Snack Makers Strike Deal To Alter School Offerings
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Five snack food makers including PepsiCo, Mars Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. have pledged to replace Doritos and doughnuts with healthier products in school vending machines and snack bars under a voluntary agreement brokered by former president Bill Clinton and the American Heart Association.
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Mealy apples, boxed mashed potatoes, frozen veggie mixes and suspicious meats drive many a college student to the cereal and bagel bins. But dining halls from Bates College in Maine to the University of California at Santa Cruz are improving their food and helping their local agricultural economies by going straight to the farm.
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Minimum standards for processed foods served in England's schools, such as burgers, are to be introduced.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Krispy Kreme is offering to reward students with a doughnut for every A on their report card, but the plan seems a little flaky to some officials trying to fight childhood obesity...
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners and in vending machines.
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Manufacturers cut sugar and add vitamins in products to appeal to parents worried about childhood obesity and unhealthy eating habits.
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Succumbing to complaints, state officials have relaxed their ban on sugary treats enough to allow birthday cakes and cupcakes back into elementary school classrooms.
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House and Senate negotiators agreed to major changes in federal special education law Wednesday, pressing schools to ensure that children with disabilities get the same opportunities as others.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Dec 26, 2004 - It&#39;s not just OK for students to eat on the run when they arrive at a middle school here each morning.
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By Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 21--In the arena of math and science instruction in Kentucky's high  schools, the law of supply and demand is having its irresistible impact.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Health experts are trying to move the nation's battle of the bulge to an important new front: the schools.
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As the government says it wants to improve children's diet, teachers call for a ban on junk food advertising aimed at children.
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Government seeking to counter childhood obesity by making cooking classes compulsory at schools
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.
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Life & style: Jury out as school joins forces with gastro-pub in search for healthier lunches.
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Two upstart ketchup companies are offering an alternative to consumers who want condiments with a GOP flavor.
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School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier, but some parents say they are are taking it too far.