Wednesday, February 17th, 2010...6:00 am
How Can Our District Refuse to Improve School Lunch?
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Do you have any idea how I can get the people at the San Rafael City School District Offices to watch Jamie Oliver’s TED acceptance speech? If they did, wouldn’t they feel compelled to change our school lunch program?
Jamie’s wish: ”I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.”
Have a look…and let me know if you have any ideas for how to persuade the school district to open their eyes and consider real change.
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February 17th, 2010 at 8:26 am
What a great idea–I watched this the other day, and the scene where kids can’t identify the vegetables presented to them is really eye opening.
I’ve been urging people in my community to support the Healthy School Lunches campaign (healthyschoollunches.org), which seeks to garner federal support for schools to provide kids with meals that are rich in legumes, grains, vegetables, and fruit–that is, low in fat and high in fiber.
One way I’ve been making contacts is by visiting PTO meetings in my district, after requesting permission for 5-10 minutes on their agenda. Even though the district is preoccupied with redistricting and budget cuts, the majority of schools’ groups have welcomed me. Perhaps you could choose a 5-minute segment to air at such meetings, school board meetings, and invite the district officials to the gatherings?
February 20th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
why dont you just make your own lunch, we do in Australia. It is very easy and you know exactly what your kids are eating
February 20th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
I personally make my own lunches but there are a lot of families that are low income and qualify for state assistance. This may be the only reliable meal that they get. The problem is that the food that is often provided by the schools is over-processed and unhealthy. For many people, making their own lunches is not possible – so it is important that we fight for their right to good food, on their behalf. Other families may be able to afford to buy lunch, but would prefer to participate if the lunch provided by the school was better / healthier / less processed than it is currently. It’s hard to argue with healthy food, overall – and all kids deserve it.
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