Federal program aims to get students to eat fruits and veggies
Friday, October 31, 2008 - 12:21
in Mathematics & Economics
Fifth-graders in Santa Monica were eager to try different kinds of produce from a local farmers market. Participants call the program a success, and funding continues to expand. Nagging by parents, teachers, doctors and just about every other grown-up hasn't rid school campuses of junk food. But even fifth-graders agree a new federal program just might help.