LUNCH IS THE LESSON - Lunch is the Lesson is a twelve-minute film that explores public schools as a place to address nutrition related illnesses afflicting people in the US by providing safe, healthy, and nutritious food for our children. 300,000 people die every year in the United States due to obesity and nutrition related illness. Hospital costs associated with childhood obesity rose from $35 Million in 1979 to $127 Million in 1999. The film asks parents, educators, and experts in the field to express their thoughts and concerns about the future of our children in a country where one in three children are overweight. The film takes place in San Francisco California, but the story is a common one for most major cities in the country. The film focuses on two public elementary schools in southeastern San Francisco, a low-income community where there is not a single grocery store. This community suffers a disproportionate amount of preventable disease as a result. There are many factors involved improving the health of our citizens, but a good place to start investing in a safer, healthier future is in our public schools, where over 30 million children ate the prepared lunch last year. A large number of children receive the majority of their nutrition on a daily basis at school, what are we providing for them and our future?