What works even better is to hold the school nutritionist and school board accountable for what is served.
On Oct 13, 10:10 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > OCTOBER 12, 2010...2:09 PM > Nudge: DOA To Use ‘Food Behavior Scientists’ to Modify Kids’ Eating Habits > > Jump to > Comments<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/nudge-doa-to-use-%e2%80...> > > Remember, it’s not about control, it’s because big government cares about > you…wink…wink. This is why Obama’s regulation czar, Cass Sunstein is the > most dangerous man in America. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw&feature=player_embedded > > Blaze.com > <http://www.theblaze.com/stories/nudge-doa-to-use-food-behavior-scient...> > reports: > > Federal officials are turning to psychology in a new approach to get kids to > choose healthier foods in the school lunch line. > > *The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today it is giving $2 million > to food behavior scientists to use marketing tricks to encourage kids to > pick fruits and veggies over cookies and french fries.* > > *Some of the ideas include hiding chocolate milk behind plain milk, putting > the salad bar near checkout, placing fruit in pretty baskets and accepting > only cash as payment for desserts.* > > Another idea suggests using *pre-paid cards that only allows students to > purchase healthy options *from the school cafeteria. > > Studies by Cornell University researchers have found these tactics work, the > Associated Press reports, and Cornell will start a new child nutrition > center to test more of these methods. > > According to a release on the DOA’s > website<http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9...>, > the Cornell-based research center will be called the Center for Behavioral > Economics in Child Nutrition Programs. The money will also fund 14 other > research projects in Connecticut, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, > Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. > > The release also outlines the reasoning behind the funding as well: leaving > choices to schools, students, and parents is not the way to ensure students > make “healthful choices.” Good intentions, it explains, often do not > translate into good choices: > > [I]t is well recognized that understanding the value of a healthy diet does > not always translate into healthy choices. Research has shown that good > intentions may not be enough: when choosing what or how much to eat, we may > be unconsciously influenced by how offers are framed, by various incentives, > and by such factors as visual cues. > > Sunstein just wants to ‘nudge’ regulations to take control of things you eat > and how you use the internet. This is also the nut who thinks trees and > animals can sue humans in court <http://www.ombwatch.org/node/10163>. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
