Annotated Bibliography
1. Angelotti, Carmen. Personal Interview. 27 November 2011.
Carmen Angelotti is a retired lunch aid who has worked in Voorhees Townhsip for 32 years. She work at Osage Elementary School where she helped prepare and give out breakfast and lunch to the students there. Carmen explained how Osage Elementary was very organized and healthy when it came to preparing food for students. She mentioned how the school was very healthy and never served anything that was considered unhealthy to students such as fried food. Carmen believed that school lunches are much healthier than people think. In her opinion, it's much healthier for students than any type of fast food.
2. Perton, Marc."McDonald's Meat Is Safer Than Your Kid's School Lunch." The Consumerist. 9 Dec. 2009. <http://consumerist.com/2009/12/mcdonalds-meat-is- safer-than-your-kids-school-lunch.html>
In this article school lunches are compared to McDonald's food. The quality of meat is likely to be higher at McDonalds then what is served in a cafeteria. According to a survey McDonald's meet is checked more thoroughly for bacteria and other dangerous pathogens in meat. The standards of meat are higher in fast food companies then in a school cafeteria. The USDA meats are tested more times for fast food companies then the meat made for a school day in the time span of one production day. After the investigation that was performed on chicken and meats from school, it was concluded that these products would not meet the grade for fast food industries.
3.Baginski, Caren."Pizza's A Vegetable and Pig's Haven't Flown." New Hope 360 Blog. 16 Nov. 2011.<http://newhope360.com/blog/pizzas-vegetable-and-pigs-havent-flown>
This article goes into the discussion of how pizza is now becoming a vegetable. School lunches use a tomato paste for pizza which some lawmakers think make pizza a vegetable. This article goes into how lawmakers went against the Agriculture Department rules for nutrition standards in favor of multimillion companies of potatoes and pizza that are responsible for school lunches. It contain information about the Obama administration on making school lunches healthier and the Fast Food Industry.
4. Carr, Heather . "Do McDonald’s Happy Meals Qualify for School Lunches?."Eat Drink Better — Welcome to Eat Drink Better: Sustainable Food for a Healthy Lifestyle. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. <http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2011/02/10/do-mcdonalds-happy-meals-qualify-for-school-lunches/>.
This article argues that Happy Meals are just as equal to school lunches being served. Within this article, they compare nutritional facts to see which is better than the other. The USDA looks over the nutritional values from kindergarten to sixth grade. In addition, the USDA has certain minimum requirements for school meals to be considered “healthy” for students. However, McDonald’s barely met any of those minimum requirements in the end. Therefore, school lunches are healthier than McDonald’s when it comes time to serving students.
5. Chelton, Slow Food USA intern Becca. "School Garden: the perfect marriage of ideas : Slow Food USA." Welcome! : Slow Food USA. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. <http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php
Nora Painten had a mission to make school lunches healthier in a fun way. She plans to stop childhood obesity in schools by growing their own food outside of the Brooklyn school. This way, it'll give students a chance to learn how to eat fresh food instead of processed food. In today's society, she feels that many students aren't getting the food education they need. Nora feels that it's more than just showing the small town of Brownsville, but more of NYC that needs to see that it's healthier to eat freshly grown food.
6. "POV - Food, Inc. . Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good (Excerpt) | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/pov/foodinc/fastfoodnation_01.php>.
This article describes the Simplot Plant and how it manufactures its products. It goes into the process of what makes a french fry. It goes into how the potatoes are cleaned, cut, and fried. This article goes into depth of the home like quality that surrounds the plant and its workers. It talks about the family and the generations it has gone through along with their prices. This article introduces how McDonalds started getting their french fries from Simplot.
7. Food Inc. Dir. Robert Kenner. Perf. Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser and Gary Hirshberg. 2008. DVD.
In summary, this film was about how far these food companies will go to make profit. Food Inc. shows viewers how everything they produce isn't always what we think. There is a dark side to food production. It shows you how the food we buy gets to supermarkets and fast food chains. The film explains how regardless of how workers and animals are treated, they'll go to the extreme just to make ends meet. All these companies care about it money. Whether it's a "healthy" way or using growth hormones, these animals are treated terribly. They'll buy the cheapest feeding as well as cheap labor. In addition, Food Inc. also shows how the health and safety concerns of animals, workers and consumers are meaningless. Nothing will ever be healthy and natural since almost everything is made from science now. From this being said, each company wants to make profit faster and faster every year no matter what it takes.
8. McDonalds."Your Questions Answered.<http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/food_quality/see_what_we_are_made_of/your_questions_answered.html>
This website gives the information of what McDonald's sells in there restaurants. It tells where they et their products from. This describes where McDonalds gets their meat, produce, dairy and other products. Details are given on the calories, fats, vitamins, and beverages. Also it names the companies that they work with for their food.
9. "Food Services / THIS MONTH'S MENU." Voorhees Township Public Schools / Voorhees Township Public Schools. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=345>.
Voorhees Township in New Jersey has always been strict with their academics as well as their food service. Their site shows how careful they are when it comes to the health of students and faculty. The township is always on alert about the food standards within New Jersey. Within the site, they explain how their food gets served, prepared and organized.
Carmen Angelotti is a retired lunch aid who has worked in Voorhees Townhsip for 32 years. She work at Osage Elementary School where she helped prepare and give out breakfast and lunch to the students there. Carmen explained how Osage Elementary was very organized and healthy when it came to preparing food for students. She mentioned how the school was very healthy and never served anything that was considered unhealthy to students such as fried food. Carmen believed that school lunches are much healthier than people think. In her opinion, it's much healthier for students than any type of fast food.
2. Perton, Marc."McDonald's Meat Is Safer Than Your Kid's School Lunch." The Consumerist. 9 Dec. 2009. <http://consumerist.com/2009/12/mcdonalds-meat-is- safer-than-your-kids-school-lunch.html>
In this article school lunches are compared to McDonald's food. The quality of meat is likely to be higher at McDonalds then what is served in a cafeteria. According to a survey McDonald's meet is checked more thoroughly for bacteria and other dangerous pathogens in meat. The standards of meat are higher in fast food companies then in a school cafeteria. The USDA meats are tested more times for fast food companies then the meat made for a school day in the time span of one production day. After the investigation that was performed on chicken and meats from school, it was concluded that these products would not meet the grade for fast food industries.
3.Baginski, Caren."Pizza's A Vegetable and Pig's Haven't Flown." New Hope 360 Blog. 16 Nov. 2011.<http://newhope360.com/blog/pizzas-vegetable-and-pigs-havent-flown>
This article goes into the discussion of how pizza is now becoming a vegetable. School lunches use a tomato paste for pizza which some lawmakers think make pizza a vegetable. This article goes into how lawmakers went against the Agriculture Department rules for nutrition standards in favor of multimillion companies of potatoes and pizza that are responsible for school lunches. It contain information about the Obama administration on making school lunches healthier and the Fast Food Industry.
4. Carr, Heather . "Do McDonald’s Happy Meals Qualify for School Lunches?."Eat Drink Better — Welcome to Eat Drink Better: Sustainable Food for a Healthy Lifestyle. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. <http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2011/02/10/do-mcdonalds-happy-meals-qualify-for-school-lunches/>.
This article argues that Happy Meals are just as equal to school lunches being served. Within this article, they compare nutritional facts to see which is better than the other. The USDA looks over the nutritional values from kindergarten to sixth grade. In addition, the USDA has certain minimum requirements for school meals to be considered “healthy” for students. However, McDonald’s barely met any of those minimum requirements in the end. Therefore, school lunches are healthier than McDonald’s when it comes time to serving students.
5. Chelton, Slow Food USA intern Becca. "School Garden: the perfect marriage of ideas : Slow Food USA." Welcome! : Slow Food USA. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. <http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php
Nora Painten had a mission to make school lunches healthier in a fun way. She plans to stop childhood obesity in schools by growing their own food outside of the Brooklyn school. This way, it'll give students a chance to learn how to eat fresh food instead of processed food. In today's society, she feels that many students aren't getting the food education they need. Nora feels that it's more than just showing the small town of Brownsville, but more of NYC that needs to see that it's healthier to eat freshly grown food.
6. "POV - Food, Inc. . Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good (Excerpt) | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/pov/foodinc/fastfoodnation_01.php>.
This article describes the Simplot Plant and how it manufactures its products. It goes into the process of what makes a french fry. It goes into how the potatoes are cleaned, cut, and fried. This article goes into depth of the home like quality that surrounds the plant and its workers. It talks about the family and the generations it has gone through along with their prices. This article introduces how McDonalds started getting their french fries from Simplot.
7. Food Inc. Dir. Robert Kenner. Perf. Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser and Gary Hirshberg. 2008. DVD.
In summary, this film was about how far these food companies will go to make profit. Food Inc. shows viewers how everything they produce isn't always what we think. There is a dark side to food production. It shows you how the food we buy gets to supermarkets and fast food chains. The film explains how regardless of how workers and animals are treated, they'll go to the extreme just to make ends meet. All these companies care about it money. Whether it's a "healthy" way or using growth hormones, these animals are treated terribly. They'll buy the cheapest feeding as well as cheap labor. In addition, Food Inc. also shows how the health and safety concerns of animals, workers and consumers are meaningless. Nothing will ever be healthy and natural since almost everything is made from science now. From this being said, each company wants to make profit faster and faster every year no matter what it takes.
8. McDonalds."Your Questions Answered.<http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/food_quality/see_what_we_are_made_of/your_questions_answered.html>
This website gives the information of what McDonald's sells in there restaurants. It tells where they et their products from. This describes where McDonalds gets their meat, produce, dairy and other products. Details are given on the calories, fats, vitamins, and beverages. Also it names the companies that they work with for their food.
9. "Food Services / THIS MONTH'S MENU." Voorhees Township Public Schools / Voorhees Township Public Schools. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=345>.
Voorhees Township in New Jersey has always been strict with their academics as well as their food service. Their site shows how careful they are when it comes to the health of students and faculty. The township is always on alert about the food standards within New Jersey. Within the site, they explain how their food gets served, prepared and organized.