When food comes to you wrapped in plastic, you just know it's going to be delicious, right?

...Or not. Students in San Francisco are begging to differ. Assisted by the SFUSD Student Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee, these students have produced a short film about the state of school lunches and what's being served to them as "food." And yes, the quotes are, indeed, intentional.

"Our school lunch comes wrapped in plastic--lots of plastic," high school senior Tristan Leder says in the video. "It's all food that was cooked somewhere else a long time ago, and frozen and shipped here. Our schools don't just cook anymore. They just reheat it."

According to The Mommy Files, a blog on SFGate.com, Dana Woldow, the co-chair of the SFUSA Student Nutrition committee "says the video grew out of a desire to ask Congress to put more money toward school lunches":

"It was deemed not practical to spend time trying to arrange to bring actual school food into the halls of Congress. But the idea was to make a short film showing what schools can typically afford to serve given current funding levels, and what would be possible if schools received $5 per meal, instead of $2.68."

Woldow, of course, is referring to the Child Nutrition Act, which expires in just a few short days from now. It's the best opportunity we have to make sure that our children receive the best school meals that they can possibly get.

If you haven't already, write your Congresspersons and let them know that they need to get behind a stronger Child Nutrition Act that supports fresh and local foods.