"At the Dream Mott Haven charter school this summer, more than a hundred food-service professionals lined up in the cafeteria to enjoy a school lunch prepared by the culinary team from Brigaid. Some attendees giggled like schoolchildren as they carried fire-engine-red trays filled with plates of scratch-made pernil, fried plantains and arroz con gandules through the lunchroom, taking seats at the long cafeteria tables and commiserating with strangers like the first day of school."
"Every penny matters when the federal reimbursement rate for school lunches is only $4.62 per meal served, which must also cover labor costs, supplies and other operational expenses. In the United States, 30 million students from more than 100,000 schools participate in the National School Lunch Program, which serves almost 5bn meals annually. According to Brigaid, the average student consumes more than 2,000 school lunches from kindergarten through 12th grade."
The Brigaid Summit served a scratch-made school lunch at Dream Mott Haven featuring pernil, fried plantains, arroz con gandules, a kale caesar side salad and diced watermelon. The meal complied with US Department of Agriculture nutrition guidelines while meeting strict budgetary limits, with ingredients costing $2.71 per meal. The event highlighted that federal reimbursement for school lunches is $4.62 per meal and must cover labor, supplies and operational expenses. Nationwide, 30 million students across more than 100,000 schools receive nearly 5 billion National School Lunch Program meals annually, and the average student eats over 2,000 school lunches K–12.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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