Presented by: Roger Kipp
Director of Food Services & Nutrition
Surplus
Commodities
Nutritional
Value
Congress enacted the National School Lunch
Act as a “measure of national security, to
safeguard the health and well-being of the
Nation’s children.”
President Harry S. Truman signed the National School
Lunch Act, which permanently authorized the National
School Lunch Program (NSLP). The legislation was
passed in response to concerns that "many American
men had been rejected for World War II military service
because of diet-related health problems." The youth of
America is simply under-nourished.
1960’s
The Commercialization of School Lunch
• Brand recognition
•Processed pre-packed
products.
•High in sugar, fats
and preservatives.
1980’s
Expanding Enrollments & Decreasing Budgets
•President Regan cuts school-lunch budget by $1.5
billion.
•Regan also eliminates grants to replace kitchen
equipment.
•The “Heat-n-Serve” kitchen is born!
Ms. Microwave
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Convenience foods take off!
RESULTS: We fixed it!?!
The No. 1 reason people can’t join the military is
that they’re overweight or obese, says a group
of retired military leaders who are fighting for
improved childhood nutrition. They estimate that
more than one in five young Americans is too
heavy to enlist in the armed services.
PRESENT DAY
School Lunch Reform Movement
The No. 1 reason people can’t join the military is
that they’re overweight or obese, says a group
of retired military leaders who are fighting for
improved childhood nutrition. They estimate that
more than one in five young Americans is too
heavy to enlist in the armed services.