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Even with such initiatives in place, school food was far from the Chez Panisse ideal before Cooper came to town last October. The bread was white, the fruit canned, the meat highly processed. Now Cooper has inked deals with local suppliers for whole-wheat rolls, fresh produce, even grass-fed beef. Her staff of 53, accustomed to reheating food from outside vendors for the 4,000 lunches, 1,500 breakfasts and 1,500 snacks served each day, is learning to make meals from scratch...
...first year or find a new employer. The dietitian turned marketer has stayed in the black ever since. But balancing her budget while trying to boost nutrition in the 2,600 lunches served daily is tough. Mixed salad greens cost 13˘ more per serving than iceberg lettuce; a whole-wheat bun costs 5˘ more than a white one. Like every other U.S. school district, Shawnee gets no more than $2.34 per day per child from the Federal Government to provide lunch to the poorest kids. The state of Oklahoma kicks in an additional half a cent per head. The rest...
...chance of succeeding," she says. Navratilova's approach is commonsensical and holistic, focusing on a strong mind and spirit as well as on the body. Of the six steps in her plan (see box), only one focuses on physical exercise. Her healthy menus feature dishes like guacamole wraps and whole-wheat pancakes, and the recipes are user friendly (a 1-oz. serving of cheese is described as the size of a lipstick tube) and not too restrictive (they include ingredients that other diets would deem indulgent, like maple syrup and grated Asiago cheese). She also emphasizes mental exercise. For example...
LOSE WEIGHT We all know that the basic formula is to eat less and exercise more, but being hungry often makes us lose our resolve. Susan Roberts, a nutrition researcher at Tufts University, recommends eating plenty of fiber--found in beans, whole-wheat pasta (there are new varieties that taste better, honest!) and, of course, vegetables. Super-high-fiber cereals also help. The aim is to plug up your stomach so that it releases its contents more slowly, thereby triggering fewer hunger pangs. "Fiber isn't the only way to lose weight," Roberts says. "But for people who struggle with...
...eaters have come to know and love. b. good, by contrast, is more health-conscious. “We want to take traditional fast food and make it a little bit better and healthier,” says Olinto. That means baked fries, lean meat, and whole-wheat buns. You pay more for the privilege. At b. good, a typical check will run $8, but only $5 at Flat Patties. For Steven T. Cupps ’09 and Evan J. O’Brien ’09, that is the bottom line. “I think that...