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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm surprised how many people are talking about how important a hot lunch at school is to them.  This doesn't even cross my mind as a reason to be in public or private. I don't see the issue with the kids packing leftovers or a sandwich and fruit for lunch.  Is that not healthy enough for everyone?  Institutional food is almost always lower quality and poorer nutrition than homemade food anyway.[/quote]

Mine either, but DH is an amazing cook so having hot or not hot lunch doesn't do much for our family like the poster above who worries less about a good dinner every night. We're making something great for dinner regardless of what the kids eat for lunch. Lunches at our public aren't great and we don't have amazing hot lunch at the private we are switching to, so it's moot for our family anyway.[/quote]

I posted about hot lunch taking the pressure off dinner- I'm a good cook and am also making something great for dinner no matter what. My DD barely picks at a packed lunch and will maybe eat a bite of some sandwich, some thermos leftovers, and some fruit. Everything else sits in the lunchbox. If she has hot lunch, I know she will eat most of her meal and the variety served at school means she is getting calories, nutrition, and being pushed to try new things. Her school serves beautiful curries, fresh roasted chicken, stir fries, etc. and she will eat things there that she might not try at home. It also allows me to be more experimental with dinner. I can push her boundaries at home and take risks with something with more seafood or spice and I don't panic if she doesn't eat much because I know she had a healthy lunch. [/quote]

If you pay $18k for 180 school days, that lunch is costing you $100/day. If you are paying $36k, then its $200/day. Hope its a really good lunch for that price![/quote]

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