School Lunch Programs are hurting

According to courant.com, schools across the country including Connecticut schools are trying to hold the price of school lunches down and still have nutritional value. The prices of milk, vegetables, and other foods have been doubling and some school officials have been complaining to the state. Some school food services had to raise the prices on school lunches. According to Nick Aldi, school food services director in Manchester, he had to raise the price of food for the schools and this is the first time has done so in seven years. However, not all school officials have been in trouble with the rising food prices. School in Bristol, Enfield, etc., has had its school lunch cost structure very low. Their lunches can be priced between 1 to 2 dollars. The biggest problem with school districts is meeting the state education department new "healthy foods" standards. Schools that follow the new standards can get a grant but hardly anyone has been able to follow these standards. Greg Boulanger, Bristol's food services director, says that healthy costs money. The schools have been trying to save money by buying foods that are cheaper, but all the foods aren't always healthy. School officials in Connecticut are concerned that the general food inflation this year could most likely cause the prices of food to go up.