The Labor of Lunch : Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools Hardback

by Jennifer E. Gaddis

Part of the California Studies in Food and Culture series

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Thereâ€™s a problem with school lunch in America. Big Food companies have largely replaced the nationâ€™s school cooks by supplying cafeterias with cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets chock-full of industrial fillers.

Yet itâ€™s no secret that meals cooked from scratch with nutritious, locally sourced ingredients are better for children, workers, and the environment.

So why not empower â€œlunch ladiesâ€ to do more than just unbox and reheat factory-made food? And why not organize together to make healthy, ethically sourced, free school lunches a reality for all children? Â The Labor of Lunch aims to spark a progressive movement that will transform food in American schools, and with it the lives of thousands of low-paid cafeteria workers and the millions of children they feed.

By providing a feminist history of the US National School Lunch Program, Jennifer E.

Gaddis recasts the humble school lunch as an important and often overlooked form of public care.

Through vivid narration and moral heft, The Labor of Lunch offers a stirring call to action and a blueprint for school lunch reforms capable of delivering a healthier, more equitable, caring, and sustainable future. Â Â