Left Over Podcast

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Less than $2. That's how much the Santa Ana School District can afford to spend daily on one student's lunch. Find out how lunch workers work within this budget in episode 1 of Left Over. 🎙️leftoverpod.com

Have you listened to Left Over yet? What changes do you think should be made to the National School Lunch Program? Let us know in the comments ⬇️ 🎙️Listen to the entire Left Over series at leftoverpod.com

In episode 3, reporter Jessica Terrell digs into the proliferation of processed foods on school menus to better understand why the same foods appear nationwide. Listen to the entire series today at LeftOverPod.com

"School lunch is not on a level playing field." - Betti Wiggins, head of nutrition at the Houston Independent School District. Find out more in Episode 3 of Left Over, available wherever you get your favorite podcasts 🎙️ leftoverpod.com

In Ep. 2 of @leftover_pod, we return to the roots of our social welfare programs to understand how long-standing racism and classism play a role in limiting what the National School Lunch Program does for school children today. Listen today at LeftOverPod.com

Did you know the National School Lunch Program of 1946 was initially designed, in part, to be an agricultural subsidy program? Learn more at LeftOverPod.com

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A school nutrition worker's job is more than just serving food—it's getting to know the students. Learn more about their important role in Episode 1: "It's Blame the Lunch Worker First and Foremost" at LeftOverPod.com

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Most school districts set up their child nutrition departments to be financially independent and self-sustaining. That means the price per meal needs to cover everything from nutritionists and cooks to kitchen equipment, plates, utensils, packaging, and the food itself.

@hbottemiller Hi @hbottemiller ! Check out our new podcast, Left Over: How Corporations and Politicians are Milking the American School Lunch. The six-part investigative series just dropped today! leftoverpod.com

“I joke that I could build a rocket ship and fly to Mars easier than I can provide food to our students,” said one longtime school nutrition director. Emotions are running high about the Biden admin's proposed update to school meals. foodfix.co/the-school-nut…

Outrageous: Lunchables, reformulated, will now be part of the National School lunch program. Given what we know about ultra-processed food, this is sickening, both literally and figuratively. bit.ly/42gTVUo bit.ly/42gTVUo

@michaelpollan @michaelpollan check out our new podcast, Left Over: How Corporations and Politicians are Milking the American School Lunch. The six-part investigative series just dropped today! leftoverpod.com

Better school meal programs do exist. From Davenport, CA, to Chicago, Il, nutrition leaders across the U.S. are reimagining what school lunch can do for their communities. Subscribe, follow, and listen to the entire Left Over series wherever you get your favorite podcasts. 🎙️

Food industry lobbyists play a significant role in both nutrition policy and nutrition education. In the last decade, the dairy industry spent between $5.2 to $8.3 million a year lobbying Congress. Listen to the entire Left Over series today to find out more 🎙️

The lack of financial investment is the biggest roadblock standing in the way of what a growing number of school nutrition leaders and progressive politicians are calling for: universal free meals for all students. Find out more at LeftOverPod.com 🎙️

Community is critical when fighting for change. Listen to Episode 4, “Their Job is Not to Make Kids Healthier,” to learn more about how "kickbacks" to food service management companies work and what you can do to hold meal contractors in your communities accountable.

"Food corporations are not social service agencies. They're not public health agencies. Their job is not to make kids healthier. Their job is to sell products and make profits for their stockholders." - @marionnestle Listen to the entire Left Over series today 🎙️

How can we transform school meals into something that benefits our communities, workers and students? Listen to Episode 4, “Their Job is Not to Make Kids Healthier," to hear from folks dedicated to creating a more just and healthy food system for communities and producers.