I received the following question from frugal friend Desi... «With the school year approaching, and school
lunch prices rising, I was wondering what ideas everyone would have for lunchbox meals?
«With the school year approaching, and school
lunch prices rising, I was wondering what ideas everyone would have for lunchbox meals?
When
the lunch price rose 15 cents to $ 1.75 in Munster, Ind., in 2008, for instance, nine percent of the kids dropped out.
Not exact matches
Open daily; brunch,
lunch and dinner: Monday - Thursday: 10am - 1 am Friday: 10am - 2 am Saturday: 8am - 2 am Sunday: 8am - 1 am Pick 2 for $ 12 Lunch available: Monday - Friday: 11am - 2 pm Beat the Clock Happy Hour is available: Monday - Friday: 3pm - 6 pm (starting at $ 3 for Booze or Bites, prices rise every hour) Sunday - Thursday: 10pm - 1 am (starting at $ 5 for Booze or Bites, prices drop every
lunch and dinner: Monday - Thursday: 10am - 1 am Friday: 10am - 2 am Saturday: 8am - 2 am Sunday: 8am - 1 am Pick 2 for $ 12
Lunch available: Monday - Friday: 11am - 2 pm Beat the Clock Happy Hour is available: Monday - Friday: 3pm - 6 pm (starting at $ 3 for Booze or Bites, prices rise every hour) Sunday - Thursday: 10pm - 1 am (starting at $ 5 for Booze or Bites, prices drop every
Lunch available: Monday - Friday: 11am - 2 pm Beat the Clock Happy Hour is available: Monday - Friday: 3pm - 6 pm (starting at $ 3 for Booze or Bites,
prices rise every hour) Sunday - Thursday: 10pm - 1 am (starting at $ 5 for Booze or Bites,
prices drop every hour)
In high school, the
price of
lunch will
rise to $ 1.60 from $ 1.10.
For those lower - class families — battered by unemployment,
rising health care costs, and other financial insecurity — the ability to obtain a nutritious (if admittedly not perfect) school
lunch for free or a reduced
price is crucial.
Talk turns to healthier food as school board raises breakfast,
lunch prices (July 27, 2011): Another story focusing on the balancing act required to make school menus healthier while dealing with
rising food and meal costs.
The
rising cost of cheese is pushing up the
price of school
lunches in a large Will County school system.
First of all, nowhere does the piece mention that the full
price for an elementary school
lunch in Steamboat Springs is $ 3.00 (with the
price rising to $ 4.00 in high school), whereas last year the full
price for an elementary school
lunch in Greene County was a mere $ 1.25 (though, due to changes in the federal law, that
price will go up next year.)
Once the province of tater tots, reheated burgers and chocolate milk, school
lunches are increasingly featuring local produce and healthy foods as administrators battle
rising food
prices and expanding student waistlines.
35 Celebrate Fitness and Sports Month in May;
rising food
prices hurt more healthful -
lunch initiatives; health experts express concerns about in - school coffee shops; network links community, classroom, and cafeteria to promote wellness.
Bryant's score on the 1,000 - point API has
risen to 820 from 727 four years ago, even though 81 percent of its students qualify for free or reduced -
price lunch and 23 percent are English - language learners.
Similarly, the percentage from low - income backgrounds (eligible for free or reduced -
price lunch)
rose from 43 to 45 percent between 1998 and 2007.
That's why we're setting out six staples of good food at school that will keep these figures
rising: giving children enough time for
lunch, decent dining rooms, freshly cooked food, affordable
prices, stay on site policies and cooking in the curriculum.
research of local authorities around the country highlighted an average
rise of 3 per cent in meal
prices for the back to school period (the same as that reported in our annual survey of school
lunch take up, published in July).
Combined with 65 percent of district students qualifying for free - or reduced -
price lunches — a typical barometer for poverty in education, and one that typically
rises and falls with test scores — and Tijerina has his work cut out for him.