School Meals

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.
http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov

Jamie's School Dinners - Channel 4 companion site for chef Jamie Oliver's television series in which he tries to change the types of food served to children in UK schools. Includes information about the campaign and getting involved, facts and figures, an interview with Jamie, and a downloadable action pack for parents.
http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/J/jamies_school_dinners

Center for Ecoliteracy: Rethinking School Lunch - Includes program background, downloadable PDF guides containing tools to help improve school lunch programs, and essays.
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/programs/index.html

The School Lunch News - Newsletter offering links to articles about school lunches.
http://danmahony.com/schoollunchnews.htm

Lunch Lessons - Features chef Ann Cooper's weblog, audio and video clips, photos, recipes, and support resources for parents and lunch providers.
http://www.lunchlessons.org/

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.
http://www.angrymoms.org/

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.
http://www.schoolwellnesspolicies.org/