Good Food = Good Learning

One of the most important consequences of the food students are fed at school is the way that it affects how children behave. With the skyrocketing diagnoses of ADHD, ODD and other behavior-related disorders, it is high time to look into how the food children are eating is impacting their learning.

At the end of the last episode of Jamie Oliver's 'Food Revolution' there were clips of Jamie interacting with teachers at Central Elementary, asking how the children had been in class since the changeover of the cafeteria. Teachers reported that students were no longer falling asleep in class, and that they were more able to pay attention to the task at hand. Now these might seem like small steps, but teachers know that the impact of even one or two kids being able to stay on task without creating disruptions is HUGE.

While I was trying to find quotes from the teachers, I came across this article: Jamie's food fuels pupils' brain power. Nutritional food being linked to school improvement - fantastic! To me it just seems like a no-brainer - if feeding our children healthy school meals will make them leaner AND improve their test scores, we have absolutely no reason not to feed them well.

Resources:
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (plus, check out full episodes on hulu!)
Sign Jamie's Petition for Better School Lunches