>> GOOD MORNING. I'M GABE SALAZAR. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING.
WELL, CALIFORNIA IS TAKING NEW STEPS TO LIMIT ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS IN SCHOOL MEALS, BUT SOME SAY RULES ALONE WON'T FIX WHAT KIDS ARE EATING ABC. 10 NEWS REPORTER OLIVIA GONZALEZ PRETTY EXPLAINS WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO CHANGE. >> SHE KNOWS.
AND THE RIOS MAYBE DROPPING THEIR ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS AND EYES, BUT THEY'LL STILL BE CONSIDERED ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS AND AS TRENDS SHOW THAT KIDS ARE CONSUMING MOST OF THEIR CALORIES FROM FOOD THIS CATEGORY. COVERING SCHOOLS ARE TRYING TO CHANGE WHAT GOES INTO THEIR LUNCH BOXES. >> THEY'RE TASTY, BUT WE ALL KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOOD FOR YOU.
FOODS IN THIS CATEGORY HAVE A LINK. SO WITH OBESITY INFORMATION AND THEN ALSO DISRUPTION OF THE GUT MICROBIOME. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUGARY DRINKS PACKAGE SACKS PROCESSED MEATS, ALL OF WHICH ARE HIGH IN SALT SUGAR, FAT AND PRESERVATIVES.
>> AND DATA SHOWS ADULT AND KIDS GET MORE THAN HALF THEIR DAILY CALORIES FROM THE VERY TOP OF THIS PYRAMID WE DON'T ACTUALLY NEED, BUT WHOSE FOR CONVENIENCE? IT'S A REALLY HARD TO SKIP OUT ON CONVENIENCE RELATED FOODS. KIDS ARE STILL CHOOSING THE LESS HEALTHY OPTIONS AND THE RESULTS ARE SHOWING CHILDHOOD OBESITY HAS CLIMBED TO NEARLY ONE IN 5 NATIONWIDE.
A TREND DOCTORS ARE WORRIED ABOUT AND SOMETHING COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE ELLIE I GO ARE TRYING TO CHANGE AT FOOD CHEF SAN DIEGO. THE MISSION IS SIMPLE. BRINGING MORE LOCAL, FRESH FOOD INTO THE COMMUNITY.
LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF WHAT WE GROW IS ACTUALLY CONSUMED HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE'VE SUBSIDIZED INDUSTRIAL CHEAP INDUSTRY. >> AND THAT'S PUT SMALL FARMERS OUT OF BUSINESS AND HAD AN INCREDIBLE TOLL ON OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH. >> COULD SHED SOURCES FROM 60 SMALL FARMS DISTRIBUTES TO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS AND PUSHES FOR BIGGER CHANGES.
>> WE REALLY NEED TO INVEST PUBLIC RESOURCES IN OUR LOCAL FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN SAID THAT THAT ECONOMY OF SCALE STARTS TO TIP TO TIP RIGHT. FEWER SUBSIDIES FOR BIG AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND MORE FOR FRUIT AND VEGGIE GROWERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. STARTING NEXT MONTH, A NEW CALIFORNIA LAW WILL PHASE OUT CERTAIN ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS FROM SCHOOL MEALS.
>> BUT ELLIE SAYS POLICY ALONE ISN'T ENOUGH.
