SF Gate: Corn syrup removed from SFUSD chocolate milk
An update on recent changes to SFUSD’s chocolate milk, written by Amy Graff at SFGate.com:
“The cartons of chocolate milk served in San Francisco Unified School District cafeterias will no longer contain the highly debated sweetener high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). A product containing sucrose will be offered to students beginning the first week in February.
Berkeley [...]
New Hope in the New Year
Just before the holidays turned our collective attention to food in a somewhat different context, the Budget Committee of the SFUSD Board of Education met to hear reports from several District departments. Student Nutrition Services was one of them, and a group of parents and advocates – including two members of the SF School Food [...]
Please voice your opinion about chocolate milk in school lunches!
The issue of chocolate milk being served at school lunch, like anything related to school food, in seemingly simple but in reality complex. Immediate change is unlikely, but the Student Nutrition Services department wants to respond to concerns that have recently emerged. This presents an excellent opportunity for the SFUSD student, parent and teacher community [...]
SFUSD Salad Bar Program Evaluation
The SFUSD salad bar program was created in response to several high priority issues. The program was funded by the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families and the Mayor’s Office. Salad bars were rolled out at 25 schools during the 2007-2008 school year, including eight elementary schools, six middle schools, and six high schools. [...]