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Philadelphia Public Schools Seeing Impacts Of Federal Funding Cuts To SNAP-Ed Program
Monday's lesson is called "bagel face making," where students use fresh, local produce to make eyes, ears and a mouth on a bagel.
September 16, 2025
Bagels, hummus, carrots and peppers are all on the menu in Bonnie Stright's first-grade classroom at Andrew Hamilton School on Monday morning.
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"I can really see a difference in the children where they open up their lunch and they see a bag of chips and they're actually disappointed and they're like, I wish it was a healthy food," Stright said.
The nutrition education is a part of "Eat Right Philly," which is a School District of Philadelphia initiative that relies on federal funding from the SNAP-Ed program.
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