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Poppendieck Janet <1945-> |
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Titolo |
Free for all : fixing school food in America / / Janet Poppendieck |
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Berkeley, [California] ; ; London, [England] ; ; Los Angeles, [California] : , : University of California Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-36102-3 |
9786612361029 |
0-520-94441-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Collana |
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California Studies in Food and Culture ; ; 28 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National school lunch program |
School breakfast programs - United States |
Children - Nutrition - United States |
School children - Food - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: In Search of School Food -- 1. School Food 101 -- 2. Food Fights: A Brief History -- 3. Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: What's Driving the Menu? -- 4. How Nutritious Are School Meals? -- 5. The Missing Millions: Problems of Participation -- 6. Hunger in the Classroom: Problems of Access -- 7. Free, Reduced Price, Paid: Unintended Consequences -- 8. Local Heroes: Fixing School Food at the Community Level -- Conclusion: School Food at the Crossroads -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How did our children end up eating nachos, pizza, and Tater Tots for lunch? Taking us on an eye-opening journey into the nation's school kitchens, this superbly researched book is the first to provide a comprehensive assessment of school food in the United States. Janet Poppendieck explores the deep politics of food provision from multiple perspectives--history, policy, nutrition, environmental sustainability, taste, and more. How did we get into the absurd situation in which nutritionally regulated meals compete with fast food items and snack |
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foods loaded with sugar, salt, and fat? What is the nutritional profile of the federal meals? How well are they reaching students who need them? Opening a window onto our culture as a whole, Poppendieck reveals the forces--the financial troubles of schools, the commercialization of childhood, the reliance on market models--that are determining how lunch is served. She concludes with a sweeping vision for change: fresh, healthy food for all children as a regular part of their school day. |
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