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SCHOOL LUNCH

Prices are going up....

In most school districts, the cost of school lunch will be higher this year. Typical prices are $1.85 for elementary school and $2.00 for middle school. To learn more about what's happening in school lunch programs, read the biannual State of School Nutrtion report, released by the School Lunch Association on August 11th. wwwschoolnutrition.org

Good News on School Lunches

At long last things are changing for the better......No more fried foods for Texas school children. According to the Dallas News, Texas Public Schools have a stricter nutrition policy this year. Read about these and other changes in Katherine Unmuth's article, posted on August 24th.

Ann Cooper, the renegade lunch lady, who has been pushing for school lunch reform to healthier foods will be a speaker this year at The School Nutrition Association upcoming conference.