Every year when it’s time for school to roll, parents should start thinking about school lunches. As all parents know, it can end up costing a lot of money to feed your children, whether you have one child or many. On the one hand, you have the option of preparing your child’s lunch for school each day. Now while there are some very good points to doing this, it can get very expensive. This brings us to the school lunch program as your other alternative. When you think about it, the school lunch program can be a very affordable option for feeding your child at lunch during their school day.
When you’re packing a lunch for your child to take to school, you’ll need to buy groceries, lunch bags or a lunch box and an ice pack to keep cold foods cold, and a thermos to keep hot foods hot. Having to buy extra food for school lunches can add up very quickly. Now when you get school lunches, you get a full lunch for about $3. Your child doesn’t need to bring anything extra to school, they just pay for their lunches and they’re good to go.
School lunches are, of course, economical for the school, as the food is planned and portioned so that it is healthy and available to a large number of children. School workers can plan meal times a month in advance to have a clear idea of what items and how much of each food they will need to serve. Being able to plan school meals ahead of time and then determine proper portion control for each meal helps the school save a lot of money.
Many schools offer a reduced price lunch program. Depending on your income, you may qualify to purchase school lunches for your child, often for less than two dollars per lunch. How good would it be to have a well-balanced meal for your child, for that kind of price? In additional cases, depending on your income, you could even get your school lunches for free. There are schools that offer parents the possibility of paying for school lunches in blocks or even throughout the year, if they wish. Paying for a large number of school lunches will end up saving you money in the long run and you won’t have to worry about paying for lunches week after week.
School lunches can be a hassle, but they certainly don’t have to be expensive. Your son may have a full meal at lunch that she tastes great and doesn’t cost a lot of money.
Duke Catering was started in 2000, by Nancy and Bernard Duke, who are highly experienced and well-educated catering and food service professionals. They have quickly become one of the largest and fastest growing diversified caterers in the South New Jersey area. Duke Catering provides at the school meals to more than 1,800 school children per day in South Jersey and also caters corporate and private events.
