Nine-year-old launches protest

ROCKVILLE - When nine-year-old Rena and Zahava Van Leeuwen said they no longer wanted to eat in their school cafeteria because the food was unhealthy, their mother Michal Freedhoff, knew something had to be done.  Freedhoff asked her brother, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, who is a doctor in Canada, to review the menu at Carderock Springs Elementary School.

“While it's terrific to see appropriately portioned meals being served to Montgomery County's children it would certainly appear as if nutritional considerations stopped at calories. Looking at January and February's menus as examples what strikes me is that the children are being fed no-name fast food on a daily basis. While it’s lovely that vegetables are included with their junk food, the food remains junk,” said Dr. Freedhoff. 

In January, Michal and the girls launched a petition on change.org asking for the Montgomery County Council to review the foods available in schools. The petition currently has 150 out of 500 signatures...

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