The Fresh Generation: How the Produce Industry Invigorates Nutrition Programs
(Room Lafayette Square, Independence Level)
17 Sep 19
10:15 AM
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11:45 AM
Speaker(s):
Darlena Birch, MBA, RDN, Senior Public Health Nutritionist, National WIC Association; Alex DiNovo, President & COO, DNO Produce; Maria Perrone, Assistant Director, Food and Nutrition Services, Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Jacqlyn Schneider, Deputy Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Mollie Van Lieu, Senior Director, Nutrition Policy, United Fresh Produce Association
With a Farm Bill wrapped up, it's time for Congress to turn its attention to Child Nutrition Reauthorization. Today, children are eating more fruits and vegetables than they were a decade ago because of updated school nutrition standards and a fruit and vegetable voucher in WIC. A new Congress with many freshmen members provides a renewed opportunity to join your industry colleagues in sharing the power of fresh in federal nutrition programs to establish the next generation of fresh produce consumers.