A school meal is a meal (usually lunch or dinner) provided to students at a school. It is usually served at sometime around noon; however, many also serve breakfast before classes begin in the mornings.
Some schools have theme days whereby food is served in a particular style. For example, the school might serve Chinese cuisine to celebrate the Chinese New Year. There may also be weekly recurring themes, such as "Taco Tuesdays", "Macaroni Mondays," or pizza at the end of the week.
Extracted from www.wikipedia.org.
Healthy Meals Resource System
– Program established by the United States Department of Agriculture to help implement the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children. Offers recipe and meal planning resources, reports, food safety information, discussion groups, and a directory of chefs willing to volunteer at schools.
Direct link: Healthy Meals Resource System
Lunch Lessons
– Features chef Ann Cooper’s weblog, audio and video clips, photos, recipes, and support resources for parents and lunch providers.
Direct link: Lunch Lessons
Model School Wellness Policies
– Federal site offering guidance and advice for local school districts on the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. Offering model policies and other resources.
Direct link: Model School Wellness Policies
The School Lunch News
– Newsletter offering links to articles about school lunches.
Direct link: The School Lunch News
Two Angry Moms
– Companion site for documentary by filmmaker Amy Kalafa about fellow mom Susan Rubin’s year-long crusade to improve school lunches. Includes their biographies, information about donating, movie clips, articles and press releases, and resources.
Direct link: Two Angry Moms
Center for Ecoliteracy: Rethinking School Lunch
– Includes program background, downloadable PDF guides containing tools to help improve school lunch programs, and essays.
Direct link: Center for Ecoliteracy: Rethinking School Lunch