Healthy School Lunches: A Case Study

In addition, school interventions such as offering nutritious menu in the cafeteria have not gone so well. Many schools provide healthier options to students, but unfortunately they also offer unhealthy foods and beverages to them. Improving healthy school lunch would be hard. “The first issue is cost. School lunch is bound by federal requirements and a strict budget. And local, sustainably grown ingredients often cost more than standard school lunch fare. Some districts have dealt with increased food prices by serving more vegetarian meals. Others have limited their special menus to just a few times a month, rather than everyday” (Radio, 2015, para. 5). When they sell these healthy menus to children they cannot afford because the price is