School Lunch Budget
This information is also taken directly from: http://www.healthyschoollunches.org.
"Schools that choose to take part in the NSLP get cash subsidies, donated commodities, and free bonus shipments from the USDA for each meal they serve. The amount of reimbursement depends on the number of children receiving free and reduced-price lunches. (In the school year 2006-07, schools received $2.40 for each lunch served free of charge, $2.00 for each reduced-price lunch, and $0.23 for full-price lunches.) Bonus foods are free to schools and can vary in type and amount. They depend entirely on the agricultural surplus available at a given time. The amount of commodity foods, called "entitlement" foods, that a district receives is based on the total number of lunches served. It amounts to 16.75 cents worth of food for each lunch served. School food authorities can also be reimbursed for snacks served to children in after-school educational or enrichment programs and for breakfasts served in non-profit breakfast programs. In order for meals to be reimbursable by the USDA, schools must offer at least two choices of fruit and/or vegetables."
Therefore, for my school the budget is $2.40 per student and we have approximately 300 students. This means that the budget for one lunch during the week is $720.00. I would like students to use this figure to create their healthy meals for the school.
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