http://consciouslifestyle.org/taxonomy/term/464/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-US http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/ted-talk-ann-coopers-made-improvements-school-lunches <p>Let's get to the point: The "nutritional" foods given to children at schools for lunch aren't so nutritious. There are pesticides and other nasty, harmful things that are placed into our foods the way they are produced and handled.</p> <p>Meet Ann Cooper. She's a lunchlady, but she's not like most. In the district in which she works in, salad bars and organic foods have been implemented into school lunches with great success.</p> <p>And she wants this to happen everywhere else too. Cooper wants America to start with schools in providing organic, healthier foods to save future generations from the poisons that are placed into our foods now.</p> <p>Want to learn more? Check it out:</p> <p><object width="425" height="350"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qXvDLPu5vh0"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qXvDLPu5vh0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></p> http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/ted-talk-ann-coopers-made-improvements-school-lunches#comments Sustainability Ann Cooper nutrition organic food pesticides school lunches TED TED talk Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:38:32 -0400 Patrick 688 at http://consciouslifestyle.org