If you ever needed proof that one person can make a difference, just look at the effect Karen Anderson is having in the town of Sutton, Que.

The small town in the Eastern Townships is experiencing a culinary revolution thanks to Anderson, who was so fed up with the local school food that she decided to take on the job herself.

Anderson, who once worked as a chef at the French Embassy in Rome, is now serving up to 140 lunches per day.

"I put herbs in everything. Fresh herbs are everywhere, and actually kids like it better. Rosemary chicken sandwiches, we have fresh basil in the sauces, coriander in the soup and they'll come back and say 'Oh, it was really good! Different but good,'" said Anderson.

A typical menu is corn chowder, whole wheat spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce, crudites, a tossed salad, homemade desserts and juice or milk. It's a radical change from the menu last year when chicken nuggets, pizza and hotdogs were mainstays.

And the cost is about the same: $3.50 per child.

"A lot of parents were pushing for change, for healthier choice, a menu that the kids could eat, that they wanted to have their children eat," she said.

It should come as no surprise that the parents want healthier food. But it turns out the kids did, too. Some even called it, "delicious, yummy."

The experiment is just one small school in one small town, but it is part of a larger trend across Quebec and other provinces.

Ontario has banned junk food from vending machines in elementary schools. New Brunswick went further, banning it from the cafeterias and bagged lunches. British Columbia is phasing out junk food over four years.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver embarrassed the British government into spending more on lunch programs after criticizing what was being served.

At Sutton Elementary School, the hope is that healthy food will mean healthier and smarter kids.