tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653601671425165379.post6590549074163223858..comments2013-04-30T02:53:23.856-07:00Comments on PreserveNation: LAUSD Seeks Assistance with the 2011-12 Menudelilahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491316375702064852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653601671425165379.post-7242459782847048312011-02-19T16:40:42.133-08:002011-02-19T16:40:42.133-08:00With the dire budget constraints facing LAUSD'...With the dire budget constraints facing LAUSD's meal program, why are they only charging full-paying students $1.00 - $1.50 for a meal? Is this to keep participation rates up, so they don't lose commodity entitlements? LAUSD has one of the lowest priced school lunches I've seen almost anywhere...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653601671425165379.post-68119331255988540342010-10-19T09:08:05.272-07:002010-10-19T09:08:05.272-07:00Thank you for the comments. It is important to re...Thank you for the comments. It is important to realize that there are scalability issues and facilities issues that make a rapid switch to such a program very, very difficult. We need to include more local and organic, but LAUSD does serve 650,000 meals a day, as compared to the 1,100 meals in the Granville school district. Additionally, there are 300 schools that don't have any cafeteria at all, let alone one where food can be made in a kitchen. These are where we want to go, but there are tremendous barriers in LAUSD we must overcome. It will take a lot of hardwork on our part, as well as patience.<br /><br />Money is an issue. LAUSD is losing money spending even $0.77 per meal, as opposed to the $1.13 that the Granville program has.<br /><br />Still, Granville seems to be the type of program we should be aiming for.Ernest Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251834101097748867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653601671425165379.post-49575972502208070492010-10-19T07:48:18.114-07:002010-10-19T07:48:18.114-07:00This segment appeared on KCRW's Good Food, Sch...This segment appeared on KCRW's Good Food, School Lunch edition: AVI Systems (11:21AM)<br /><br />Greg Enslen is Executive Chef at Granville, Ohio School District and at AVI Fresh. He is working with local farmers to supplement the school lunch offerings. The costs have gone up slightly, but they're seeing much healthier options now available to students. Read about Greg's efforts in The Columbus Dispatch. Here is the link. Can't LAUSD take a page out of this book to update and upgrade its policies? We are the bread basket of the country with farms within driving distance. How can we NOT include local and organic? <br /><br />http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/05/10/tater-tots-i-think-not.html<br /><br />And while we are at it, there needs to be buy in from the unions whose employees staff the school kitchens and cafeterias. Get them on board to return to cutting and preparing real food. And make it a learning experience for them, so they can take the same lessons home with them in their personal lives.MSPubRadSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10963945560864069661noreply@blogger.com