Food in schools
- Pack lunchs in reusable containers rather than paper or plastic bags
- Encourage your school to ensure all catering uses locally sourced healthy food and minimises waste.
Here are three good reasons to start a Food Revolution:
1. To radically improve the health prospects of the children in your care. Overnight, you can get rid of the long list of additives, preservatives, colors, flavorings and excess fat and sugar which feature on the ingredients lists of processed food and contribute very little to a child’s nutrition.
2. To improve behaviour and contribute to better grades. After two months the principal in Huntington’s elementary school was reporting that kids were calmer in class after lunch.
3. Cost does not have to be a barrier. Work with your suppliers, buy seasonal, make sure your commodity food allowance comes in unprocessed, therefore free, and be strict about managing portion size by age. You should find that you can make the changes on budget.
