In the US, October 14–18 commemorates National School Lunch Week. We meet up with the Washington DC-based Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) to discuss the significance of this occasion and the role of school meals for children’s well-being and educational performance. “National School Lunch Week is a celebration of the federal National School Lunch Program, which serves nearly 30 million children a nutritious meal each school day,” Alexis Bylander, FRAC’s interim child nutrition programs and policy director, tells Nutrition Insight.
