Unfortunately, what our schools are feeding our kids will be a concern for years to come, I’m sure. A reader friend, Susan, from Mobile, Alabama, sent me an email that I knew would shock all of you the same way it did me.
You will love Jane Hersey. She takes what many have made seem complicated and simplifies it into something DOABLE. She shows what baby steps to work on in your district first, what you can do next, and so on, until you have transformed what kids are putting into their bodies every day!
I was forced to deal with school food a year ago when my oldest started public school in Kindergarten. Initially I solved the “school food sucks” problem just by sending my son to school with real food in his lunch box. Then came my visits to him in the cafeteria, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, and eventually, his request to eat school food. I would go to school to eat with my son and come home in tears. My heart was so heavy, I was compelled to act.
Before I give you some practical, healthy alternatives for school lunches (skip below if you just need the list), first I want to answer the question, “What is the impact of fresh, healthy foods on learning and behavior?” In the movie “Supersize Me”, they tell about a school in Appleton, Wisconsin: “Walk down the hallways [...]