Weekend Reading

Looking to catch up on some reading over the holiday weekend? How about:

Free for All - Fixing School Food in America by Janet Poppendieck. It's a great description of the state of the school lunch program and how we got to where we are. Plus, she makes a strong argument for universal free breakfasts in school -- more about breakfast next week!

And, if you like her book, she is speaking on June 17th at the Huntington Cinema Arts theater after a showing of Two Angry Moms at 7:30 (so if you missed our screening- here's your chance!)

The Center for Science in the Public Interest came out with their Xtreme Eating Awards this week at www.cspinet.org/nah/articles/xtremeeating2010.html -- you'll be astonished at the fat and calories packed into these meals at well-known restaurants.

If you've been following the debate over the soda tax (background - www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/business/economy/19leonhardt.html?scp=1&sq=the%20battle%20over%20taxing%20soda&st=cse) you may be interested in a new study linking soda and pancreatic cancer. Read about it at:
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/178470.php

And if you finish all this, you deserve to read whatever you like at the beach this weekend.

Sara