At the Center for Science in the Public Interest (Nutrition Action’s publisher), our advocacy work has focused broadly on diet and health. With the climate crisis looming, it would be short-sighted to not also consider the impact of food on our planet.
USDA proposed an update to nutrition standards for school breakfasts to better align added sugar, whole grain, and sodium rules with science-based guidelines.
Whole milk and 2 percent milk have been banned from school meals since 2012—but why? Everything you need to know about the research, law, and student health.
The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity wrote to lawmakers in opposition to the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act," which would return whole milk to the school meals program in contravention of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
With this testimony, CSPI urges the Council to pass the Universal Free School Meals Amendment Act of 2023 which would provide free school meals and after school snacks to public school, public charter school, and participating private school students in D.C.
Big Dairy’s ‘cheese rider’ puts profit over kids, the link between dollar stores and community health, no more diet pills for kids in New York, and more food safety, health, and nutrition news.
Assessing additives in school snacks, creating a healthier retail environment, (finally) banning BVO, and more in this week’s food safety, health, and nutrition news roundup.