Ask an Expert: Kids with allergies and school lunch
Boulder’s self-described “renegade lunch lady” offers tips to parents of children with food allergies about eating school lunch.
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Ask an Expert: Who's overseeing my child's school lunch?
VIDEO: A Denver mom wants to know how healthy school lunches are supposed to be, and who’s making sure her child is eating the good stuff. “Renegade lunch lady” Ann Cooper weighs in.
December 14, 2011 | Posted in Ask an Expert,Parent,Parent Healthy Schools | 0 comments | Read More »
Ask an Expert: Why you should care about school wellness policies
Boulder’s own “renegade lunch lady” tells you why you should care about school wellness policies. Every district in the U.S. should have one. Problem is, few have been updated and some have never even been implemented. Watch the video or read the Q&A.
Ask an Expert: Top veggie lunches made in school kitchens.
The “renegade lunch lady” gives the goods on the most popular vegetarian or veggie-based dishes that school chefs can whip up or offer to students at all grade levels.
Ask an Expert: My kid refuses to eat hot lunch at school.
EdNews Parent expert and “renegade lunch lady” Ann Cooper talks about how parents can encourage their children to try the lunches sold at school – assuming you feel like there are healthy options. Somehow, parents have to overcome the $20 billion per year spent on marketing junk food to kids.
Ask an Expert: Why school lunch times are so short.
One expert has already tackled this question about the short amount of time students have to eat lunch at school. Now EdNews Parent expert and head of Boulder Valley’s nutritional services, Ann Cooper, explains why lunch times are so short and why that’s not a good thing.
VIDEO: School lunch reformer Ann Cooper gives parents tips
She calls herself the Renegade Lunch Lady, but all she really wants is for all kids to be able to eat a healthy lunch at school. Are you fed up with the offerings at your child’s school? Nationally renown school lunch reformer Ann Cooper, who lives right here in Colorado, offers up some practical tips for parents, including grants for free salad bars.
September 22, 2010 | Posted in Ask an Expert,Parent,Parent Healthy Schools | 2 comments | Read More »
