“Food For Thought”
By JEFF GREEN • APRIL 12, 2016
Teaching children the path from the field to the fork key to better health……
A PhD student from the Faculty of Medicine says there needs to be a culture shift in how we understand school food.
Emily Doyle is examining the school food system in Newfoundland and Labrador thanks to a $40,000 research grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Field to fork
She says using school food to educate kids about the overall food system – the path from the field to the fork – and the important role food plays in building healthy communities will help children in the long run.
