Have you heard the news? Congress plans to roll back school lunch while parents and families prepare for their winter break. They're hoping we'll be too busy to notice. But, they have underestimated us!

This #FoodFri, Friday, December 5, 2014 at 1pm, EST/10am, PST, @MomsRising and @CSPI will be discussing the attack on healthy school foods. Join us!

To date, more than 90% of schools are serving more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The changes establish, and support, a healthier lifestyle. This is HUGE! Yet, Congress wishes to turn back the clock on this progress when they reconvene for Congress' lame duck session. They say they just want to provide schools with a little “flexibility,” but the truth is that their proposed bill would roll back progress and put the future of our children at stake.

Knowing that healthy school lunches can change the course of our children and nation's future, shouldn't we fight to protect it?

According to the New York Times,

"The average weight of the American child had been climbing at an alarming rate since the 1980s, and now one in three American kids was obese or overweight. One recent study found that by 2030 more than half the adult population would be dangerously overweight, leading to millions of cases of diabetes, stroke and heart disease."

Join us on December 5, 2014 at 1pm, EST! We need your help to protect the progress schools are making to improve the nutrition and quality of school lunches.

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Since 1971, CSPI has been a strong advocate for nutrition and health, food safety, alcohol policy, and sound science.

Founded by executive director Michael Jacobson, Ph.D. and two other scientists, CSPI carved out a niche as the organized voice of the American public on nutrition, food safety, health and other issues during a boom of consumer and environmental protection awareness in the early 1970s. CSPI has long sought to educate the public, advocate government policies that are consistent with scientific evidence on health and environmental issues, and counter industry’s powerful influence on public opinion and public policies.

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