A 2008 analysis of school lunches by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concluded that American kids consume very few fruits and vegetables in their cafeterias—with potatoes accounting for a third ...

In the 19th century, there simply was no such a thing as a school lunch (unless it was an act of charity). Children either went home for lunch, went hungry, or were given a penny by their parents ...

Schools soon followed suit, with charity-subsidized menus modeled after British school lunch programs, which also tried to pack in as many calories as possible with hot, super-dense meals, like ...

American Schools Have Been Feeding Children for More Than 100 Years. ... “The National School Lunch Program is the longest running children’s health program in U.S. history, ...

In Federal Way, Wash., schools have embraced the first lady’s lunch campaign for the approximately 16,000 children who get a school-made lunch each day. A school lunch at Mirror Lake Elementary ...

First lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to make American school lunches healthier by replacing greasy pizza and French fries with whole grains, low-fat protein, fresh fruit and vegetables.

It's okay to admit that our diet needs improving and still love the lunches you grew up with, and I'm sure if I stalked around America's finer public schools with a DSLR and some food-grade tongs ...

The standard school lunch for an American child often contains dishes brimming with preservatives and sodium. While some schools have completely overhauled their school menus to contain fresh ...

American kids try school lunches from around the world in cute taste test. Saturday, August 29, 2015. Maddox, one of the American taste testers, gave this reaction when told he was eating a root ...

American Schools Have Been Feeding Children for More Than 100 Years. Here’s How the School Lunch Has Changed A new exhibition in Philadelphia explores how nutritional science, technological ...