This Labor Day, you can make a difference by taking part in the National Day of Action. This Monday, September 7th, people from all over the U.S. will gather together at "Eat In" potlucks and talk about the National School Lunch Program and the Child Nutrition Act.
This movement is an effort by Slow Food USA to call attention to our nation's current school lunch program and its direct influence on the health of our country's youth. Each school day, 30 million children take part in the National School Lunch Program, governed by the U.S. Congress, but the program is lacking precisely what it is suppose to provide- real food. According to Slow Food USA, one in four children is overweight or obese and one in three will develop diabetes in their lifetime! It's time to take action now!
Currently, our schools continue to nourish students with heavily processed food on a daily basis and sadly, for many children it is their one guaranteed meal they can count on each day. Every four to five years, the Child Nutrition Act comes up for reauthorization in Congress and the deadline is here.
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Slow Food USA National Day of Action
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Comments
September 29, 2009
great post, made me think