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?
Not exact matches
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.
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).