Posted on Oct 9, 2023
Can cooking and gardening at school inspire better nutrition? Ask these kids
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Farm to school events are happening all over the country this month aimed at bringing fresh food to students' plates.
And, after a decline in nutrition education in U.S. schools in recent decades, there's new momentum, to weave food and cooking into the curriculum again.
Remember the hands-on cooking in home economics class, which was a staple in U.S. schools for decades?
"I'd love to see it brought back and have the science around healthy eating integrated," says Stacy Dean, deputy under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Farm to school events are happening all over the country this month aimed at bringing fresh food to students' plates.
And, after a decline in nutrition education in U.S. schools in recent decades, there's new momentum, to weave food and cooking into the curriculum again.
Remember the hands-on cooking in home economics class, which was a staple in U.S. schools for decades?
"I'd love to see it brought back and have the science around healthy eating integrated," says Stacy Dean, deputy under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Can cooking and gardening at school inspire better nutrition? Ask these kids
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a fresh start in the new direction: PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel This and many other vocational programs need to be brought back into school. We need plumbers, electricians, auto mechanics, carpenters and the other trades that used to be the norm back in the 60's and 70's that the government has been eliminating from our schools in recent years.
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