tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post1803001854606955910..comments2024-02-13T17:18:33.498-05:00Comments on Better D.C. School Food: Local Peaches Mystery SolvedEd Bruskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-50720645038654919002010-08-27T11:17:30.198-04:002010-08-27T11:17:30.198-04:00Another related point that I recently raised at a ...Another related point that I recently raised at a DC Farm to School Mtg (because there was a representative from Chartwells there -hooray!): From my observation, the food service workers often have little or no interest in the food they are serving or the children to whom they are serving it. Have they been included in conversations about the Healthy Schools Act? Do know about it? How great it would be to include those workers in the conversation and increase their excitement about food and where it comes from! How about a field trip to local farms and maybe some education about healthy eating! This might inspire them in their jobs and thereby inspire the children they feed! They could also bring that knowledge back to their own homes!Emily (Janney ES Healthy Food Project)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-44773946684390233042010-08-27T09:30:06.875-04:002010-08-27T09:30:06.875-04:00Ed- your vigilance raises a larger point- there is...Ed- your vigilance raises a larger point- there is little to no accountability for these vendors. Schools vend out these services in a significantly hands off manner to save time and money. As far as I know, there isn't a system of accountability for ensuring the big stuff- like the rebates you've reported on earlier. So if that's not in place, seems unlikely anyone is closely monitoring the menus and if, in fact, what's posted is truly being served. Yet another reason to push for in-house production.Beckynoreply@blogger.com