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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middle/UM Class always gets screwed.

I would actually prefer there to be a focus on healthy school breakfast/lunch options.  I would pay more if they could offer some healthy whole food or plant based options.[/quote]

I agree about healthy breakfasts.  My 10 yo rarely eats the school breakfast. Where we live, it's often cereal, honey buns, pop tarts. He likes the sausage biscuit they have every other week. It'd be nice and convenient if they actually offered good nutritious breakfasts.

But I definitely don't feel like we're getting screwed.
Low income families will still get free lunches. You and op can figure out how to lower your lunch bill by packing lunch if you think it's necessary. [/quote]

The problem is that they are serving approximately 30 million students daily.  They have an allocation of about $3.50 per child to serve breakfast and lunch to all who wish to partake.  To help keep the costs down, they use food from various food programs that the USDA has, many of which are purchased for other subsidy programs.  If school systems want to use the USDA program, then they use what USDA provides.  If they don't, then they need to have someone in the school system who is responsible for sourcing the food, arranging for the preparation of the food for the right number of meals at the right cost.  It's very hard (not impossible, just very hard) to source the volume that you need, consistently, and under budget.

While it would be nicer for those of us who can choose to send lunch or not to have healthier options, the key is that we need to ensure that those who are most likely not to have breakfast or lunch provided at home, actually have a meal to eat.

The currently elected Senators and Congressman have been lobbying to decrease the amount budgeted (currently between $10-11B) which would then decrease the amount per child allocated to provide 2 meals.  That definitely takes healthier meal options off the table.[/quote]

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