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Page 14 • April 10, 2013 • The Faith Independent
Ag Secretary Vilsack’s
Column
Research shows that kids like
healthy options
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
works every day to improve
childhood nutrition and
combat obesity in order to raise a
healthier generation of Americans.
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In recent days, we have had
some positive developments in
this work. USDA released a
promising new report on the impacts
of providing our children
with healthy snacks. We also took
new steps to provide families with
better information to combat obesity.
The new report examined the
results of USDA’s Fresh Fruit
and Vegetable Program, which
provides fruits and vegetables at
no cost to students in more than
7,100 schools in low income areas.
We found that as students are
introduced to fresh fruits and vegetables,
they try them – and in
most cases, they enjoy these
snacks. Students participating in
the program ate 15 percent more
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peers. In fact, when these fruits
and vegetables were offered in
schools, almost every student
tried one.
For those who chose a fruit,
more than 85 percent ate most or
all of their snack. For students
who tried a vegetable, more than
60 percent ate most of it, or finished
the whole serving.
Research by USDA's Economic
Research Service has also found
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