Schools
Local Schools Get Award from President Clinton for Serving Healthy Lunches
"Manufacturers can make and sell healthier foods, schools will offer it, and kids will eat it," Clinton says.
From a press release:
Eight schools in Redondo Beach area have been honored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and President Clinton at this year’s National Healthy Schools Awards at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Leaders Summit.
They are:
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- Alta Vista Elementary School
- Birney Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School
- Redondo Shores High School
- Redondo Union High School
- Tulita Elementary School
As the latest phase of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s strong school nutrition standards take effect, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation honored 250 schools for becoming healthier places.
President Bill Clinton awarded recipients for their efforts in the fight against childhood obesity on Friday evening.
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Clinton shared data showing how the Alliance paved the way for healthier school meals through a series of agreements brokered with leading school food manufacturers in 2011, prior to federal nutrition standards taking effect.
According to preliminary results from a multi-year evaluation, the sale of “Alliance- compliant” healthier school meal products by these leading manufactures—those products with whole grains, lean protein, and zero trans-fat cooking oils; non-fried vegetables; fresh/frozen/canned fruit; and low-fat lunch entrées with reduced total fat, saturated fat, and sodium levels—increased 71 percent between the 2010-11 and 2012-13 school years.
“This data suggests that unhealthy food choices are being replaced by healthy food choices for millions of students across the country,” said President Bill Clinton, co-founder of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
“The Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s work with schools and food companies proves that with planning and support, manufacturers can make and sell healthier foods, schools will offer it, and kids will eat it.”
PHOTO Bill Clinton. Courtesy the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’
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