Re-imagining School Lunch

What is important and what is possible?
Changemakers Day
August 29, 2008

The rising rate of obesity in our nation’s children has suddenly made school lunch a hot topic. Parents and policymakers are finally asking: why are we feeding children such bad food at school? Across the country, the response has been overwhelming. Many districts are trying to get the bad food out and create new food policies that restrict fat and sugar. But is that really the solution? Is there another approach? How do you help children make lifelong healthy food choices? This diverse panel will explore the issue of reimagining school lunch, discussing what’s important and what’s possible. The panel includes a community leader, a food service director, a longtime advocate of edible education, and a systems change expert.

Moderator: Carina Wong, Chez Panisse Foundation
Panelists: Donna Cavato, Edible Schoolyard New Orleans, LA; Ann Cooper, Berkeley Unified School District; Marsha Guerrero, Edible Schoolyard/ Chez Panisse Foundation; Carolie Sly, Center for Ecoliteracy

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