Part of The Schools Issue of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.
Sources:
Revenge of the Lunch Lady, HuffPo
An Abbreviated History of School Lunch in America, Time
School Lunch infographic, Advancement Courses
Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet, Harvey Levenstein
PBS The History Kitchen: History of School Lunch
Is whole milk illegal in New York?, PolitiFact
No Appetite for Good-For-You School Lunches, The New York Times
USDA on NSLP
Ally Shwed is a cartoonist and visual journalist whose work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Nib, and The Intercept. She lives in Belmar, NJ with her cartoonist husband and their two cats.