School Lunch Reimbursement Rates Increase But Additional Funding Still Needed To Cover Food Cost Hikes

The Federal Register announced a statutory 4.3% annual increase in the federal reimbursement provided to school nutrition programs. However, the increased reimbursement does not cover the estimated 11.6% increase in the cost of preparing and serving nutritious meals that schools have witnessed this year. The School Nutrition Association estimates that the average full cost to prepare a healthy school lunch is approximately $2.

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Filed under: Nutrition / Diet on July 8th, 2008