Resources
Below are links to some interesting resouces to help you learn more.
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1/19/10
An Atlantic Monthly article opposing the development of school gardens.
January/February 2010
Washington Post article about the for-profit company Revolution Foods that is providing better school lunches in schools across the country. 9/30/09
September 29, 2009
Fixing Lunch
Atlantic Article on Tony Geraci who is determined to get healthy food to the kids in Baltimore's public schools
July/August 2009 Atlantic
The Lunch Box is a website designed to provide the tools for examining, learning about, and implementing healthy meal programs for children
Love Your Veggies A website for children from Hidden Valley with games and activities that encourage eating veggies.
MMSD Food Services Department
School Lunch Talk blog School Lunch Talk
Dishes out the latest on public school food, from chicken nuggets and chocolate milk to legislation and regulations.
Nachos for lunch? Yes, every day - Washington to weigh nutrition reform efforts
Article from Chicago Sun Times discussing proposed changes to the Child Nutrition Act
Fixing Lunch
Article from the Atlantic Monthly about Baltimore's efforts to improve school food.
Jamie's School Lunch Project
Clips from a documentary where Jamie Oliver, a chef in the UK, takes over a school district's lunch program in an effort to change the way kids were fed on the same (unbelievably low) budget.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFkAszCA9dI