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Sustainable Lunch Programs: Educational Foodservice’s Sustainability Efforts and School Nutrition
May 2020
This study examined the relationship between farm-to-school initiatives and environmental sustainability within the dietary and nutritional constructs of the National School Lunch Program and Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. In their results, the author found that sourcing local produce, increasing scratch cooking, and using more fresh ingredients can increase a school’s environmental sustainability.
![](http://storage.googleapis.com/lunchbox-prod-v1/images/CAF-TLB-Food-Promo-1236x850-20.jpg?1576437203)
Sustainable Lunch Programs: Educational Foodservice’s Sustainability Efforts and School Nutrition
May 2020
This study examined the relationship between farm-to-school initiatives and environmental sustainability within the dietary and nutritional constructs of the National School Lunch Program and Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. In their results, the author found that sourcing local produce, increasing scratch cooking, and using more fresh ingredients can increase a school’s environmental sustainability.