VAIL VALLEY, Colorado — Lunch menus that include Salisbury steak, chicken nuggets, corn dogs and pizza have a group of Eagle County School District parents concerned and looking for a change to school nutrition.
A committee at Brush Creek Elementary is working to raise awareness of school lunch nutrition through a documentary film, “Two Angry Moms,” which demonstrates what kids are eating at school and what parents can do to ensure kids are eating food that is good for them.
Dr. Eliza Klearman, a naturopathic doctor whose daughter is in first grade at Brush Creek, says she was “dismayed” when she saw the hot lunches that are served in the schools.
Klearman, who worked with the Brush Creek PTA to organize a screening of “Two Angry Moms,” scheduled for Monday at 6:15 p.m., at the Eagle Public Library, says the documentary not only shows what is wrong with school food, but also offers strategies for changing the menus in school cafeterias.
“A growing number of kids aren't getting enough vital nutrients, the kind found only in real, whole food,” Klearman says. Treats now and again are one thing, but if our kids are eating pizza, chicken nuggets and potato chips at school, they're not getting the right kind of nutrition for proper growth or to even pay attention in class after lunch,” she says.
For more details about the screening, visit www.angrymoms.org, or contact Klearman at 970-328-5678.
A committee at Brush Creek Elementary is working to raise awareness of school lunch nutrition through a documentary film, “Two Angry Moms,” which demonstrates what kids are eating at school and what parents can do to ensure kids are eating food that is good for them.
Dr. Eliza Klearman, a naturopathic doctor whose daughter is in first grade at Brush Creek, says she was “dismayed” when she saw the hot lunches that are served in the schools.
Klearman, who worked with the Brush Creek PTA to organize a screening of “Two Angry Moms,” scheduled for Monday at 6:15 p.m., at the Eagle Public Library, says the documentary not only shows what is wrong with school food, but also offers strategies for changing the menus in school cafeterias.
“A growing number of kids aren't getting enough vital nutrients, the kind found only in real, whole food,” Klearman says. Treats now and again are one thing, but if our kids are eating pizza, chicken nuggets and potato chips at school, they're not getting the right kind of nutrition for proper growth or to even pay attention in class after lunch,” she says.
For more details about the screening, visit www.angrymoms.org, or contact Klearman at 970-328-5678.


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