In both the worlds of fiction and reality, "lunch ladies" (or as they're professionally known as, school food service workers) are taking a stand to create a better tomorrow.
In fiction, it's in the form of an increasingly-popular "graphic novel," starring a lunch lady whose mission is "serving justice - and serving lunch." The stories, written for young readers aged 5 to 10, center around the lunch lady and her fellow food service workers foiling evil school-related plots (for example, stopping an unpopular teacher's scheme to win the "Teacher of the Year Award," or battling a group of librarians who want to destroy all video games).
The stories are becoming so popular that Saturday Night Live alumna Amy Poehler has begun to executive produce a movie based on the series.
In the real world, school food service workers are coming out to take a stand for better lunches. Here's a great clip from local news channel WITI in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, covering the issue:
If you're a school food service worker or a concerned parent (you're a superhero, too, trust me!), you can also take matters into your own hands by visiting our page on the Child Nutrition Act: http://campaignforqualityservices.org/a/schoolmeals/index.php





