USDA Releases Proposed Rule To Improve National School Lunch And Breakfast Programs
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a proposed rule outlining the Department’s plan for updating the federal nutrition standards for meals served under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. The School Nutrition Association (SNA) welcomed the proposal and looks forward to fully reviewing the details and working with USDA to further improve school meals…
January 17, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agriculture, association, department, federal, fully-reviewing, further-improve, national-school, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets
NACCHO Commends New York City Department Of Health And New Corporate Commitments To The National Salt Reduction Initiative
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), whose vision is health, equity, and well-being for all people in their communities through public health policies and service, commends the leadership of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the six major food companies that have joined in the National Salt Reduction Initiative to re…
November 25, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: communities, county, department, food-companies, health, health-policies, mental, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, through-public
Global Food Security Fund Announces $97M In Grants For Ethiopia, Mongolia, Niger
The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has awarded a second round of grants worth $97 million to Ethiopia, Mongolia and Niger for projects aimed at fighting hunger and poverty, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday, Agence France-Presse reports. “The World Bank-managed fund allotted 51.5 million dollars to Ethiopia, 33 million to Niger and 12.5 million to Mongolia…
November 8, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agence, department, fighting-hunger, fund-allotted, global, grants-worth, nutrition, on call diets, second-round, security, thursday, world, world-bank-managed
Let’s Get Sugary Drinks Off Food Stamps List, Say Mayor Bloomberg And Governor Paterson
As sugar-sweetened drinks are a major contributor towards America’s obesity epidemic, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson have proposed to the Department of Agriculture that they be excluded from the list of products that can be purchased with food stamps, known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
October 8, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: department, food-stamps, governor, list
Let’s Get Sugary Drinks Off Food Stamps List, Say Mayor Bloomberg And Governor Paterson
As sugar-sweetened drinks are a major contributor towards America’s obesity epidemic, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson have proposed to the Department of Agriculture that they be excluded from the list of products that can be purchased with food stamps, known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
October 8, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agriculture, america, department, food-stamps, from-the-list, governor, list, mayor-michael, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, paterson, supplemental, the-list
