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.
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.