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Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in…

— Tom Vilsack

There are ways we can go do a better job of educating young moms and dads about the vital role they have as the…

— Tom Vilsack

But parents and schools have their priorities; making sure our kids eat right because research shows a clear connection between nutrition and student performance…

— Jared Polis

Students are very engaged by the issues, and it's not surprising because food choices are one of the few powers a child has.

— Michael Pollan

Parents have a right to expect that their efforts at home won't be undone each day in the school cafeteria or in the vending…

— Michelle Obama

“when affluent, educated parents decide to homeschool, public schools lose out on involved PTA parents and capable school-improvement advocates. Or when parents spend all…

— Emily Matchar

Getting kids involved at an early age is key in promoting healthy food choices.

— Joshua Rosenthal

I believe that parents need to make nutrition education a priority in their home environment. It's crucial for good health and longevity to instill…

— Cat Cora

I really am at a place where I think we need to feed every child at school for free and feed them a real…

— Alice Waters

Let's take a common sense approach to school lunches, and offer our children fresh, unprocessed vegetables, fruits, and whole grains and lean protein.

— Margaret Cuomo

Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every corner, none…

— Michelle Obama

By letting parents and students decide what is best for them, our education system is working the way it should be - equipping students…

— Tommy Tuberville