Thursday, July 16, 2009

Ky. Schools' Healthy Example Could Shape a National Policy

It didn't seem like a radical idea at the time. First, Ginger Gray, the food service director for Kenton County, Ky., schools, took away fried potato chips, offering students baked versions instead. Next, she phased out fruit drinks such as Kool-Aid in favor of 100 percent juices. She considered serving baked french fries. But they got soggy and unappetizing fast. And there's one thing that every school food service director knows: You don't mess with the fries.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062802929.html

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