Country Watch: Italy
By Deborah Lehmann — When I blogged about cafeterias in France a few weeks ago, I thought I had found the country that was most different from the United States when it comes to school lunch. Then I found Italy. Italy is like the United States in one respect: both countries look ...
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May 19, 2009
Chef Jamie Oliver Takes on American School Lunch
By Deborah Lehmann — School lunch is about to hit prime time television. In a new reality show that's slated to launch next year on ABC, British chef Jamie Oliver will try to bring healthy eating to one of America's most unhealthy cities, overhauling the food in office buildings, schools and ...
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May 12, 2009
Country Watch: France
By Deborah Lehmann — Here's what students in one Paris school district ate for lunch last Tuesday: cucumbers with garlic and fine herbs; Basque chicken thigh with herbs, red and green bell peppers and olive oil; couscous; organic yogurt and an apple. For snack, they had organic bread, butter, hot chocolate and fruit. Like ...
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May 4, 2009
Country Watch: Japan
By Deborah Lehmann — This is the first post in a series that will examine school meals across the globe. We'll start off with Japan, where school lunch is considered an important part of public education. Japanese schoolchildren eat lunch in the classroom, and students take turns serving the meal and cleaning ...
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April 23, 2009
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