U.S. Department of Agriculture - Child Nutrition and Health

Before answering the question of whether or not to use old baby food, a prior question must be asked and answered: If that answer coincides with the recommendation of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), it will be, "No."It is almost instinctive ...

RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. public school districts are teaming up with local farmers to put more fresh fruits and vegetables on lunchroom menus, without breaking budgets or getting any help from celebrity chefs.The schools are taking early steps toward ...

USDA will hold a series of school nutrition events throughout the country to highlight the Obama Administration's efforts to improve school meals as Congress considers reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. USDA leaders will outline a number of steps to reduce hunger ...

2/22/2010 Print E-mail The leading group of pediatricians in the United States is pushing for a redesign of common foods such as hot dogs and candies, along with new warning labels placed on food packaging, to help curb sometimes fatal incidents of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government would spend $150 million to put more fresh fruits and vegetables into school meals under a bill filed by 16 lawmakers on Wednesday with an eye to next year's overhaul of school food programs.Congress delayed work on ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House approved $82.8 billion for federal nutrition programs ranging from food stamps to school lunch on Wednesday, including a plan to compensate poor families for lunches missed during flu epidemics.The money is part of a $121 billion ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department would be given the power to regulate all food sold in schools -- including vending machine snacks -- when Congress renews child nutrition programs, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on Tuesday.Chairman Tom ...

In tough economy more struggling families feed their children with free school lunch programsA government program that serves free lunches to low-income children has become a rapidly growing resource for families that find themselves blindsided by the depressed economy.Janey Thornton, director of ...

Topic: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Should I Use Old Baby Food?

U.S. schools add fresh food without busting budgets

USDA to Host School Nutritional Events

Pediatricians Want Redesign of Hot Dogs, Candy to Curb Kids' Choking

Bill seeks more fresh produce in school meals

House approves $82.8 billion for nutrition programs

USDA to oversee school snack food: Senate ag chair

In tough times more students feed on free lunches

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