President Obama signed a bill in December 2010 that is intended to give more money to districts to improve school lunch nutritional standards. This a obviously a great act of service towards struggling school districts, but some anti-hunger groups say that hopefully the new bill doesn't harm low income families being supported by federal programs. Many districts charge less than $2.72 per meal and some say that an increase is likely to come.
As I was reading this article, I was curious of how the money was going to be spent on where schools would get there food. Was the food going to come from a catering service? Were meals actually going to be cooked on real grills in the cafeteria? Would they just order pizzas everyday to fill the little bellies of the students and contribute to a high fat diet? These questions were swirling in my mind as I thought about what kind of quality of food that would be given to the students. It seems that the price of raw materials are soaring; and that means with food prices as well. It won't be long until the price of these school meals to begin to rise, if not already; and it'll surely affect many families that are already struggling.
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