Greetings! Check out the latest on sugar and salt, as well as a great shot of some future leaders in the food justice movement, below! Got some great content you'd like to feature in a future Good Food Force update? Please email karen@momsrising.org. As always, the conversation continues online using #GoodFoodForce and in our Facebook Group. Have a great week!
1. HOT LINE
Sweet News about Nutrition Facts Labels!
Great news for healthy families! The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the proposed revision of the Nutrition Facts panel, showing a percent Daily Value for added sugars. The update would establish a Daily Reference Value of 10 percent of total energy intake from added sugars, equivalent to 50 grams or roughly 12 teaspoons of sugar. Watch for more on this issue, as well as ways to take action, coming soon. Check out the FDA's press release for more info.
Quick links
- New report from CSPI: Temptation at Checkout: The Food Industry’s Sneaky Strategy for Selling More makes the case that the retail environment should be shaped not only by economic drivers but also by public health considerations.
- Coca-Cola deal with Monster Energy bad for children, by Tiffany Santos on the MomsRising blog.
- How Changing Attitudes Went Along With a Drop in Calories, by Margot Sanger-Katz, The New York Times. July 28, 2015.
- New analysis by the American Heart Association confirms that the evidence is strong to recommend lower sodium beginning in childhood to reduce blood pressure and future risk of heart disease. Yet, over 90% of kids eat too much sodium.
- New study from Bridging the Gap shows that lunches in U.S. middle and high schools have been getting healthier in recent years. In particular, significantly more students were in schools with healthy lunches the first year of the national standards than were just two years earlier. The study also found that, prior to the national standards, students in predominantly white schools and large schools were far more likely than those in more diverse and small schools to have access to healthier lunches, but that after the first year of the national standards many of those differences were no longer significant.
2. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
#FoodFri today at 1pm ET on Twitter: Healthy Summer Fun!
Join @MomsRising and @CSPI to discuss how school-age kids can enjoy healthy summer food and treats when they’re enjoying their time away from school. We will also highlight efforts that are underway to address healthy food offerings in local communities across the country. Just follow #FoodFri on Twitter to participate!
3. SALAD BAR
More on sodium in school meals, from the American Heart Association.
4. YEARBOOK: GOOD FOOD FORCE + YOUTH
MomsRising staffer Karen discussed challenges to food security with a group of high school students participating in the Global Scholar program in Washington, D.C.! Several of the students are hoping to launch campaigns on food justice back at their schools / in their communities. Go, go next generation of food justice leaders!
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