Vegetarian Star

Jillian Michaels is asking parents to join her in writing to their representatives in Congress in support of H.R 5504, the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act.

The bill would make more plant based meals available to students, as well as more fresh fruit and vegetables, improve safety conditions and make more children eligible for free or reduced lunch. The points are highlighted on the house.gov blog and include just a few of the following.

• Establishing more farm to school programs and school gardens to connect children to local produce.

• Improving food safety requirements in school settings, including better training for food service workers on food safety and quicker recall notification of foods.

• Enroll children in school lunch programs through Medicaid/SCHIP data instead of requiring extra applications.

The bill also wants to provide the first increase in reimbursement for meals in 30 years–by a rate of 6 cents per meal.

“I’m the tough trainer on The Biggest Loser and Losing It with Jillian, and I am passionate about helping people reach a healthy weight,” writes Jillian at Healthy School Lunches. “But I’m writing to you with a request that just might put me out of business.”

“Now I’m inviting you to take action! Will you please contact your member of Congress and ask him or her to ensure that H.R. 5504, the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act, is voted on and passed this month?”

The Healthy School Lunches website has conveniently provided a search system that allows you to enter your zip code to locate your representative, as well as a sample letter that you can personalize.

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