http://www.chefann.com/blog/archives/974 Chef Ann Cooper is a renegade lunch lady who works to transform cafeterias into culinary classrooms for students - one school lunch at a time. She brings you information to learn about the importance of changing the way America feeds its children. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.chefann.com/blog/archives/974/comment-page-1#comment-216176 Chef Ann Cooper : Renegade Lunch Lady » Lean funds keep school … « Great Chefs Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:02:18 +0000 http://www.chefann.com/blog/?p=974#comment-216176 [...] Ann Cooper : Renegade Lunch Lady » Lean funds keep school … Syndicated from Chef Ann Cooper : Renegade Lunch Lady » Lean funds keep school ….hired Cory Schreiber, former chef for local-food-focused Wildwood restaurant in Portland, to help [...] [...] Ann Cooper : Renegade Lunch Lady » Lean funds keep school … Syndicated from Chef Ann Cooper : Renegade Lunch Lady » Lean funds keep school ….hired Cory Schreiber, former chef for local-food-focused Wildwood restaurant in Portland, to help [...]

]]> http://www.chefann.com/blog/archives/974/comment-page-1#comment-208498 Lucy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:23:36 +0000 http://www.chefann.com/blog/?p=974#comment-208498 I agree greatly. I hate my school lunch, I'm a six grader though so they don't charge me but I made my choice by only eating a fruit and occasionally milk, but I've been informed by internet research that it is bad so I only eat a fruit. Period. I agree greatly. I hate my school lunch, I’m a six grader though so they don’t charge me but I made my choice by only eating a fruit and occasionally milk, but I’ve been informed by internet research that it is bad so I only eat a fruit. Period.

]]> http://www.chefann.com/blog/archives/974/comment-page-1#comment-208126 Christine Hughes Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:12:05 +0000 http://www.chefann.com/blog/?p=974#comment-208126 Why are we so stuck on the conventional idea that we have to offer familiar foods, and that children need to be offered lots of choices in their school food? It's a learning environment, and kids can teach their families about healthy foods just as many kids bring home other learning opportunities for their families. Simple, nutritious food is not expensive and should be a requirement. We protect kids in schools from cigarette smoke, hazardous conditions, weapons, drugs, and physical and verbal abuse, so why do we allow known agents of harm like junk food and commercial advertising into the schools, and even pay for it!?!? We need to speed up the learning process because each year these kids stay on the American Industrial Diet takes away from their chance to lead a healthy life. I'm not waiting for the official rules to change. I'm challenging my local school district to feed safe healthy food or none at all. The illusion of providing charity through serving anti-nutritious food to our poorest kids is a myth the food processors think we'll keep buying into. I'm not buying it and I'm talking about it to everyone I know. Join your districts Wellness Team. Talk to your local Food Services Director and tell her what you want taken out of there. Get on your local public radio station and talk about the challenge to fix the broken school food system. Post articles on your local community boards. See if your local paper will do an article--mine won't, too dependent on ads from industrial food businesses. Keep fighting the good food fight! Why are we so stuck on the conventional idea that we have to offer familiar foods, and that children need to be offered lots of choices in their school food? It’s a learning environment, and kids can teach their families about healthy foods just as many kids bring home other learning opportunities for their families. Simple, nutritious food is not expensive and should be a requirement. We protect kids in schools from cigarette smoke, hazardous conditions, weapons, drugs, and physical and verbal abuse, so why do we allow known agents of harm like junk food and commercial advertising into the schools, and even pay for it!?!? We need to speed up the learning process because each year these kids stay on the American Industrial Diet takes away from their chance to lead a healthy life. I’m not waiting for the official rules to change. I’m challenging my local school district to feed safe healthy food or none at all. The illusion of providing charity through serving anti-nutritious food to our poorest kids is a myth the food processors think we’ll keep buying into. I’m not buying it and I’m talking about it to everyone I know. Join your districts Wellness Team. Talk to your local Food Services Director and tell her what you want taken out of there. Get on your local public radio station and talk about the challenge to fix the broken school food system. Post articles on your local community boards. See if your local paper will do an article–mine won’t, too dependent on ads from industrial food businesses. Keep fighting the good food fight!

]]> http://www.chefann.com/blog/archives/974/comment-page-1#comment-208097 Debbie Weinstein Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:14:53 +0000 http://www.chefann.com/blog/?p=974#comment-208097 What a great report on the tragic school food situation in our country. I just heard a fascinating report about the funding for school food in France. Starting in nursery school, the French government spends 6 Euro (that's like $9!) per child per meal!! You can check out my full comments at ... http://swingsetkitchens.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/french-food-already-better-at-age-4/ What a great report on the tragic school food situation in our country. I just heard a fascinating report about the funding for school food in France. Starting in nursery school, the French government spends 6 Euro (that’s like $9!) per child per meal!! You can check out my full comments at … http://swingsetkitchens.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/french-food-already-better-at-age-4/

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