Column: Slice processed meat from school meals for keiki health
Apr 22, 2026
Did you know carcinogens are regularly included in school lunches? Every school day, tens of thousands of students line up in cafeterias from Lihue to Honolulu to Hilo. For many keiki, school breakfasts and lunches provide a large share of the nutrition they receive each day. That’s why what we se
rve in our public schools should reflect the best science we have about protecting children’s health — and today, that science raises serious questions about processed meat. ...read more read less