It’s National School Lunch Week: here’s how to feed kids better

The Center for Ecoliteracy has produced the second edition of its useful guide to redoing school meals programs, “Rethinking School Lunch.”

This is a step-by-step blueprint for how to work with schools to produce healthier school meals.  It covers:

• The rationale for getting involved in projects like this
• Integration of school meals into wellness policies
• Methods for setting up the projects
• Practical matters such as procurement, facilities, finances, and waste management
• Staff training
• Marketing and communications
• Additional resources

I get asked all the time for help in changing school meal programs.  This guide is a good starting place.