Relevant media headlines during our "Healthy School Lunch" (ACR16) campaign in California
(ACR 16 passed in 2003.)

(headlines were updated through September, 2004)

• Additional media headlines relevant to healthy school lunch are offered by CHOICE, Consumers for Healthy Options in Children's Education.
• CNN.com: No more mystery meat. Some schools go organic for lunch (Sept. 13)
• Foodservice Director: USDA earmarks $9 million for school fruits and veggies (July 29)
• San Francisco Chronicle: CALIFORNIA -Worries about kids' obesity growing-Crisis nearly equals threat from drugs, poll respondents say (March 31)
• Foodservice Director: Texas sets guidelines on school foodservice (March 5)
• Foodservice Director: Ohio school district to label menus (March 3)
• Feb. 20: AB 2686 Introduced in California's Assembly. This bill would require the governing board of a school district participating in the National School Lunch Program to post in each school under its jurisdiction information regarding the nutritional content of the lunches served as part of the program and to limit the amount of fat and saturated fat in the entrees served as part of that program.For updates go to http://legislature.ca.gov and type in the bill number on the left side of the page!
• The Olympian: Bill urges schools to lead obesity battle (Feb.26)
• American School Board Journal: Kids are getting fatter and fatter. Are your school food service policies part of the problem? (January)

Articles from 2003

• Champaign News-Gazette: Sowing Soy in School Lunches (Dec.21)
• The Washington Post: The Milk Lobby (Dec.10)
• Associated Press: Faulty standards, no enforcement and cost at heart of bad school lunches, critics say (Dec. 6)
• Boston Globe: Pizza is not a vegetable: As more young children choose to avoid meat, nutritionists offer advice on keeping them healthy. (Nov. 18)
• Los Angeles Times: L.A. Unified campuses will be required to offer more healthful treats for students.(Oct.29)
• The Los Angeles Daily News: "Plan eyes fat foods in school: Soda foe has pitch for LAUSD to chew on " (Oct.13)
• Reuters/CNN.com: "Experts call for healthier school meals" (Oct.8)
• Soya & Oilseed Industry News: "ASA advocates soymilk reimbursement in school lunch program" (October 2003)
• Charlotte Observer: "CMS School lunches receive Bplus grade. Group: District falls short on vegan entrees" (Sept. 5)
• Florida Times-Union: " 'I DON'T WANT TO DIE YOUNG' Poor eating habits and lack of physical activity contribute to a national epidemic of childhood obesity, exposing a rising number of kids to serious health risks" (August 31)
• San Francisco Chronicle (Sunday Editorial): "Banishing Junk Food" (August 24)
• PRNewswire: "Safe, Nutritious After-School Snacks for Kids with Food Sensitivities or Weight Problems" (August 18)
• Reuters Health: "Researchers: Diet Cuts Cholesterol as well as Drug" (July 22)
• Philadelphia Inquirer (July 10)
  • "Advocates push for more healthy foods in schools. They cheered the move against soda in Phila" by Susan Snyder
  • 'Voice of the newspaper' editorial: "Money for Nothing: Vallas has the right idea in expelling sodas and snacks from school buildings" ("Next step, healthier food and snacks in general").
• San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial Page devoted to "Battle of the Bulge" in our schools (June 29)
  • "Overweight and obese children: The facts"
  • "One School's Victory"
  • "Fast Food is King at Arroyo High"
  • "Folsom High-- Fund-raising vs. Nutrition"
• Washington Post: "'Diet Med' Cuts Cancer, Heart Risks, Study Finds" (Jun 26)
• Newsweek Magazine Web Exclusive: "Beets, Not Burgers: Bad diets are making the nationŐs children fatter and sicker. Now urban food activists are starting to do something about it." By Brian Braiker (Jun 26, 2003)
• San Francisco Chronicle: "Eating fruits, veggies pushed in bill. Healthier food would be required in federal programs." (Jun 25)
• PR Newswire: Tofu, Soy Milk are Recommended as Non-Dairy Sources of Calcium to help Prevent Osteoporosis-Mayo Clinic (April 24)
• San Bernardino Sun: Healthy Food Becoming More Popular with Students (April 22)
• Reuters Health: Doctor's Office Counseling Boosts Veggie Intake (April 18)
• San Francisco Chronicle: K-12 AT A CROSSROADS / One school's uncanny success with junk-food ban (April 4)
• Newsday: Catering to Change. Vegan restaurants are thriving in the black community as people seek a more healthful lifestyle (April 1)
• Final Call News: School Lunches. Weapons of Mass Destruction? (March 25)
• Press of Atlantic City: Hold the Meat (Mar. 19)
• Sacramento Bee: Editorial: Get Serious on Nutrition. Folsom Cordova should go all the way. (March 13)
• MSNBC: How to feed the vegetarian teen (Mar 7)
• SF Chronicle: State bid to offer veggie school lunches (Mar 5)
  • 'A la carte' school lunches under fire/Food from machines also criticized at hearing in Congress (Mar 5)
  • Surgeon general targets obesity/His campaign against childhood epidemic in US pushes prevention (Feb 03)
• Mother Jones Magazine: "Unhappy Meals" (Jan/Feb 03)
• St. Petersburg Times: "Food for Thought: High-fat, high-calorie school lunches concern health, system officials, but picky students keep eating them up" (Feb 03)
• AP: Alzheimer's Studies Look at Role of Fats (Feb 03)
• Business Wire: "James Monroe High School Enrolled in Healthy Eating 101" (Feb 03)
• Vegetarianteen.com Online Magazine: The Blame Game. First article in a 3 part series about school lunch by Kristin Daniels, age 18 (Jan 03)
• Newsday: Latest nutritional findings have experts puzzling over the advice given in the USDA's familiar food diagram (Feb 03)
• Study: "U.S. Schools Failing in Nutrition" (Jan 03)
• SF Chronicle: "S.F. schools join war on obesity, ban junk food" (Jan 03)
• Study: "Eight in Ten Registered Dietitians Interested in Soy Protein Products for their Children" (Jan 03)
• Miami Herald: "Going Vegetarian is Increasingly Cool with Teens" (Jan 03)
• SF Chronicle: "Obesity 'a threat' to U.S. security. Surgeon general urges cultural shift". (Jan 03)
• ABC News: "Youth Obesity Concerns Experts" (Jun 02)
• ABC News: "Healthy Options for Kids' Lunches" (Aug 02)
• Miami Herald: "Brain Food: Vegan students see boost in grades, energy" (Jun 01)