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WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans support providing schoolchildren with healthy meals that consist of more fruits and vegetables and fewer foods high in calories and sodium, according to a national poll released on Tuesday by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
Legislation signed in 2010 by President Obama required schools to update their nutritional standards for the first time in 15 years. The law was championed by Michelle Obama, the first lady, as part of her “Let’s Move” campaign.
According to the poll, 86 percent of Americans support the nutritional standards required by the law.
Two-thirds of Americans say the nutritional quality of food served in public school cafeterias is excellent or good, which is up from 26 percent when a similar poll was conducted in 2010, before the new standards were adopted.
And 93 percent of those surveyed believe that it is very important or somewhat important to serve nutritious foods in schools to support children’s health and capacity to learn.
“Our survey found that people in the U.S. overwhelmingly support strong nutrition standards and believe school meals are healthier and on the right track because of these standards,” said La June Montgomery Tabron, president and chief executive of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. The foundation said it spent about $30 million each year on healthy-food initiatives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/us/most-americans-back-2010-school-nutritional-standards-poll-finds.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans support providing schoolchildren with healthy meals that consist of more fruits and vegetables and fewer foods high in calories and sodium, according to a national poll released on Tuesday by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
Legislation signed in 2010 by President Obama required schools to update their nutritional standards for the first time in 15 years. The law was championed by Michelle Obama, the first lady, as part of her “Let’s Move” campaign.
According to the poll, 86 percent of Americans support the nutritional standards required by the law.
Two-thirds of Americans say the nutritional quality of food served in public school cafeterias is excellent or good, which is up from 26 percent when a similar poll was conducted in 2010, before the new standards were adopted.
And 93 percent of those surveyed believe that it is very important or somewhat important to serve nutritious foods in schools to support children’s health and capacity to learn.
“Our survey found that people in the U.S. overwhelmingly support strong nutrition standards and believe school meals are healthier and on the right track because of these standards,” said La June Montgomery Tabron, president and chief executive of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. The foundation said it spent about $30 million each year on healthy-food initiatives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/us/most-americans-back-2010-school-nutritional-standards-poll-finds.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
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