Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Great News! WITS is back

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/nyregion/new-york-city-revives-school-lunch-program-that-uses-professional-chefs.html?_r=1

"The organizer of the program, Wellness in the Schools, also known as WITS, was praised for bringing healthy meals, made from scratch, into cafeterias....."  WE AGREE!

Sunday, August 26, 2012

National Lunch Program's Meat from California Slaughterhouse Closed For Animal Abuse

Here is a link to a video that exposes extreme cruelty to animals.  This video prompted the USDA to shut down the California slaughterhouse.
http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch%3Fv%3DZRS-kzgoRq0%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded

In the related New York Times article, it is stated that that slaughterhouse supplies 21 million pounds of meat to the National Lunch Program. 
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/work-at-slaughterhouse-is-halted-after-graphic-undercover-videos/

Why do our kids get such low quality food that is produced without care and compassion?