Thursday, September 6

 
Food waste in school lunch programs: This story from the Aug. 29 Miami New Times details the waste and inefficiency in the Miami schools' hot lunch program. How does your district's program stack up in comparison? Meal programs have always been an easy target for food writers, from a nutrional angle (the lack of it, specifically), because of product quality and the usual snipes at the flavor. However, it's a timely topic if you're looking for a local angle -- what are your district's statistics (it rhymes!) on free and reduced-price lunch requests this year compared to last? I hear it's up at my son's school -- sign of the times? Same for breakfast, whether it's full price, reduced or free:

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