ACTION ITEMS
Rudd 'Roots Parents - shout out for change
• Connecticut School Breakfast Summit
Friday, May 4, 7:30 am - 3:45 pm, Rentschler Field, East Hartford
Register now! A day of learning about how the USDA-funded School Breakfast Program can foster continued excellence and academic achievement in Connecticut schools. All Connecticut school district staff - superintendents, principals, teachers, custodians, school nurses - and community members are encouraged to attend.
• Poll Shows Voters Support Nutritional Standards for Snack Foods and Beverages Sold in Schools
Eighty percent of American voters favor national school nutrition standards that would make snack foods and beverages in schools healthier, according to a poll commissioned by the Kids’ Safe & Healthful Foods Project, a joint project of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Voters specifically favor standards that would limit calories, fat, and sodium in snack foods and beverages sold in school vending machines, school stores and cafeteria à la carte lines.
The findings come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares to release updated national school nutrition standards that will likely apply to snacks and beverages that can be purchased from vending machines, school stores, and à la carte lines in cafeterias.
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