Food Literacy Month: School Lunches

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The Sad State Of School Lunch InThe U.S. (PHOTOS)
If you'd like to lose your appetite, take a look at this gallery of cafeteria lunches submitted by random high school students from across the country.

California Food Literacy Center    . . . . . from California Food Literacy Center   Food Literacy Hero: Willie Williams May 6th, 2013 This month’s Food Literacy Hero needs no introduction to more than 300 K-5 grade students in Capitol Heights Academy in Sacramento. As the school’s food services manager, Willie Williams, or Miss Willie to her students, works hard to ensure that they get nutritious lunches and snacks full of healthy fruits and vegetables.   Recipe for a Revolution in School Lunches December 12th, 2011 The Los Angeles Times reported that a high school in Illinois proves that with student initiative and the support of the school board, it is possible to provide lunches that are not only affordable but also made of organic and sustainable food.   Congress Fights Attempts to Make School Lunches Healthier December 12th, 2011 The Washington Post reported that the USDA proposed new standards for school lunches that included more fruits and vegetables, more whole grains and less sodium. However, food companies that produce frozen pizzas for schools, the salt industry, and potato growers lobbied Congress to block that legislature and instead call pizza a “vegetable.”