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    Over 530,000 tons of food are wasted annually from school lunches in the U.S.*
    This Back-to-School season, we’re staging a delicious intervention on sad sandwiches and forgotten fruit. Check out all the ways we’re helping parents save money and reduce food waste below, including tips from actress and mom, JoAnna García Swisher.
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  • School lunk +Ziploc@ | Less food wate | For the love of food

Food for Thought

Did you know?

Nearly 40% of school lunches are thrown away in the U.S. each year.1

40%

When served pre-sliced vs whole fruits, the percent of students who selected and ate more than half of the fruit increased by 73%.2

73%

21% of students have lunch periods less than 20 minutes, making it difficult to finish their food.3

21%

Easy Lunch Prep Tips to Help Reduce Food Waste

  • Pack peeled and sliced fruits & veggies, so your child isn’t rushed trying to eat them during short lunch and snack periods.
  • Single-serve packaging can be tricky for little hands. Portion out snacks in Ziploc® bags with kid-friendly, easy open tabs.
  • Add a damp paper towel to Ziploc® bags to help keep fruits and veggies crisp all day.4
  • Avoid soggy sandwiches by packing the bread in a separate Ziploc® bag from the other components.
Help keep food fresh

Tips to Save Food and Money

  • Save up to $170 a year by wasting less produce with Ziploc® Storage Bags.5
  • Ziploc Storage Bags keep strawberries fresh up to 2x longer.6
  • Help keep food fresh on-the-go with Ziploc® Sandwich and Snack bags.
  • Give leftovers new life! Turn last night’s dinner into easy, delicious lunches with Ziploc® Storage bags.
Fresh Produce +Ziploc® | Up to $170 saved a year by wasting less produce* | For the love of food

Sources:

* World Wildlife Fund: Food Waste Warriors , Published 2019, (p. 5) 
1 Food and Environment Reporting Network , Bridget Huber, Published June 2024
2 Pre-sliced fruit in school cafeterias: children's selection and intake , Wansink B, Just DR, Hanks AS, Smith LE., Published 2013 by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Journal of Preventive Medicine
3 Education Week: Teachers Say Students Don’t Have Enough Time to Eat Lunch. Here’s How to Change That , Sarah D. Sparks and Arianna Prothero, Last Updated October 5, 2023
4 A Damp Paper Towel Is All You Need To Keep Cut Vegetables Crisp , Simone Gerber, Last Updated October 24 2023
5 Based on 1 yr buying a 2lb strawberry clamshell: (1) biweekly & storing in a Ziploc® Storage Gallon bag versus (2) weekly & discarding half; avg price for 52 weeks ending Mar. 2025 based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (strawberries) & Nielsen (Ziploc® bags)
6 Compared to Store packaging when refrigerated