Everybody wants a bit of the USDA healthy-snack program
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is a tiny part of USDA's child-nutrition portfolio, yet plenty of groups want their products approved for the trays of healthy snacks given for free to schoolchildren in the poorest neighborhoods, says Politico.
Healthy snacks reduce obesity rate in Arkansas school study
A study by U-Arkansas researchers says a program that provides free fresh fruit and vegetable snacks to school children reduced obesity rates by 3 percentage points among elementary school pupils.