Fed Up with Lunch: The School Lunch Project
How One Anonymous Teacher Revealed the Truth About School Lunches - And How We Can Change Them!
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- 10,99 €
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- 10,99 €
Publisher Description
When school teacher Mrs. Q forgot her lunch one day, she had no idea she was about to embark on an odyssey to uncover the truth about public school lunches. Shocked by what her students were served, she resolved to eat school lunch for an entire year, chronicling her experience anonymously on a blog that received thousands of hits daily, and was lauded by such food activists as Mark Bittman, Jamie Oliver, and Marion Nestle. Here, Mrs. Q reveals her identity for the first time in an eye-opening account of school lunches in America. Along the way, she provides invaluable resources for parents and health advocates who wish to help reform school lunch, making this a must-read for anyone concerned about children's health issues.
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When schoolteacher "Mrs. Q" forgot her lunch one day, she swung by the cafeteria and was appalled by what constituted a school lunch: a hot dog encased in soggy dough, a Jell-O cup, six tater tots, and chocolate milk. Disgusted and outraged at this lack of nutrition for students many of whom depended on school lunches for their only real meal of the day she decided to eat school lunch every day for a year and post photos as well as her experience on her blog, Fed Up with Lunch. Here she summarizes her experiences, painting a compelling and occasionally disgusting portrait of what sometimes passes for lunch: the random insertion of salty pretzels to satisfy the government's daily grain requirements, "sandwiches" made with an unidentifiable stand-in for bread, and the ubiquitous chicken nuggets. Designed to inform and empower parents and administrators, the book offers a litany of resources to learn more about what kids are eating and get involved. While the book won't surprise followers of Michael Pollan, Jamie Oliver, or Alice Waters, readers who haven't paid much attention to what American children eat at school will likely get a rude awakening.
