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Article: Site dishes up nutrition facts: Frisco: Online program offers a taste of what kids can eat at school.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- September 2, 2006
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Byline: Karen Ayres
Sep. 2--FRISCO -- The school cafeteria line has moved into cyberspace.
The Frisco school district unveiled an online virtual cafeteria this week that allows parents and students to check out the nutrition facts and price of everything from salad dressing to hamburgers.
Several other North Texas districts, including Dallas, have looked into similar interactive programs. With childhood obesity a top concern, school nutrition officials said they want to help parents teach their children to make healthy choices -- like ditching the mozzarella sticks for the carrot sticks. "I hope it educates parents and students," said ...