New Hampshire School Nutrition Gets Failing Grade

Posted by Jeremy
in Education, New Hampshire | 2 Comments

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According to an article in NH Business Review, NH was among twenty-three states to receiving a failing grade in a study on nutrition done by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

However, there is a bright side: a new school food policy goes into effect tomorrow, July 1st. The article quotes the expiring USDA policy as “disallowing only ‘foods of minimal nutritional value.’” Googling that phrase brought up this page and the following list:

Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value

Soda Water
Water Ices
Chewing Gum
Hard Candy
Jellies and Gums
Marshmallow Candies
Fondant
Licorice
Spun Candy
Candy Coated Popcorn

The first item prohibits soda, but I really have to wonder how effective the rest of the list is. After all, how many schools were serving candy corn (which I now know is a ‘fondant’) or cotton candy before the list was created?

To be fair, it’s been a long time since I’ve sat down to a school lunch. Can anybody give me an idea of the options available to students today?

[NH Business Review]

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It's a good thing that they are prohibiting those snacks in schools. But it is still best to have nutritious meals being offered in school and let them learn how to eat nutriuous food even if they went out of school. This will decrease the number of children with diabetes and number of children obese.
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It's a good thing that they are prohibiting those snacks in schools. But it is still best to have nutritious meals being offered in school and let them learn how to eat nutriuous food even if they went out of school. This will decrease the number of children with diabetes and number of children obese.