Healthy School Food
CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California’s (CFHL, UC) Healthy School Food Initiative (formerly Smarter Lunchrooms Movement) explores the ways in which CFHL, UC can support Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) changes in school and Early Care and Education (ECE) environments that promote consumption and enjoyment of healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
- Smarter Lunchrooms and Mealtimes Movement
- Harvest of the Month
- Farm to School and ECE
- Other Healthy School Food Work
Related Initiatives
The above initiatives support other aspects of healthy school and ECE environments and are key parts to developing multi-layered comprehensive approaches to school health.
Training and Resources
Healthy School Food Overview Module Coming soon!
This video provides an overview of the initiative.
School Meals 101 Videos
Each of these videos provides a brief (3-5 minute) overview of a different school food topic.
- What’s in a School Lunch?
- What’s in a School Breakfast? Coming soon!
- Offer Versus Serve Coming soon!
- Universal Meals / School Meals for All Coming soon!
CFHL Statewide Training School Wellness Recorded Webinars
- The following two webinars included in the training provide helpful information about school meals and nutrition standards in schools.
- School Breakfast and Lunch Programs: The Lowdown for CFHL Agencies
- Supporting Nutrition Standards in Schools Offered and Sold
For additional training specific to the sub-initiatives, please see the relevant subpage for more information.
Healthy School Food Resources
- USDA Team Nutrition
- CDC Healthy Schools – School Nutrition
- California Department of Education Nutrition What’s New
- Institute for Child Nutrition
- Center for Ecoliteracy
Evaluation
For specific evaluation resources please see the relevant subpage for more information.