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KID FOOD: Advance Praise and Book Tour Dates!

October 9, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel Leave a Comment

You guys, I've tried not to turn this blog entirely over to book promotion, but we're now just three weeks from Kid Food's November 1st release date . . . so please indulge me! First, I wanted to share with you my November book tour calendar. As … [Continue reading]

Dana Woldow’s School Food Reform Legacy — Now on TLT

October 7, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel Leave a Comment

This is a bittersweet post, TLT'ers. As many of you know, I was a friend and mentee of the late Dana Woldow, a passionate San Francisco school food advocate. For two decades, Dana worked tirelessly to improve the quality of school meals in her own … [Continue reading]

Kid Food: A Special Video Message (and Free Offer) for Lunch Tray Readers!

October 2, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel Leave a Comment

You guys!!!! We're now just one month away from the release date of Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World, and yesterday, I received my very first shipment of finished copies! Opening that box was an incredible … [Continue reading]

“Eat, Laugh, Talk”—A New Resource for Family Dinner

September 27, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel Leave a Comment

Most of us have read about—and hopefully experienced first hand!—the many benefits of eating dinner together as a family. But even when we have the best of intentions, pulling off family dinner on a regular basis can be a real challenge for today's … [Continue reading]

Food Corps and Sweetgreen Want to “Reimagine” School Cafeterias

September 24, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel Leave a Comment

Too-short lunch periods, windowless, cramped cafeterias, and noise levels so loud they virtually guarantee a headache. None of those conditions are conducive to a relaxed, pleasant eating experience, yet according to a new report released today … [Continue reading]

What Beverages Are Best for Kids? Four Key Groups Weigh In

September 19, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel Leave a Comment

I should have called this Beverage Week on TLT! After yesterday's post on flavored milk in schools, today I bring news of an important new announcement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Heart Association, the Academy of … [Continue reading]

NYC Proposes School Flavored Milk Ban: My Thoughts

September 18, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel

Earlier this week, the New York Post reported that New York City's schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, is contemplating a ban on flavored milk in the district's school cafeterias. Advocates have cheered this news, while some of the city's parents … [Continue reading]

Read This Roundtable Discussion About School Food — Plus More School Food News!

September 10, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel

Happy September, TLTers! Everyone's kiddos should be back to school by now, and I'm devoting today's post to a bunch of school food news items I've been collecting over the last few weeks. A Fantastic School Food Roundtable Discussion Civil … [Continue reading]

Goodreads Is Giving Away 20 Copies of KID FOOD!

August 12, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel

Hey, TLT'ers! My new book, Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World, doesn't come out until November 1st, but right now, you can win one of 20 free "advance reader copies" on Goodreads! An "ARC" is the book's … [Continue reading]

Warren Proposes Hundredfold Expansion of Farm-to-School Program

August 7, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel

Earlier today, Massachusetts Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren posted on Medium her plan for a "New Farm Economy," which outlines a number of sweeping proposals intended to support America's family farmers. Of particular interest … [Continue reading]

Under Trump SNAP Proposal, 500K Children Could Lose School Meal Benefits

August 1, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel

You may have read in recent days about a Trump administration proposal to tighten the eligibility rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program  (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. But what you may not have realized is that this … [Continue reading]

Will There Soon Be a Federal Response to Lunch Shaming—and How Far Will It Go?

July 18, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel

It's become so sadly predictable. Seemingly every month throughout the school year . . . we hear about another child who has been stigmatized over school meal debt; the public expresses its outrage; a generous citizen/local business/third … [Continue reading]

Is Your School District Able to Ditch the “Harmful Seven”?

July 10, 2019 by Bettina Elias Siegel

Back in 2014, I first told you about the Life Time Foundation, a nonprofit which offers grants and other assistance to schools willing to eliminate the so-called "Harmful 7" from their cafeterias: artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, artificial … [Continue reading]

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Bettina Elias SiegelHi, and welcome to The Lunch Tray! I’m Bettina Elias Siegel, a writer and commentator on issues relating to children and food.

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