Allegra Frank lost her pizza tickets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiIstZQXh0Y

In this episode of School Lunch Program, we discuss Nebraska's bill to restrict petroleum-based food dyes in school lunches, and Allegra Frank joins to share her lunch memories from grade school to high school.

Topics discussed:

• Weekly lunch menu from Biloxi High School in Mississippi

• Nebraska legislation banning Red 40 and other artificial dyes in schools

• The nationwide movement to remove petroleum-based food coloring

• How this affects everything from Cheetos to blue Gatorade

• Allegra's chaotic Pizza Friday ticket system

• Peanut butter sandwiches, cold chicken patties, and lemon-soaked apples

• The evolution of school lunch (from basic pizza to açai bowls)

Further reading:

• Nebraska Legislature advances bill to restrict food dyes in school lunches

• NE bill targets petroleum-based food dyes in schools by 2027

• How scientists are trying to solve something RFK Jr. hates about your food

• State Legislation on Color Additives in Food: Takeaways for Industry – Well Done

• California becomes the first state to ban 4 food additives linked to disease