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an article from Time For Kids.School Lunch Squeeze
More than 30 million kids buy school lunch each day. This
year, three-quarters
of the nation's largest districts raised lunch prices
to combat rising costs.
Students now pay an average price of $2 per meal.
That's up 27 cents from a
year ago. But they still get a good deal. The average
cost for schools to produce
one meal has gone up 30 cents, and is now $3.
The push for more healthful school lunch options has
grown in recent years with
concerns over children's health. Nearly one in five
kids ages 6 to 19 is
overweight. Kids who are seriously overweight are
classified as obese. They are
at risk for heart disease and other illnesses.
Childhood obesity has prompted
many states to pass wellness laws requiring schools to
serve well-balanced
lunches.
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