Bye-bye, bean burrito: New York City schools cut popular meal options
by Frida Garza from Environment | The Guardian on (#6JC7P)
Parents have feelings about a lack of variety in their kids' lunches - critically, fewer choices may mean fewer kids eating
When LaToya Jordan first heard the news, she couldn't believe it. Due to budget cuts, a number of popular school lunch options - chicken dumplings, bean-and-cheese burritos, cookies - would disappear from New York City public schools in February.
Jordan, a writer whose two children attend public school in Brooklyn, knew that both of her kids were fans of the burritos and her son loves the cookies, too. She immediately texted her mom-friends with the news.
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