Following on from the note on only low-fat milk being allowed under the national school lunch programmes in the USA.  Here is a link which provides further details of the programme in general:  http://febp.newamerica.net/background-analysis/federal-school-nutrition-programs

From here, one interesting fact is that spending on milk is very small – 0.1% of the total programme – and the cost of milk within the programme has not increased over past 25 years.

Perhaps some List members would like to comment on this?

Michael

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Trends in School Lunch Spending and Participation

In fiscal year 2011, 69.6 percent of federal school lunch funds financed school lunches and snacks, while 20.8 percent financed school breakfasts, 9.5 percent financed optional commodities, and less than one percent financed school milk programs. The National School Lunch Program is the second largest nutritional assistance program in the nation after the Food Stamp program.

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=400x250&chd=t:69.6,20.8,9.5,0.1&chl=69.6%25|20.8%25|9.5%25|0.1%25|&cht=p&chdl=Lunch|Breakfast|Commodities|Milk&chtt=National+School+Lunch+Program+Spending|By+Meal+Program,%202011&chco=336699,FF9900,990000

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

From 1977 to 2007, total federal expenditures on the National School Lunch Program increased from $6.6 billion to nearly $11 billion annually.3 Over the same period of time, participation in the meal programs increased by just over 4 million from 26.2 million to 30.5 million students. School lunch – and to a certain extent, breakfast – spending has primarily driven the expenditure increases due to a higher number of students enrolled in fully subsidized meal programs. In contrast, spending on milk has remained relatively flat.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

 

 



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