The School Meals For All Coalition consists of more than 100 organizations representing education, health and agriculture. We advocate for investments in school meals that fight child hunger, and support rural/agricultural communities. We seek to help mitigate climate change, strengthen regional school food supply chains, and support school nutrition workers.
Monterey County Weekly Jan 18, 2024 ON THE LUNCH MENU ON A RECENT THURSDAY AT NORTH MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL IN CASTROVILLE ARE A FEW OPTIONS: teriyaki chicken, a crispy chicken sandwich with spicy coleslaw, a chicken cobb salad or a ham and cheese sandwich on ciabatta, all served with a portion of veggies and fruit alongside. […]
SB 348 Protects Children’s Health, Aligns CA With Pediatrician-Recommended Guidelines for Added Sugar and Salt in School Meals Sacramento – Governor Newsom has added his signature to SB 348 (Skinner), making California the first state in the nation to codify President Joe Biden’s new federal nutrition guidelines aimed at reducing added salt and sugar in school meals. Enshrining […]
With scratch cooking in schools still hard to achieve, the program is training school lunch leaders to leave the heat-and-serve model behind. By Anne Marshall-Chalmers Zena Martinez, a food-program specialist with the Glendale Union High School District in Glendale, Arizona, calls the spicy chicken patty she serves for lunch the “bane of her existence.” The […]