Menu Changes in Boston Schools Draw Criticism
Some parents, school employees, and child nutrition experts are expressing concern about new menu changes set to hit cafeterias in more than 40 Boston public schools next month.
In an effort to close the food service program’s operating deficit, The Boston Globe reports that those schools will limit the number of breakfast and lunch options available to students. The program has lost more than $20 million over the last eight years.
According to the Globe:
Melissa Honeywood, the director in Cambridge, said Cambridge Rindge and Latin School has one of the lowest food costs in that city, even though it has by far the largest array of food choices, including a pasta station, two deli counters, two salad bars, two soup stations, a grill, a vegetarian station, and other options.
“Overproduction creates food waste, not the number of options,’’ Honeywood said.
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