school lunches

A school's lunchtime staple -- chocolate milk -- may be banned across the country to help curb rising childhood obesity rates. The ... Read More »

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is attracting tons of press after calling Sarah Palin a "Froot Loop" for criticizing the Obama administration's ... Read More »

Temp Credit Sarah Palin has been outright protesting Pennsylvania's efforts to get students to eat healthier, which would "limit the amount ... Read More »

Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images Vending machines have not exactly been known to hold nutritious snack options, and new research shows that these ... Read More »

Photo: Getty Thanks to the popularity of things like Facebook, Playstation and TiVo, it's pretty obvious that teenagers today are getting less ... Read More »

I've complained about school lunches here before, so I'm pleased to report that while visiting my daughter's school recently, I learned that things ... Read More »

Trying to fight childhood obesity starts at home, but a good portion of the battle happens in school as many parents know. The quality of school lunch ... Read More »

Are school kids really wanting to eat those processed, nutrition-deplete meals served at lunch every day? Perhaps not, according to a new study. ... Read More »

Though my older daughter isn't yet old enough to eat lunch at school, I still get the menu each Friday in her backpack: hot dogs (served daily), ... Read More »

What would I do if Jamie Oliver of Naked Chef wanted to plan and cook our lunches for the next nine months? I'd probably weep with joy, then I'd sit ... Read More »