses
August 23, 2005 Seattle Times School lunch money travels cyber route
August 15, 2005 KVOA Horne proposes specific junk food ban
August 15, 2005 Green Bay Press Gazette Ashwaubenon digs in to improve school lunch
August 11, 2005 KVOA Sunnyside Schools make healthy menu changes
August 11, 2005 WNDU Schools make move toward healthier foods
August 11, 2005 Arizona Republic Gilbert high schools end sale of junk food
August 9, 2005 Arkansas News Bureau Education Board approves tougher nutrition, activity guidelines
August 9, 2005 San Mateo County Times Schools get caught between cash, calories
July 11, 2005 Pasadena Star News Support war on junk food
July 10, 2005 Peninsula Daily News Junk food to be strictly regulated at Peninsula schools
July 10, 2005 LA Times Farm Collectives Cultivate Ties to School Lunch Plans
July 4, 2005 NY Times Girth of a Nation
July 4, 2005 Huntsville Times There's no case for keeping junk foods in state schools
June 30, 2005 The Oregonian Schools in Clark County are setting nutrition guidelines
June 29, 2005 Deseret News Vending fare going healthful
June 25, 2005 Montgomery Advertiser School chief sour on sugar
June 23, 2005 Missourian Junk food in jeopardy at Columbia’s schools
June 23, 2005 Philadelphia Inquirer N.J.'s grown-up stand on junk food in schools
June 23, 2005 Casper Star Tribune Cheyenne gets rid of unhealthy food and drink in schools
June 22, 2005 Seattle Times Students unhappy with junk-food crackdown
June 19, 2005 NY Times Taking Candy From Children Isn't So Easy After All
June 17, 2005 Randolph Reporder No more fries and junk food for kids
June 17, 2005 Windsor-Hights Herald Diet plan puts substance into school lunch
June 17, 2005 Anchorage Daily News Mat-Su junks the soda, offers healthful choices
June 16, 2005 Scripps Howard News Service USDA angers parents by refusing to ban junk food in schools
June 16, 2005 KDKA School Board Mulls Junk Food Ban
June 16, 2005 Connecticut Post An opportunity lost to limit junk foods
June 15, 2005 Daily Journal Schools eliminate treats for healthier student body
June 15, 2005 NY Times Rell Vetoes Junk-Food Limit in Connecticut's Public Schools
June 10, 2005 Hartselle Enquirer Children and junk food
June 8, 2005 News-Record New nutrition policy announced by Codey
June 7, 2005 Dallas Morning News Junk food at school reigns
June 7, 2005 NY Times School Policy in New Jersey to Take Junk Off Lunch Tray
June 6, 2005 KOMOtv Can Pizza Be Part Of A Balanced School Lunch Diet?
June 6, 2005 SF Chronicle Breakfast in the classroom
June 6, 2005 Philly.com Junk food faces expulsion at N.J. schools
June 6, 2005 King County Journal Parents take junk food fight to school
June 6, 2005 Patriot-News A healthy serving of scrutiny
June 3, 2005 CNN From pizza to pita
June 1, 2005 Education News TEENS WANT TO EAT BETTER AND GET FIT
May 31, 2005 Delmarva Daily Times School nutrition standards cut fat, sugar from diets
May 31, 2005 Sun Sentinel Nurses say some students fill up on junk
May 29, 2005 Anchorage Daily News District mulls pulling plug on junk food
May 29, 2005 The Olympian Schools key setting for creating healthy kids
May 28, 2005 Biloxi Sun Herald Schools could ban junk food
May 25, 2005 US Newswire Gov. Schwarzenegger Sells Junk Food in Political Ads for Corporate Donors; Consumer Group Calls for Ads' Removal, Gov. to Re-Pay State
May 25, 2005 Free Lance-Star Stafford schools opt for healthier snacks
May 17, 2005 Seattle Times Seattle tries to restrict vending near schools
May 16, 2005 NY Times Connecticut Considers Putting a Healthier Menu in Its Schools
May 10, 2005 Orlando Sentinel Schools seek tough food-cash balance
May 8, 2005 NY Daily News Lunchroom revolution
May 8, 2005 The Oregonian Sugar High
May 8, 2005 Los Angeles Daily News Vending machines still bad for kids?
May 8, 2005 The Olympian Schools peruse healthy snacks
May 7, 2005 Los Angeles Daily News District soda ban has fans
May 2, 2005 SF Examiner S.F. school surveys students about breakfast
April 27, 2005 AMonline Arizona Bans "Junk" Food in Elementary, Middle and Junior High Schools
April 27, 2005 Arizona Republic Napolitano signs ban on sales of junk food
April 18, 2005 Muskogee Phoenix Educators hail junk food ban
April 18, 2005 Sacramento Bee Battle of the bulk
April 17, 2005 San Diego Union Tribune Bad eating habits can lead to obesity
April 16, 2005 Sacramento Bee In good taste
April 12, 2005 Bangor Daily News Tackling obesity - if not in our schools, where?
April 12, 2005 Joplin Globe Some districts junking junk food at school
April 11, 2005 Stamford Advocate Low marks for school lunch: Many call for healthier options
April 10, 2005 New York Times When a Food Marketer Helps Devise Nutrition Advice
April 10, 2005 Portsmouth Herald Policies take the fat out of schools
April 10, 2005 Cincinnati Enquirer Kids still rewarded with food
April 7, 2005 Pioneer Press School lunches healthier
April 7, 2005 SF Chronicle In Berkeley, fine dining starts early
Pilot program serves gourmet breakfasts in elementary school
April 7, 2005 Newsday Fight for healthy food
April 6, 2005 Arizona Republic School feeds needy kids on weekends
April 6, 2005 Santa Cruz Sentinel Forums seek ways to put health foods in schools
April 5, 2005 Signal Online Georgia overhauls obesity
April 5, 2005 Record Herald School program aims to cut obesity rates among youngsters
April 5, 2005 Washington Post Md. School Cafeterias In a Bind Over Junk Food
April 4, 2005 Morning Sentinel 'Mixed Nuts' push healthful choices
April 2005 Child.com The Obesity Crisis
March 30, 2005 Boston Globe What's for lunch? French food
March 28, 2005 Center for Disease Control Making it Happen
March 27, 2005 Salem Statesman-Journal Sugar-coating the ABCs is making students fat
March 27, 2005 Oakland Press Experts say childhood obesity not a disease - it's an epidemic
March 26, 2005 LA Times School Cafeteria Food Fight
March 25, 2005 Denver Post Stricter standards for snacks
March 21, 2005 Reno Gazette-Journal Schools pleased with healthier food
March 20, 2005 Whittier Daily News Make school fare healthy
March 13, 2005 San Jose Mercury News Lawmaker takes aim at junk food in high schools
March 7, 2005 KPIX The battle to ban junk food from California schools [video]
March 10, 2005 Union-Tribune Student nutrition on menu at summit
March 10, 2005 Providence Journal Schools hope exercise, breakfast rev up children in the classroom
March 9, 2005 Des Moines Register 'Junk' ban likely for vending machines at D.M. schools
March 8, 2005 San Jose Mercury News Governor's Support Helps Effort to End Childhood Obesity
March 8, 2005 Long Beach Press Telegram War on junk food
March 8, 2005 Santa Maria Times Better food for children
March 7, 2005 Press-Enterprise School choice: Healthful menu or band money?
March 7, 2005 eDiets Junk Food & Schools: A Hero in the War on Obesity
March 7, 2005 LA Times At His Fitness Fair, Gov. Pushes for Fitter Fare
March 6, 2005 Boston Globe Junking the calories
March 6, 2005 CNN Florida schools testing healthier menus
March 4, 2005 News-Leader Money talks when it comes to having unhealthy food in schools
March 3, 2005 Louisville Courier-Journal Legislators' food fight
March 3, 2005 News-Press Vending machines help kids, schools
March 2, 2005 Baltimore Sun Making the grade
March 2, 2005 Northern Star Illinois demands schools serve breakfast
February 28, 2005 EducationNews Food for Thought?
February 28, 2005 News Tribune Schools must teach fitness and nutrition, experts say
February 28, 2005 Denver Post Attack on snacks: Pupils get lessons on nutrition
February 23, 2005 Minneapolis Star Tribune Cross-culture school food makes world of difference
February 23, 2005 Baltimore Sun Guidelines target snacks at school
February 23, 2005 Boston Globe Making lunch better is elementary in Bedford
February 22, 2005 Philadelphia Inquirer Snacks slim down in Phila. schools
February 22, 2005 Brockton Enterprise Schools encourage healthy food choices
February 18, 2005 Madison Courier Offer healthy food in our schools
February 18, 2005 Louisville Courier-Journal Healthier children
February 18, 2005 Contra Costa Times Parents urge better school food
February 18, 2005 Cincinnati Enquirer Schools tied to junk foods
February, 2005 Edutopia Doritos, Dumped
February 11, 2005 Columbia Daily Tribune Grant provides food for thought at school
February 11, 2005 Kentucky New Era Making new and healthy CHOICES
February 7, 2005 Leavenworth Times Board discusses pulling junk food from schools
February 7, 2005 Arizona Republic Counting calories - and brain cells
February 7, 2005 East Valley Tribune Parents can listen, but they’re still the grown-ups
February 6, 2005 Cincinnati Enquirer A better menu for Kentucky students
February 6, 2005 Bowling Green Daily News Senate should pass bill barring school junk food
February 5, 2005 Huston Chronicle School breakfast program halted
February 2, 2005 Durham Observer Durham pays price for free lunch
February 2, 2005 Yuma Sun Eat, drink and be healthier
February 2, 2005 Tucson Citizen TUSD high schools cut fat for healthier kids
February 1, 2005 Arizona Republic Schools get by without junk food
January 31, 2005 St Louis Post-Dispatch Campaign sweetens the appeal of milk on school menus
January 31, 2005 Troy Record Schools need to start trashing the junk food
January 27, 2005 KHOU Forth Worth school offers Smoothies on campus
January 29, 2005 WATE Board of Ed. tentatively approves proposal for junk food ban
January 27, 2005 Cincinnati Enquirer A new tool in school lunch wars
January 26, 2005 Times-Herald Record Bill expands public review of school food contracts
January 25, 2005 Chicago Sun-Times School lunches to get pricier
January 25, 2005 Arizona Republic Parents have power to make healthful changes at schools
January 25, 2005 KOB-TV ABQ mid school replaces chips with fruit, soda with juice
January 23, 2005 Columbus Telegram Students could have healthier vending machine choices
January 22, 2005 Baltimore Sun Md. school board ready to order better nutrition for lunchrooms
January 21, 2005 San Mateo Daily Journal Schools target obesity
January 20, 2005 Somerville Journal Making food in school that is 'mad good'
January 20, 2005 Anacortes American Grant funds healthy snacks at Island View
January 18, 2005 SF Chronicle Banning junk food
January 15, 2005 Wilmington News Journal Schools may soon serve up health
January 15, 2005 Express Times Offensive launched in fat fight
January 14, 2005 San Jose Mercury News U.S. should take a run at schools' lunches now
January 13, 2005 Eureka Reporter Eureka City Schools' new kitchen can go way beyond the call of duty
January 9, 2005 Skagit Valley Herald Federal grant funds healthy-choices study in MV
January 8, 2005 Fort Pierce Tribune Lawmakers critical of candy sales
January 7, 2005 Seattle Times Serving up some smiles
January 6, 2005 MSNBC Generation XL
January 5, 2005 Bucks County Courier Times Schools get good response from healthy alternatives
January 5, 2005 Bucks County Courier Times Pa. takes active role
January 3, 2005 Winston Salem Journal New Hanover schools to end fried foods, serve healthier lunches
January 3, 2005 Daytona Beach Journal Officials, students, parents debate school vending machines
January 2, 2005 Bucks County Courier Times Overweight kids a growing problem
January 2, 2005 Penn Live.com School district shows early success in fighting childhood obesity
January 2, 2005 Boston Globe At this school, it's eat and greet
January 1, 2005 LA Daily News Educators should put health first
December 29, 2004 Washington Times Out: Oreos and Coke In: granola and water
December 27, 2004 Chicago Tribune `Grab-and-go' cart gets kids eating
December 26, 2004 The Oregonian Schools dispel their visions of sugarplums
December 24, 2004 Seattle Times Schools pulling their punch
December 21, 2004 Boca Raton News Schools cutting white bread
December 20, 2004 Wichita Eagle Schools part of solution
December 19, 2004 Stamford Advocate Norwalk schools look to cut down on obesity
December 19, 2004 Sun Sentinel Schools' daily bread is wheat
December 18, 2004 Rocky Mountain News Targeting fat, sugar in schools
December 18, 2004 Portsmouth Herald News Bottles a hit for milk in schools
December 16, 2004 Rocky Mountain News Steps to expel obesity
December 16, 2004 bend.com Junk food on the way out of Redmond schools
December 12, 2004 Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Harkin works to improve children's eating and exercise habits
December 12, 2004 Daily Herald Nebo passes junk food policy for school vending
December 12, 2004 NY Daily News Taste & nutrition on district menu
December 12, 2004 Fair Lawn News Warren Point's Creative and Award Winning Program
December 9, 2004 Des Moines Register Valley band marches to beat of fruit, cheese orders
December 8, 2004 Santa Monica Mirror No Junk Food at the Vikes at Samohi
December 8, 2004 Lodi News-Sentinel O'Connell weighs in on childhood obesity
December 8, 2004 Salem Statesman Journal Healthy children, healthy futures
December 6, 2004 Lompoc Record Thirty-six percent of students are overweight
December 6, 2004 Salem Statesman-Journal School cafeterias offer more nutritious choices
December 3, 2004 San Jose Mercury News Rich foods a big threat to poor kids
December 3, 2004 Napa News A visit to the supermarket teaches kids what's healthy
December 2, 2004 Detroit News Schools put healthy foods on the menu
December 1, 2004 Canada.com Nova Scotia to join ban on junk food in schools
November 27, 2004 Daily News No junk food means fewer student funds at high school
November 27, 2004 Virginia Gazette Needy missing out on lunch subsidy
November 26, 2004 Daily Press Supersized kids
November 24, 2004 Beyond Chron School Beat II
November 18, 2004 Edweek Responding to Childhood Obesity Through School Policy
November 17, 2004 Beyond Chron School Beat
November 16, 2004 Arizona Daily Sun School snacks under scrutiny
November 16, 2004 Des Moines Register School snacks under attack
November 15, 2004 Stamford Advocate School board to consider healthy ideas
November 15, 2004 Jersey Journal Heathy eating wins student attention with vivid display of junk food's risks
November 14, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer A recipe for disaster: kids, fat, sugar and salt
November 13, 2004 Daily News Calories & Cafeterias: Area schools offer slimmer lunches
November 12, 2004 Foster's Online Vending machine junk food to disappear from two Kittery schools
November 6, 2004 Asbury Park Press Jersey's new focus: Help kids eat better
November 6, 2004 Free Lance-Star Junkout?
November 4, 2004 LA Times If You Build It, Children Will Come to the Salad Bar
November 3, 2004 Pacifica Tribune Oceana closed-campus and cafeteria debate continues
November 1, 2004 Philadelphia Inquirer Schools trim the fat from their lunch menus
October 29, 2004 Business Week From Fat Nation to Fit Nation
October 24, 2004 Boston Globe Eat your veggies,win a bicycle
October 24, 2004 South Bend Tribune Michigan alert to child obesity issue
October 22, 2004 Midland Mirror Move to ban junk food from schools praised by nutrition experts
October 20, 2004 National Post Province unveils school junk food ban
October 20, 2004 Casper Star Tribune Overfed and undernourished
October 20, 2004 Lancaster New Era Crunching to their good health
October 19, 2004 Leader Times School promotes healthy eating in pilot program
October 15, 2004 Clovis Independent Miramonte students get a fun-filled lesson on healthful eating, choosing good over bad
October 15, 2004 The Argus Berkeley schools fight against junk food options
October 12, 2004 NBC2 Healthy foods debut in school vending machines
October 12, 2004 SF Chronicle School district lunch chief lauded for slow switch to healthy choices
October 8, 2004 Rockingham News School bans junk food sales
October 8, 2004 Salt Lake Tribune Do healthy snacks stand a chance?
October 8, 2004 Christian Science Monitor French schools' new bête noire: vending machines
October 7, 2004 Corvallis Gazette Middle schools cut soda, candy
October 6, 2004 Jackson Citizen Patriot District boosts push for healthier food choices
October 5, 2004 Jersey Journal It's time to expel junk foods
October 5, 2004 North Carolina State Technician A shrinking budget due to a bulging waistline
October 3, 2004 Fitchburg Sentinel Schools fighting battle of bulge
September 30, 2004 Washington Times School vending machines shed colas, candy bars
September 30, 2004 Washington Post An Unprecedented Fight Against Childhood Obesity
September 30, 2004 North Brunswick Sentinel Gov.’s plan promotes healthful diet at school
September 30, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer Region getting serious about child obesity
September 30, 2004 Business Week A Food Fight Over Obesity in Kids
September 29, 2004 State News Sen. crusades against junk food
September 28, 2004 Marin Independent-Journal Teens want healthier food
September 28, 2004 Herald Times TR youth buying healthy options
September 27, 2004 AScribe Strange Bedfellows Sell Out Schoolchildren's Health
September 27, 2004 Detroit News Junk food out at Fowlerville High
September 27, 2004 SF Examiner Schools' diet struggle
September 27, 2004 American Cancer Society A Small Success for a Weighty Problem
September 24, 2004 NBC Obese Children Shrink School Budgets
September 21, 2004 News-Leader Teachers don't teach junk; students shouldn't eat junk food
September 13, 2004 CNN No more mystery meat
September 9, 2004 WTNH Obesity and better nutrition in schools
September 9, 2004 Columbus This Week CPS starts pilot nutrition program at East High
September 8, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times Healthy treats the new hot stuff on school menus
September 7, 2004 Seattle Post Intelligencer A healthy learning diet
September 6, 2004 Times Record News Fight for the right to party
September 5, 2004 Bowling Green Daily News Reward our students with healthy foods
September 4, 2004 Pioneer Press Healthy food makes the cut
September 3, 2004 Seattle Times Before deciding about food, Seattle School Board buys its own
September 3, 2004 Boston Globe This free lunch a little hard to swallow
September 3, 2004 Concord Monitor Goodbye, chips
September 2, 2004 Daily Tar Heel City schools to stop sales of soda
September 2, 2004 Glendale News Press Food for thought
September 1, 2004 Herald Mail School lunch put on a diet
September 1, 2004 Manchester Union Leader City school lunches 'baked with love'
September 1, 2004 Greatschools.com How to Make a Difference at Your Child's School
August 31, 2004 SF Examiner New year, new food
August 31, 2004 Miami Herald Principles vs. profits
August 31, 2004 Manchester Union leader Deep-fried gets deep-sixed at Manchester's schools this year
August 30, 2004 WHDH What's New At School: Fresher Fare
August 27, 2004 WLS Charter school fights obesity with fitness, nutrition education
August 26, 2004 Dallas Morning News Bending the food rules? Fat chance
August 25, 2004 Palm Beach Post Doughnuts-for-A's weighs heavily on school board
August 23, 2004 South Florida Sun Sentinel Promising Plan To Trim Obesity
August 23, 2004 Baltimore Sun Elementary school lunches in Balto. County get low mark
August 23, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal School cafeterias try to tip scales in favor of healthy food
August 18, 2004 Bangor Daily News Low Bull Diet part III: fat is all our faults
August 17, 2004 Seattle Post Intelligencer Utah aims to track vending machine sales
August 16, 2004 Sun Sentinel Schools get food for thought
August 14, 2004 LA Daily News Students see farmers market flourish
August 13, 2004 El Paso Times Program offers area students healthy options
August 13, 2004 Times Record Students likely to find healthier food in schools this fall
August 13, 2004 Arizona Republic Students get healthier menu
August 11, 2004 Tucson Citizen Meals more nutritious, but will kids buy into them?
August 10, 2004 Portsmouth Herald Pay up, kids: School-lunch prices on the rise
August 10, 2004 Bangor Daily News Give kids chance at better health
August 10, 2004 The Ledger 8 Ariz. Schools Drop Junk Food From Menus
August 8, 2004 Arizona Daily Star Some area schools dump junk food
August 8, 2004 CNN Vending machines getting healthier
August 3, 2004 Mobile Register Fighting the fat
August 2, 2004 London Free Press France bans junk food in schools
August 1, 2004 Orlando Sentinel Schools squeeze fat, sugar out of cafeterias
August 1, 2004 St Petersburg Times Healthy is where your textbooks are
August 1, 2004 Palm Beach Post Schools sub junk foods with healthier fare
July 30, 2004 Houston Chronicle Students returning to healthier menus
July 29, 2004 District Administration No Child Left On Their Behind
July 29, 2004 Richmond Times-Dispatch Schools resist low-carb trend but explore options
July 23, 2004 Harvard Hillside School chef says lunch program is thriving
July 22, 2004 Washington Post D.C. Schools to Offer Better Vending Choices
July 22, 2004 Chicago Sun Times Flagging nutrition
July 22, 2004 Boca Raton News Healthy times at Boca High
July 19, 2004 BYU News School district moves to enforce vending ban
July 19, 2004 Deseret News Wasatch District sours on junk food
July 13, 2004 Palo Alto Weekly Is this what your child's eating?
July 11, 2004 Monterey Herald Kids' summer camps cleaning up menus
July 11, 2004 Longview News Journal New guidelines mean higher meal costs at some schools
July 8, 2004 Deseret News Schools are urged to limit junk food
July 7, 2004 Daily Local Downingtown considers lunch program
July 6, 2004 Columbia Daily Tribune Group sour on schools' response to food
July 6, 2004 Westerly Sun Youngster Cuts Out Junk Food, Exercises, Sheds 100 Pounds
July 5, 2004 Daily Press Fit and trim
July 4, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer School meals under scrutiny
July 2, 2004 SF Chronicle Academic credit for lunch with program combining cooking, organic gardening
June 30, 2004 Agricultural Research Service Snack Bar Temptation's Too Great for Middle Schoolers
June 29, 2004 Naples News Lee County hoping to make schools junk food free
June 25, 2004 Natick Tab What's in that vending machine?
June 25, 2004 CNN School lunch bill handed to Bush
June 25, 2004 Pioneer Press Lunch lowdown to hit Web
June 24, 2004 Herald Sun Schools plan to promote healthier fare
June 24, 2004 Sacramento Bee Rising costs push local schools to hike lunch prices
June 20, 2004 Star Tribune Buying teachers/Lawmakers must fund K-12
June 18, 2004 SF Chronicle S.F. parents, teachers lead the way in helping kids battle obesity
June 11, 2004 Daily Journal Students call for healthy food
June 10, 2004 Arkansas News Bureau Cokes, canoes and politics
June 9, 2004 WIS Greenville Co. schools to replace junk food with healthier alternatives
June 9, 2004 Baxter Bulletin State tries to deal with a weighty issue
June 8, 2004 Manchester Union Leader Federal officials take obesity on the road
June 8, 2004 Hartford Courant Before- and after-school clubs make it fun to fight against fat
June 7, 2004 The Progress Report Should Schools Be Required to Serve Nutritious Food?
June 6, 2004 Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette Uncle Sam has weighty interest in fighting obesity
June 5, 2004 Chicago Sun Times Schools sneak soy products into lunches
June 4, 2004 Richmond Times Dispatch Obesity in schools targeted
June 4, 2004 LA Daily News District expels junk food
June 4, 2004 San Jose Mercury News Schools urged to sell nutritious snacks
June 4, 2004 Daily Press Conference tackles schools' role in childhood obesity
June 4, 2004 Boston Globe In obesity fight, school bans birthday cupcakes
June 3, 2004 Roslindale Transcript Schools serving health
June 3, 2004 Palo Alto Online School board to discuss nutrition policy
June 2, 2004 NY Times Taking Candy From Pupils? School Vending Bill Says Yes
June 1, 2004 Chicago Daily Herald Fund-raisers at schools too fat-filled, some say
May 31, 2004 New Statesman How to cut obesity
May 30, 2004 Greensboro News-Record Offer better food, state urges schools
May 30, 2004 The Columbian Sweet profits, weighty choices
May 30, 2004 The Columbian In Our View: Nutrition Ignored
May 30, 2004 The Columbian Health officials alarmed at what students eat, drink
May 28, 2004 Pasadena Star News Schools phasing out junk snacks
May 28, 2004 The Capital Times Fighting fat foods with 'Super Size'
May 27, 2004 LA Times Ventura Campus Turns a New Leaf
May 27, 2004 South Manchester Reporter Clamp-down on school junk food
May 27, 2004 Boston Globe Boston students ponder slimmer pickings in vending machines
May 26, 2004 Bismarck Tribune Schools shouldn't push junk food, drink
May 26, 2004 Billings Gazette Nutrition News: Not all bad food habits come out of vend-o-land
May 25, 2003 Boston Herald Schools take bite out of munchies: Board targets vending machines
May 24, 2004 WKRN Governor signs junk food bill into law
May 24, 2004 KSFY School Looks at Healthy Snacks
May 23, 2004 SF Chronicle Big man on campus at S.F. schools alters the way children eat -- and they like it
May 23, 2004 Salt Lake Tribune Students want to junk snacks
May 19, 2004 Forbes US Senate panel seeks more access to school meals
May 19, 2004 Walker County Messenger Weighing in on obesity among school students
May 19, 2004 Jackson Citizen-Patriot School to offer healthier fare
May 19, 2004 Brownwood Bulletin School meals under scrutiny of state
May 18, 2004 Newsweek Food Fight
May 14, 2004 Monroe Times Teachers, administrators discuss school nutrition
May 13, 2004 Citizen Online Students need better nutrition
May 12, 2004 Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier School vending machines fattening kids, study says
May 12, 2004 Marin Independent-Journal Woolsey lobbies for healthier school food
May 12, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times Study finds little healthy in school vending machines
May 12, 2004 Metrowest Daily News Pressing a button for lunch: Schools grapple with healthy food choices, vending machine convenience
May 11, 2004 USA Today School vending rated as junk
May 11, 2004 Reno Gazette Journal School nutrition program wins OK
May 11, 2004 Business Wire State's School Vending Machines ``A Mess,'' But Enlightened School Leaders Leading Way to Healthier Choices
May 11, 2004 The Oregonian The ABCs of obesity
May 9, 2004 Las Vegas Journal Review School district to tackle nutrition
May 9, 2004 Taunton Gazette School lunches questioned: Supply and demand or feeding a bad habit?
May 9, 2004 St. Petersburg Times Weaning schools off junk food
May 6, 2004 North Wales Daily Post Schools ban junk meals
May 6, 2004 Toledo Blade P-D-Y district mulls in-school breakfast for hungry students
May 5, 2004 Ashland City Times Legislators want to cut down on snacks at schools
May 5, 2004 Pioneer Press Schools to junk soda, fat foods
May 3, 2004 Patriot News Healthy Habits
May 1, 2004 News-Journal Remove junk despite kids' complaints
April 29, 2004 The Tennessean Healthy or junk? Schools offer both
April 27, 2004 Duluth News Tribune Advocacy groups urges change in school milk offerings
April 26, 2004 Chicago Sun Times Parents can help schools cut the fat for kids
April 26, 2004 LA Times Snack machines try to shake junk-food image
April 24, 2004 Sacramento Bee School lunches get bad, good grades
April 24, 2004 The Clarion-Ledger Obesity termed rampant in Miss.
April 24, 2004 The Advocate School snack bill deserves review
April 23, 2004 Los Angeles Daily News LAUSD nears lunch goal
April 23, 2004 Jackson Citizen-Patriot Schools, don't wait for a state junk-food edict
April 22, 2004 Bridgeport News Looking to the future
April 21, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times Schools banning vending machine junk food
April 21, 2004 Des Moines Register Healthful choices
April 21, 2004 Palm Beach Post 'No Junk Food' the Rule in Conn. District
April 21, 2004 Palm Beach Post Chicago Bans Soda Pop in Public Schools
April 21, 2004 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Schools need to be part of solving child obesity problem
April 19, 2004 Seattle Post-Intelligencer 'No Junk Food' Rule at Conn. Schools
April 19, 2004 WJLA Junk Food Ejected From Montgomery County Schools
April 19, 2004 Capital News 9 Tedisco wants to keep kids healthy
April 13, 2004 SF Ghronicle Healthier vending machines
April 4, 2004 KCRG Cedar Rapids High School Looking at Healthier Vending Machine Alternative
April 4, 2004 Jackson Sun Community allies needed to fight eating disorders
April 3, 2004 Times Standard Obesity survey calls for environmental change
April 2, 2004 Miami Herald Healthful Alternatives Scarce in Reading, Pa.-Area Schools' Vending Machines
April 2, 2004 Fayetteville Observer Super Sizing It
April 1, 2004 Hardin County News Enterprise HCS board considers dietary disasters
April 1, 2004 Messenger Press Pizza ... or salad?
March 31, 2004 San Diego Union Tribune Field Poll shows Californians concerned about obesity in children
March 30, 2004 Muskegon Chronicle Winning the food fight
March 29, 2004 Barrington Times Battle of the bulge
March 28, 2004 Westside News Holley's breakfast program proving worthwhile
March 27, 2004 Winchester Star Necessary Measures
March 26, 2004 Narragansett Times Local schools promote healthy food
March 26, 2004 Vancouver Sun More boards to ban junk foods, pop
March 25, 2004 Pasadena Star News Junk-food ban sought for schools
March 25, 2004 Today's Sunbeam Pittsgrove's Olivet School offers students healthy choice
March 25, 2004 Antioch Review ACHS may put cap on soda
March 25, 2004 Sacramento Bee Campus food fight
March 25, 2004 Sacramento Bee Schools explore ways to slim down students
March 24, 2003 Bedford Minuteman Taking aim at students' palettes
March 22, 2004 Alameda Times Star School cafeteria cooks upgrading fare
March 21, 2004 Daily Local Great Valley puts more healthy foods on campus
March 19, 2004 Deseret News Nutrition policy just sweet talk?
March 18, 2004 Sacramento Bee USDA goes to public for ways to fight fat
March 18, 2004 Germantown News Shelby County school board considers banning junk food
March 17, 2004 Boston Globe Schools rethink vending-machine fare
March 17, 2004 Reno Gazette Journal Washoe to decide on fate of junk food in high schools
March 16, 2004 NY Journal News No Junk Food Week
March 15, 2004 Reno Gazette Journal Program would remove junk food from school vending machines, stores
March 15, 2004 Citizens' Voice Obesity: A growing concern
March 14, 2004 Santa Rosa Press Democrat Dangers of obesity tough message to digest
March 13, 2004 Pensacola News Journal Schools fight junk food a fry at a time
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