Research shows that school lunch is more nutritious.

• Tufts University: Study finds Americans eat food of mostly poor nutritional quality – except at school
• Cambridge University: Study finds that students that bring home lunch may be consuming less fruits and vegetables than their peers
• School Nutrition Association Position: School lunch nourishes students (PDF), promoting healthy body weight and diet diversity while reducing food insecurity.
• School lunch meals follow strict nutritional requirements for grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Schools are required to offer students fruits, vegetables, grains (primarily whole), protein, and dairy in designated amounts weekly. Limits are placed on saturated fat, added sugars, and sodium.
• School lunch requirements align with the framework detailed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which is updated every 5 years.

We recommend students receive at least 20 minutes seated time for eating lunch. Mealtimes and bell schedules are decided annually by individual school administrators and not Granite Nutrition Services.

• Centers for Disease recommends administrations make time for school lunch.

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