School lunch menu is about more than taste, price

When asked to picture a typical school lunch, most of us think of sad-looking chicken nuggets or soggy french fries. For many of the millions of public school students, that’s not far off mark. To transform what’s on kids’ plates, parents, teachers and administrators have been working for years, battling entrenched industry interests and paltry school budgets. Now advocates have a powerful tool to help them: a new procurement policy that helps put core values at the center of school food purchasing. To continue reading this story, you will need to be a digital subscriber to SFChronicle.com. By logging in, you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Click here to subscribe now to get the best Bay Area news! SUBSCRIBE