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Have Lunch with Your Child in the School Cafeteria
Experience with your eyes, nose, ears and mouth what your kids are eating. Ask to see ingredient lists for all the food on the menu. Download our checklist (PDF: 292K).
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Grow Your Numbers
Invite other parents in the community to join you in the cafeteria who might not have been aware of what the kids are eating.
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Join a Committee or Coalition
Get involved with the nutrition committee in your school or a wellness committee in your district. Create one if none exist. For more support, become a member of Better School Food.
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Build Your Food IQ
Learn which foods are right for your family - not all foods are good for everyone! Read books about food.
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Cook with Your Kids
Read books, takes classes, watch cooking shows. Be adventurous and try new foods, test recipes. Make it a family project.
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Grow Some Food in a Garden
Get your kids connected to their food. Create and participate in school gardening and cooking classes that produce real food. Connect the dots between our environmental crisis and our food crisis.
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Call Congress
Let them know you support legislation to get advertising and junk food out of schools, and a Farm Bill that supports small farmers and local markets. Let's flood our schools with fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Walk Your Talk as a Family
Eat dinner together whenever possible. Studies show this to be an effective strategy to reduce substance abuse among teens. Family meals are the perfect time to talk to your kids and to listen to what's on their mind.
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Don't Give Up!
Our children's health and well-being needs to be our top priority. Take a stand and get involved. Don't assume someone else will.
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