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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

What's going on in Russian schools & hot meals

Hi,

Just wanted to give one example.

Poor Russian schools feed children with hot made from scratch breakfasts, hot lunches (hot soup made from scratch, second dish), salad and hot tea or cocoa or made from scratch fruit compote, nothing from concentrates or precooked.

Also, there are no snacks in between meals.

At the same time, in huge beautiful stainless steel school kitchens in US there no cooking going on.

Everything is prepacked and of course full of preservatives, colorants and other uneatable goodies for our children. I guess doctors will not be without work in the near future.

Thanks
Mike

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Thanks, Mike, for the comparison.

I am remembering that Maria Montessori founded the Montessori schools in poor inner city slums in Italy. The children were left alone all day.

She set up her school, and part of the curriculum was the children learned how and cooked healthy nutritious food for THEMSELVES.

This seems like a good approach for Home Economic courses - for boys and girls.

Here in the west, more and more people, particularly urban people know only how to put a frozen food pouch in water or the microwave :(

What is the connection with lack of basic healthy cooking with the epidemic of obesity, and awful diseases?

I am holding a vision of schools becoming inter-generationally connected... with maybe grandparents and other volunteers who know how and love cooking volunteering in the schools working WITH the kids learning and passing on the knowledge of HOW to cook and eat nutritious food.

Pat Crosby

845.434.3829

PatCrosby@gmail.com

http://HealthySchoolSnacks.blogspot.com


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Saturday, March 10, 2007

Federal mandates to improve school nutrition

2007 is a year there are federal mandates to improve school nutrition and
snacks! In the US, Canada, UK for starters.

http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/


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All around the worlds, parents, kids themselves, governments are demanding
higher quality nutrition in schools. Soft drinks, candies, sugar-laden junk
foods are being BANNED from schools and all school related programs.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/nutrition/guidelines/summary.htm


The Opportunity

Schools are ideally suited to give children and adolescents the skills and
support they need to adopt healthy eating behaviors for life.

- More than 95% of all children and adolescents ages 5-17 are enrolled
in school.
- Schools can develop and implement comprehensive nutrition policies
that reflect a coordinated approach to school health.
- School-based nutrition education can help students acquire skills,
attitudes, and knowledge supportive of healthy eating.
- Schools can reinforce positive eating habits and offer many
opportunities for young people to practice healthy eating.

What is Healthy Eating?

The *2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans*, produced by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, gives
the following advice:

- Eat a variety of foods.
- Balance the food you eat with physical activity.
- Eat plenty of grain products, vegetables, and fruits.
- Choose a diet that is low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol and
moderate in sugars, salt, and sodium.

CDC's Guidelines for Schools to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating

In collaboration with experts from universities, state and federal agencies,
voluntary organizations, and professional associations, CDC has developed
guidelines to help schools implement effective nutrition policies and
educational programs. *Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote
Lifelong Healthy Eating *is based on an extensive review of research and
practice.
Key Principles

The CDC guidelines state that school-based nutrition education programs are
most likely to be effective when they:

- Help young people learn skills (not just facts).
- Give students repeated chances to practice healthy eating.
- Make nutrition education activities fun and participatory.
- Involve teachers, administrators, families, community leaders, and
students in delivering strong, consistent messages about healthy eating as
part of a coordinated school health program.
- Are part of a coordinated nutrition policy.


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Begin to brainstorm & mastermind how to implement this international mandate demanding higher quality nutrition in schools.

Governments and citizen groups in the UK and Canada are also implementing
these far-reaching nutritional demands in their countries.

Do a
little google research yourself! You will be amazed!

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RESOURCE: CHOCOLATE CHIP & OATMEAL RAISIN HI-FIBER, HI-PROTEIN, LOW CALORIE, COMPLIANT COOKIES FOR FUNDRAISERS, SPORT EVENTS, CONCESSIONS, VENDING MACHINES - ALL SCHOOL & RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE.


DAVID BERTRAND, President of Vitamark International announced that the
new APPETIZER DIET COOKIES are compliant with new federal school regs.
http://697762.AppetizerDiet.com


See the PDF file giving healthy school snack guidelines & compliance.

https://www.vitamark.com/resources/SnackGuidelines.pdf

These cookies are safe & compliant for school-related fundraisers, extra-curricular events, vending machines, etc.

Currently available in US, EU, Canada.

Chocolate Chip flavor carry the Kosher Dairy symbol now. Oatmeal Raisin flavor will have kosher label in early May.
http://www.ou.org/

Available at http://697762.AppetizerDiet.com




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Pat Crosby

International Chair, Healthy School Snacks Compliance Commitee


PatCrosby@gmail.com

Voicemail 1.845.434.3829 US
SKYPE UniversalPat