Michelle Obama Says Underfunded Cafeteria Most Important Classroom
Written by Vegetarian Star on April 8th, 2010 in Children, Food & Drink, Politicians.
First Lady Michelle Obama invited students from a Baltimore school to join her at the White House for a discussion on healthy eating.
Hampstead Hill Academy 4th-8th graders are already ahead of the game, as they’re growing their own produce in a garden set aside in the schoolyard.
“Learning doesn’t stop at lunchtime,” Mrs. Obama said to a student who asked how schools can teach children better eating habits, but added that “The cafeteria is one of the most important classrooms in the school.”
One of the most important classrooms in schools may still not receive enough funding, even after changes to the Childhood Nutrition Act take place.
Marion Nestle, professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of Food Politics, Safe Food, What to Eat and Pet Food Politics told The Atlantic that although the $4.5 billion allocated over 10 years for school meals is a 10-fold increase over previous funding in 2004, it only averages to a mere six cents more per meal.
One the plus side, the bill does provide mandatory money for schools to establish gardens like Hampstead Hill Academy does and buy food from local sources.
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