Healthy Food for Boston Schools Action Network

Healthy Food for Boston Schools Action Network These calorie dense and nutritive poor foods do not promote learning, academic success, nor the long term health of our children.

We call on BPS to make continued changes toward a plan that serves the freshest, healthiest, nutrient-rich foods possible to the 54,000 BPS students it serves each day! The Healthy Food for Boston Schools Action Network is a collaborative of parents, educators, organizations, health professionals, politicians and concerned citizens. Our group emerged with a clear mission when BPS parents, school s

taff and organizations were startled to learn of major menu changes in the BPS meals program that began April 1st, 2015. School meals were "streamlined" to options that are largely limited to more processed fast foods such as nuggets, burgers, steak and cheese subs, mac and cheese and pizza. These changes shed light on the poor quality of food being served to our children at every school within BPS. We call on BPS to explore alternatives that would value our students, staff, and support healthy growth, academic success and food equality across the district while being financially viable and sustainable.

05/08/2019

An Asian classic the kids will love, Veggie Stuffed Chow Mein bowls! Complete with noodles, cabbage, bell peppers, carrots, snow peas and more!

04/25/2019

***2 for 1 registration available until Friday, April 19! Email [email protected] to get 2 for 1.*** **CEU Information: If you attend the full day, you will earn you 7 CEUS through the National SNA! Nutrition, Operations and Administration Topic Areas** Friends of the Earth and Tisch Fo...

Watch this trailer to get a REAL glimpse of what it's like trying to make change in BPS! Take it from me who battled for...
04/19/2019

Watch this trailer to get a REAL glimpse of what it's like trying to make change in BPS! Take it from me who battled for years just to establish a decent baseline! - We did finally make change bringing in Revolution Foods to 86 schools, and now the Shah Family Foundation is going a step further...

Here is the trailer for the documentary on dealing with BPS for that food program, titled "EAT UP" having its World Premiere here at the IFFBoston film festival at Somerville theatre, Sunday April 28th at 3:15pm.

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And afterwards meet the filmmaker, Fiona Turner for a drink at the Elm Street Taproom. Turn right out of the cinema and 100 yards on the right.

An ambitious entrepreneur bumps up against bureaucracy, regulations and stalwart lunch ladies as she navigates a path to reinvent school lunch.

No waste cafeterias!! Kids should never be hungry while food us being thrown away! GREAT IDEA TO CONSIDER, BOSTON PUBLIC...
04/03/2019

No waste cafeterias!! Kids should never be hungry while food us being thrown away!
GREAT IDEA TO CONSIDER, BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. And schools everywhere for that matter.

https://www.facebook.com/114517875225866/posts/3177878762223080/

On Fridays, some students are given a backpack with eight individual frozen meals.

03/18/2019

www.EatUpFilm.com

Here is a link to the film documenting the process of getting the hub and spoke model into BPS. It highlights many attitudes and barriers we faced in addressing ANY issues with the Food and Nutrition Service department. Truly frustrating. And interesting watch. It ends with some questions only the Mayor's office will be able to answer. Catch it if you can!

**Fantastic News for 57,000 Boston school kids** Boston Parents via the Citywide Parent Council (www.citywideparentcounc...
07/19/2017

**Fantastic News for 57,000 Boston school kids**
Boston Parents via the Citywide Parent Council (www.citywideparentcouncil.org) organized around improving school food quality, nutrition and consumption. And here was the outcome...

The contract will go to a new vendor known for producing fresh healthy meals.

06/29/2017

BOSTON PARENTS: *This is important* Please follow this online newsletter and share with your networks. We FINALLY have a Parent run news site to address important topics FROM FAMILIES and allows us to effectively communicate with one another. PARENTS UNITE ON THIS SITE.

Boston Parents Schoolyard News is an independent site for news and opinion about the Boston Public Schools featuring the voices of students, parents, and teachers.

Boston Public Schools Madison Park STUDENTS win! Now headed to Washington, D.C. thanks to healthyschoolscampaign.org
06/28/2017

Boston Public Schools Madison Park STUDENTS win! Now headed to Washington, D.C. thanks to healthyschoolscampaign.org

  Cooking up Change competitions are happening all across the country with winners heading to Washington D.C., for the national finals on June 12. Healthy Schools Campaign’s Cooking up Change contest challenges high school culinary students to create healthy, great-tasting…

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