by Marion Nestle
Aug
25
2008
USDA releases report on school lunch program
The USDA has just published an analysis of its school lunch program. Among other useful information–the history, funding, etc–this report asks an interesting and pointed question: Does the school lunch program promote obesity in order to support industrial agriculture? The answer: it just might. This is a must-read for anyone interested in doing anything to make school lunches better for health and the environment.
And here’s a commentary in the San Francsico Chronicle from some folks on the front line of school lunches in the San Francisco Bay area. Even a little more money would go a long way.