Federal Food

The President Obama administration rules set fat, sugar and sodium limits on foods in the lunch line and beyond. Schools have long been required to follow government nutrition rules if they accept federal reimbursements for free and reduced-price meals for low-income students, but these standards were stricter, and kids were throwing the lunches away “If kids aren’t eating the food, and it’s ending up in the trash, they aren’t getting any nutrition — thus undermining the intent of the program,”…

School lunches are an issue that the federal government has taken note of. Last year Michelle Obama implemented a program called “Let’s Move” mandate for healthier foods in schools. In 2014, there is a mandate that all unhealthy non-nutrient meals be taking out of school as well as vending machines with sugary snacks and sugary beverages have been removed. The occasional fundraiser such as bake sales are allowed but when schools don’t comply like in the example of Houston, Texas High Schools…

the foods they consume and just how harmful processed food and genetically modified food is for the body. Consumers have come to rely on food product labels to help them make healthier decisions about the food they eat (Portland, Maine, n.d., par. 1). Initially, nutrition labels were introduced to “help people determine the amount of fat, salt, or sugar” a product contained (Fera, 2014, par. 1). Today’s consumers, however, also “demand information about the quality and provenance of their food”…

healthy is important. It will make you feel healthier; nevertheless, if you are eating bad food, like food containing pesticides, you will feel no better than an insect. In 2016, food companies delivers processed foods to schools all over United States. Students are not eating home cooked meals regularly. Processed food are causing obesities and illnesses, we should provide students with fresh and healthy food without any chemical substances to decrease the number of students who have these…

wealthiest Americans diets have improved of the last decade and the poorest Americans have worsened. This study also, showed how healthy foods have become more expensive and lower income areas have less supermarkets in their areas. Although SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)is promoting better health. SNAP places restrictions on certain foods that you can and cannot buy. By doing this the government hopes to reduce all classes of obesity. Frank Hu the author and co-director…

Republicans in Congress but also a host of overlapping and competing interest groups like the manufacturers who supplied food to schools, the nutritionists who wanted it to be more healthy and the lunch ladies who would have to get children to eat it. Collaboration Partners are comprised of federal agencies/organizations which carry out federal food, nutrition, or health programs. The Federal Collaboration Partners have three main rolls to play in this issue and those are to Promote nutrition…

The federal government has over time become strict on the regulation of food and food safety. With that being said, this is an improvement on how these agencies or departments are improving our everyday lives. The Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all take part within food regulation and food safety. Each of these departments and agencies of food regulation and food safety each take part…

Food inc. is a documentary by food activist, that gives a harsh reality within Americas corporate power over the food industry. Food inc. has many ways that it represents the iron triangle. such as Gateway for corruption and manipulation. The iron triangle is a distinctive association with interest groups, the bureaucracy, and congress. The alliance of these sectors can and have caused corruption in the government in direct correlation, this pact disregards the American citizens needs and gives…

Abstract: The goal of the study was to develop and validate a weekly, semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for low-income women. The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed from an already existing, validated 195-item FFQ that was based on a standard reference period of 1-month. Mean daily servings of each food item in the original 195-item FFQ were calculated to determine the most frequently consumed food items. Emphasis on these items reduced the resultant FFQ to 95 items.…

Summertime Hunger: Does it Exist? Anna Quindlen wrote an essay about children lacking food throughout the Summer. Anna uses powerful stories and statistics to show the reader that childhood hunger throughout the Summer months does indeed, exist. “It’s the beginning of Summer in America’s cement cities, in the deep hidden valleys of the country and the loop-de-loop sidewalkless streets of the suburbs. For many adults who are really closet kids, this means that their blood hums with a hint of…