The Healthy School Lunch Campaign
The healthy school lunch campaign is dedicated to improving the food served to children in schools by educating government and school officials, food service workers, parents, and others about the food choices best able to promote children’s current and long-term health.
The campaign’s key message: Foods served in schools should promote the health of all children.
Menus in most school lunch programs are too high in saturated fat and cholesterol and too low in fiber- and nutrient-rich fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. Major changes are needed to encourage the health of the nation’s youth and to reverse the growing trends of obesity, early-onset diabetes, and hypertension, among other chronic diseases, in children and teens.
The Healthy School Lunch Campaign encourages schools to offer more healthy low-fat, cholesterol-free options, including reimbursable meals and beverages, a la carte items, and vending machine items. The Physicians Committee Healthy School Lunch Team works with school districts across the country and organizes meetings and presentations for school boards, PTAs, and student groups. Feel free to use our healthy school lunch menu. We can provide marketing materials, meal planning and recipe ideas, and other resources upon request.
If you are interested in having the Physicians Committee Healthy School Lunch Team work with your school district, start by taking these easy steps.