What's Not Working: We Need a Food Revolution

Three weeks ago, one of my goals was to peruse a bookstore and discover a new book. Something that would give me inspiration. Well, I didn't hit the bookstore, but I did stumble upon a blog talking about Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. His revolution is to change school lunches for the better. I was hooked. 

I went on to read about his cause to make school lunches healthier. Now, if you have kids in public school- you've seen the current way lunches are served. It's honestly horrible. Processed fried chicken strips, w/ a tablespoon of canned peaches and a chocolate milk on a styrofoam plate is considered a 'healthy meal' by the national food guidelines. 

As a former school teacher and counselor, I was always perplexed with these lunches being served every day. It bothered me, but I had other fish to fry on the 'Causes' front, so didn't invest too much time worrying about it.

Well, I think I'm ready to worry about it now. Because my kids are 4 and will be in a public kindergarten in 2011 (Isn't it always when things directly affect that make you finally act!)  I'm ready to help support this Cause.

I don't know what my next steps will be, but my first step was to sign Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Petition. It's for change on a National level. And I know in order to cause change, I need to start on a local level. What that looks like exactly is still in the works. I just learned about Revolution Foods in the Bay Area, and I hope to talk to my friends in the school district in the next few weeks.


But I wanted to pass on this petition for any/all you who want to see a change in school lunches. And I'd also LOVE to know if you've been involved in any way to help change a school lunch program. Please share!