National School Lunch Program

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio joins Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and school children for lunch at P.S. 130, a Brooklyn public school, for an announcement about Meatless Mondays on March 11th, 2019, in New York City.
Key Takeaways

New York City Public Schools Will Go Meatless on Mondays

The Meatless Monday campaign has done what federal nutrition policy has not: ban meat—at least for a day.

A shopper examines a package of meat in a grocery store.
Environment

Should the Federal Dietary Guidelines Consider Sustainability?

Four years ago, the meat industry killed efforts to include the environmental impact of the food we eat. New reports say the issue won't resurface in 2020.

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Education

There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

The National School Lunch Program aims to deliver affordable and nutritious meals to our schoolchildren, but it usually only meets one of those goals.