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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThese are the saddest school lunches we’ve ever seen
http://grist.org/list/these-are-the-saddest-school-lunches-weve-ever-seen/For about two months, Fed Up invited students across the country to snap and submit pictures of their school lunch. The campaign gathered 7,025 pictures and had more than 25,000 participants voting for whether the student should eat the lunch or toss it.
The campaign was meant to give young people a little power and encourage them to demand better food. (There were also handy tips!) The idea was to compile data about where the best and worst lunches were being served, too. But, based on a sample of the data, its clear that theres not much difference between food that should go straight to the trash and food thats worthy of being ingested.
Some of meals that got the most votes we saw for toss it were pretty bad:
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Turkey or dog food?
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Pizza from another galaxy
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This one had a fruit in it, at least.
Arkansas Granny
(31,529 posts)Most people are not aware of the connection. This articles gives some explanation.
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=10694
BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)I wish that the US would be more concerned about seeing what is working around the world, not only with academics, but also with feeding the children that will be our future.
France is an outstanding example for instilling healthy eating habits. http://karenlebillon.com/french-school-lunch-menus/ Of course, food in France generally is exceptional, practically a "national religion" as at least one writer puts it. All one has to do is to visit an outdoor market or even a local supermarket.
Here's an article (from 2005) that describes some school lunch practices around the world. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4298245.stm Some are good, some impractical, some nonexistent. The comments are revealing, e.g., this one, from a Finn.
Thomas Eklund, Finland
Others are hilarious! Enjoy!
Riftaxe
(2,693 posts)was a cheese sandwhich and bread with butter on 2nd's! Hell, those look yummy.
Looks aside, I bet those meals are more nutritious.
Is that chocolate milk in the last picture, we only had that on Fridays!