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Chef Proves School Lunch Can Be Healthy, Cheap
Chef Dominique Valadier starts each day at 5:30 a.m., just as the fish market opens in the southern French provincial town of Salon de Provence. On one particular day, he picks up 20 pounds of fresh, live mussels at the market before heading off to Lycee de l'Emperi, the public high school where he is the cook.
Local foods growing in schools
Farmers see increasing success as rising fuel costs escalate grocery bills.
Philly School Effort Cuts Weight Gain
Five Philadelphia elementary schools replaced sodas with fruit juice. They scaled back snacks and banished candy. They handed out raffle tickets for wise food choices. They spent hours teaching kids, their parents and teachers about good nutrition.
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New York Facts
Did You Know?
You can tell where milk was processed from numbers printed on the carton!
For milk processed in New York look for "36" in the 4-digit plant code.
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2009 Child Nutrition Reauthorization