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"Higher prices for school lunches" by Holtz (2004,ßAugustß22) presents the finding that New York elementary school lunches increased in price from $1.50 to $1.65 and middle school lunches increased from $1.75 to $2.00.

Holtz stated that numerous towns and cities in New York are raising school lunch prices, as are schools in other states. Some schools are raising prices of individual items such as pizza, sandwiches, fruits and vegetables (rather than milk, meats, and cheeses) and others are raising the price in general. Higher food and labor costs are the primary cause of these raises. The director of finance and business operations for the Brookfield Board of Education, McClain, stated that the price of lunch for kindergarten through first grade students is $2.00 and for grades five through 12 the price is $2.30. Increases in prices of lunches are in line with cost of living increases.

While the cost of living may be increasing, children still need to eat and schools need to provide quality lunches at affordable prices. Hungry children can't eat if they can't afford the lunch. A reasonable solution may be to increase the prices of extras such as cakes, ice cream, and juices. The loss ability to afford these items would not hamper a child's ability to afford foods high in nutritional quality.

Schools contribute to a child's health and welfare. School lunch programs contribute to child obesity, a growing concern in U. S. schools. The numbers of children and adolescents that are overweight are increasing. Obesity is associated with risk for disorders such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, breathing problems, and more. Overweight children and adolescents are a national health problem.ß The increase in the number of conditions in children that are related to obesity such as Type 2 diabetes and asthma may be influenced by the increase in overweight children.ß Reasons for...

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