In Medford schools, healthier choices are on the lunch menu

Boston Globe by Brad Kane | Feb. 7, 2009 (Special Report)

Connor Flynn, an eighth-grader at Andrews Middle School in Medford, used to get pizza every day for his school lunch.

His mother, Kathy Flynn, got frustrated as he abandoned healthy eating habits at home for simply what was available in the cafeteria.

But as the Medford school system has made healthier lunches a priority, Connor - to his mother's liking - has chosen more nutritious options like salads, chicken fingers, and sunbutter, ... Full Story »

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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Feb. 7, 2009

Providing a story of what has happened, this report is really shy on why. Surely there are nutrition experts out there who could have been contacted to compare the nutritional value of a typical old menu to the new one. All we are given is that there is less salt and sugar in the food. It also seems there should be ample data available to show how a healthy diet effects childhood obesity and behavior. Skimpy research.

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