Battle Quote by 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

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

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

Since children spend many of their waking hours at school, eating up to two meals a day there, we need to place a special…

— Joshua Rosenthal

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

Don't most of us agree that providing school meals to kids who need them is an overwhelmingly good thing? After all, nutrition is essential…

— Laura Moser

Kids who participate in school meal programs get roughly half of their calories each day at school. ... This is an extraordinary responsibility. But…

— Michelle Obama

Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in…

— Rod Blagojevich

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

Nutritious meals, including lunch in school, and daily physical exercise, are essential for children and adolescents.

— Margaret Cuomo

With 28 million children eating lunch at school every day in the United States, I believe government has an obligation to ensure parents have…

— Rosa DeLauro

Allowing flexibility to local school districts to set their own nutritional standards and having parents involved in the process is a win-win for the…

— Mercedes Schlapp