Though it is the food service director who determines the meals for schools, most of the time they are simply buying what they know the children will eat. If a school’s history shows that every time it is “chicken nugget day”, 90% of students buy a school lunch and on “veggie burger day” only 30% of students purchase a lunch, it is easy to guess which lunch will be served more often. One way to change this is by showing students the benefits of healthy food, in a fun and interactive way.
The principal of a school has the ability to set the tone for their school’s culture. They can encourage teachers to discuss healthy eating and lifestyle habits with their students, hang posters on the walls that promote nutritious foods and encourage students to apply their new knowledge to their own daily lives.
If students are educated about what they are eating, they will begin to voice their opinions. If an entire second grade class stops eating the French fries they are served and instead ask for apples, relatively soon there will only be apples instead of French fries.
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