Jul 12, 2008

High gas prices hit schools in the lunchbox

A report at the link below adds schools to places being hit hard by high food prices.

The school lunch program -- long a reliable source of food for kids -- is having serious trouble making cheap, healthy meals.

The culprit is food prices that have rocketed higher as fuel prices rise. It's not just the zooming cost of oil and gas; food prices are also driven by demand for corn-based ethanol.

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