Sandoval calls for more appealing school lunches
By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Cafeteria lunches have been the butt of jokes for generations of schoolchildren. Mystery meat, chef’s surprise and cardboard often come to mind.
Jokes aside, it’s a conundrum Gov. Brian Sandoval contemplates seriously. Why can’t school lunches taste better?
Sandoval raised the issue Tuesday as the state Board of Examiners approved nine contracts between the Nevada Department of Agriculture and various vendors worth $16.7 million to provide food for school breakfast and lunch programs. Funding comes from the federal government.
The state of Nevada schools are rated last in the country and the governors worried about lunches. Wow!
As an old school teacher myself, I’m not going to read the entire article, however, speaking from experience, breakfast and lunch are very important if you want a kid to learn anything