Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front. – Tom Vilsack
The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesnt give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does. – Tom Vilsack
The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk. – Tom Vilsack
In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and ranchers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today, only nine percent of family farm income comes from farming, and more and more of our farmers are looking elsewhere for their primary source of income. – Tom Vilsack