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By Ann Cooper Member since 2/11/2008 2:22:43 PM

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Join me on my mission to change the way our children are eating. Together, we’ll tackle outdated district spending policies, commodity-based food service organizations, political platforms with no mention of school food or child health — and ultimately the USDA — to ensure that kids everywhere have wholesome, nutritious, delicious food at school. Sign up for “Ann Alerts” or take the “School Food Challenge” to uncover new ideas, strategies, tips and recipes. Your passion and commitment will help us make a difference for future generations. Keep on fighting the good fight. Chef AnnRenegade Lunch Lady   

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School Food in FranceBy Ann CooperOn 7/6/2008 7:08:50 PM

  Beautiful account of a public school in France using fresh, local foods within 30 miles for the cafeteria…make sure to listen to the audio version to enjoy the sounds of cooking and laughter.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyI...Read More

Better School FoodBy Ann CooperOn 6/24/2008 11:01:40 AM

Schools are taking the mystery out of the meat they serveSome nutritionists are opting for organic dishes and generally healthier meals — and students are finding that they like them.By DeeDee Correll, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer June 23, ...Read More

LA School FoodBy Ann CooperOn 6/23/2008 6:26:39 PM

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-food22-2008jun22,0,4846063.storyFrom the Los Angeles TimesL.A. Unified’s new top chef trying to put the ‘wow’ in school lunchesMark Baida is taste-testing some new recipe ideas on students, ho...Read More

The True Cost of Our Economic PoliciesBy Ann CooperOn 6/14/2008 8:28:07 AM

This was on NPR - should make us all think……Finding the Flexibility to Surviveby Brighton Earleyhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91065890Every Friday night the cashier at the Chevron gas station food mart on Eagle Ro...Read More

Bad Policies Equal Bad Food & Bad HealthBy Ann CooperOn 6/14/2008 8:27:27 AM

June 13, 2008Op-Ed ColumnistBad Cow DiseaseBy PAUL KRUGMAN“Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken / She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.”That little ditty famously summarized the message of “The Jungle,” Upto...Read More

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