Cafeteria Man

Synopsis: It is estimated that 32 million school children consume up to 50% of their calories at school, contributing to the obesity epidemic among young people. This film takes a look at Tony Geraci’s sweeping, tenacious efforts to kick start school lunch reform in Baltimore’s schools, a large urban district that serves 83,000 students. As the newly hired Food and Nutrition Director of the city’s public school district, Geraci hatches an ambitious, multi-faceted plan to feed students healthy, locally-sourced meals, teach them nutritional awareness, and offer them training and vocational opportunities in the world of food. His bold vision includes a 33-acre teaching farm, school vegetable gardens, student-designed meals, and meatless Mondays.

CAFETERIA MAN follows Geraci for two years as he partners with a dedicated group of parents and students to overhaul a long-established, dysfunctional lunch programme and battle the entrenched bureaucracy behind it. The film profiles Baltimore’s experience as it becomes recognised as part a burgeoning national movement, and includes appearances by food author Michael Pollan, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2012
Year of production: 2011
Subjects: Health Education; Catering
Keywords: catering industry; health education; nutrition; obesity; schoolchildren; school meals

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