The Bite: "Offer our children healthier choices"

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Your weekly bite, edited by [Michael La Corte](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcG1qaXI0NDN5dC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~) Follow Salon: ~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd2o2NzMwb3dobC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYnR2azNqbHFlNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbDRiazR2ajg0cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveTM5ZW15dWZ5bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZnVraXl3MWdxby8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~ "Offer our children healthier choices": The growing push for school lunch reform In 2022, The Lancet, a British peer-reviewed journal with a focus on global public health, published a short article with the title: “[Unhealthy school meals: A solution to hunger or a problem for health?](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvajU0OW5jYWR0ay8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~)” As the report laid out, providing school meals is an important measure in preventing food insecurity as nearly 30 million children receive a [free or reduced-cost breakfast and lunch](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaHd4enRrNmN3cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~) on an average American school day, and many of those students rely on school meals as their main source of nutrition. Yet while those meals meet federal nutrition mandates, they are often simply composed of a smattering of processed foods — [breakfast cereal](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd3RkY2c0aTl6MC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~), fruit juice, chicken nuggets, corn dogs, frozen pizza — served alongside a fruit or vegetable and carton of dairy milk. “In fact, the official meal dietary guidelines do not discourage serving pizza or corn dogs, as long as the nutritional specifications (total calorie, sugar, fat, and salt content) are met,” the report said. While the often dismal quality of school meals has been both a pop culture trope and lingering public health concern for decades, processed foods have become a hot topic over the last several years as a number of new reports have emerged[ linking the consumption of ultra-processed items to myriad health concerns](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaWk2dThwbHB5by8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~), ranging from certain kinds of cancer to heart disease. Read more [here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOG1yNjkwdGhjai8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZWI1ZWpudnVxbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGx4YWIxNTBzbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZHQxZ2Rtand3dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZXA1NWZ0bzVudC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~ What we're cooking Bravo "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Melissa Gorga, in conjunction with Rao's Homemade, puts together a delicious one-dish chicken parm. that has some special tweaks and additions. 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I got into cooking by just growing up in my Grandmother's kitchen, taking it all in and then moving to America where I no longer had access to that kitchen or that food. I craved those same flavors, dishes, memories and comforts of home, so I started cooking to create that for myself. Click [here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNGE1dWZrbGg0OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~) to read the rest of our interview with Massih. Have a tip for Salon's Food team? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZG11czl3ZXN3bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1uZzR5ZTBlMmhrJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmarxpm4ZrkeOPNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~). 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