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10 Things You Can Do to Rethink School Lunch

Do you want to take the next step to improve your district's meal program?
Here are ten ideas.

You can find resources to help you in the "Related Content" on the right. Some items noted below may be downloaded from the Rethinking School Lunch Guide web page.

• Develop new recipes using ingredients from your region.
  Resource: Cooking with California Food in K–12 Schools

• Review, update, and strengthen your district's wellness policy.
  Resource: "Model Wellness Policy Guide" on RSL Guide page

• Create a school garden for hands-on learning.
  Resource: Creating Gardens of Goodness

• Make your lunchroom a place students want to be.
  Resource: Alice Waters interview on RSL Guide page

• Revise your procurement system.
  Resource: Los Angeles Unified School District: A New System of Purchasing Food for School Lunches

• Create a planning team to anticipate future facilities needs.
  Resource: Steve Marshall interview on RSL Guide page

• Analyze your food service finances; are you achieving maximum efficiency?
  Resource: Interview with J.P. Dozier and Marc Zammit on RSL Guide page

• Conduct a student-led audit of food service waste.
  Resource: Waste Management chapter in RSL Guide

• Offer professional development to encourage experimentation with new dishes.
  Resource: Cooking with California Food in K–12 Schools

• Ask students how they would inspire their peers to eat school lunch.
  Resource: Andy Goodman interview on RSL Guide page