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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sure that schools and school systems would happily feed kids better food if they had the money. As it is, even with federal subsidies, they only have enough to spend a little more than $3.00 per kid for lunch and $2 something for breakfast. Round up and that’s $6 a kid. They also have to buy things that are going to last and not go bad as quickly. Buying fresh fruit and veggies is costly and not economical. This is an overall societal problem. Junk and processed food is notoriously cheaper than organic, healthy meals. Everyone wants something better, but few are willing to pay more to get it. [/quote]

No it’s completely possible. They just aren’t making it a priority. Check out this menu from NYC a public schools. My friends say the food is excellent.

http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/898916/27977561/1535570315703/September2018PreK-8AlternativeLunchMenu.pdf?token=XtBgwD9rMuc7iwvClNYR1gOygLY%3D[/quote]

I’m from NY. They pay higher taxes than we do here in VA, which was the overall point of PP. There’s a lot of literature out there about school nutritional programs, and they all say the same thing—feed kids good, nutritionally dense foods is expensive.[/quote]

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