04746nam 2201057 450 991082692460332120230725041313.01-282-36102-397866123610290-520-94441-010.1525/9780520944411(CKB)1000000000822311(EBL)470968(OCoLC)574418421(SSID)ssj0000296840(PQKBManifestationID)11947345(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000296840(PQKBWorkID)10327255(PQKB)11652125(MiAaPQ)EBC470968(DE-B1597)520994(DE-B1597)9780520944411(Au-PeEL)EBL470968(CaPaEBR)ebr11156543(CaONFJC)MIL236102(EXLCZ)99100000000082231120170106h20102010 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrFree for all fixing school food in America /Janet PoppendieckBerkeley, [California] ;London, [England] ;Los Angeles, [California] :University of California Press,2010.©20101 online resource (369 p.)California Studies in Food and Culture ;28Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24370-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction: In Search of School Food --1. School Food 101 --2. Food Fights: A Brief History --3. Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: What's Driving the Menu? --4. How Nutritious Are School Meals? --5. The Missing Millions: Problems of Participation --6. Hunger in the Classroom: Problems of Access --7. Free, Reduced Price, Paid: Unintended Consequences --8. Local Heroes: Fixing School Food at the Community Level --Conclusion: School Food at the Crossroads --Notes --Bibliography --IndexHow did our children end up eating nachos, pizza, and Tater Tots for lunch? Taking us on an eye-opening journey into the nation's school kitchens, this superbly researched book is the first to provide a comprehensive assessment of school food in the United States. Janet Poppendieck explores the deep politics of food provision from multiple perspectives--history, policy, nutrition, environmental sustainability, taste, and more. How did we get into the absurd situation in which nutritionally regulated meals compete with fast food items and snack foods loaded with sugar, salt, and fat? What is the nutritional profile of the federal meals? How well are they reaching students who need them? Opening a window onto our culture as a whole, Poppendieck reveals the forces--the financial troubles of schools, the commercialization of childhood, the reliance on market models--that are determining how lunch is served. She concludes with a sweeping vision for change: fresh, healthy food for all children as a regular part of their school day.California studies in food and culture ;28.National school lunch programSchool breakfast programsUnited StatesChildrenNutritionUnited StatesSchool childrenFoodUnited Statesamerica.behind the scenes.california.childrens lunches.comprehensive account.environmental sustainability.fast food.federal meals.food and culture.food culture.food history.food policies.food politics.food provision.food taste.multiple perspectives.nonfiction.nutrition and health.political.regulated meals.salty food.school food.school kitchens.school lunches.social change.social science.students and parents.sugar and fat.sustainable food.thought provoking.united states.National school lunch program.School breakfast programsChildrenNutritionSchool childrenFood371.7/160973Poppendieck Janet1945-1026169MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826924603321Free for all3955974UNINA