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LUNCH WARS: How to Start a School Food Revolution and Win the Battle for Our Children’s Health 

Amy Kalafa, producer of the award-winning documentary Two Angry Moms, wrote LUNCH WARS after touring the country to promote her film and hearing the same question from parents everywhere: “How do we rid our own children’s schools of unhealthy and dangerous food?”

School food has been under the microscope lately, and with new federal guidelines being implemented this year, two new books highlighting the subject, and parents gearing up to send their kids to school, this issue will be on the minds of many come September. As a parent and a filmmaker who’s seen what’s working firsthand in schools, Kalafa discusses many current issues in LUNCH WARS, including:

• Why school food is as important an issue as bullying, school violence, or playground safety and how it can interfere with learning, attention, athletic performance and emotional stability.
• The truth behind common school food myths (e.g., Healthy food costs too much; It’s the parents’ fault that kids don’t eat well; the kids won’t it, etc).
• Why it’s nearly impossible to make a lunch at $1 per serving that meets the USDA guidelines -- Amy has tried! – and what parents can do to ensure that their kids choose the right items in the lunch line.
• What the new federal school food guidelines mean for lunchrooms across the country – and will schools be able to implement these guidelines despite the lack of federal funding"

You can find out more at www.angrymoms.org.