School Lunch Management

In Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat, historian A. R. Ruis explores the origins of American school meal initiatives to explain why it was (and, to some extent, has continued to be) so difficult to establish meal programs that satisfy the often competing interests of children, parents, schools, health authorities, politicians, and the food industry. Through careful studies of several key contexts and detailed analysis of the policies and politics that governed the creation of school meal programs, Ruis demonstrates how the early history of school meal program development helps us understand contemporary debates over changes to school lunch policies.

A survey of a random sample of cafeteria managers in public schools nationwide that participate in the National School Lunch Program. Includes the managers' perceptions on: the extent to which plate waste is a problem, the amount of plate waste by type of food, & reasons for & ways to reduce plate waste. This report determines whether the perceptions differed by their school's level (elementary, middle, or high school), their school's location (urban, suburban, or rural), & the proportion of their school's lunches served free & at a reduced price.

This report examines the extent to which schools use private companies to operate their lunch program and the impacts that the use of these companies has on the National School Lunch Program; terms and conditions in contracts between schools and food service companies; and the extent to which fast foods and vending machines are available in schools participating in the program and the types, brands, and nutritional content of the fast foods most commonly offered.

The tenth anniversary edition of an essential text on food politics: “Well researched and lucidly written . . . This book is sure to spark discussion” (Publishers Weekly). When John Robbins first released The Food Revolution in 1987, his insights into America’s harmful eating habits gave us a powerful wake-up call. Since then, Robbins has continued to shine a spotlight on the most important issues in food politics, such as our dependence on animal products, provoking awareness and promoting change. Robbins’s arguments for a plant-based diet are compelling and backed by over twenty years of work in the field of sustainable agriculture and conscious eating. This timely new edition will enlighten those curious about plant-based diets and fortify the mindsets of the already converted.