I miss the days of buying school supplies and packing lunches for my children. They are grown up now, but I have sweet memories of those back-to-school responsibilities. For parents who pack lunches ...

Nothing brings back the nostalgia of the school lunchroom quite like angst over the social pecking order and rectangle-shaped pizza. Cafeteria ladies and gents have been dishing out hot lunches, to-go ...

A cold sandwich can be a symbol of powerlessness, child psychologists say. Student lunch debt and the solutions school districts come up with to alleviate the overdue tabs may have a negative impact ...

RELATED: Will your Michigan student have free meals this school year? ANN ARBOR, MI — As Michigan families prepare for the back-to-school season, an essential question looms: What’s for lunch? With ...

Perla Lozano's two kids are about to start school on Aug. 14. They'll be taking a lunch that their mom packs for them every day, even though the cost of brown-bagging is likely more expensive than ...

Lunch was always my favorite part of the school day when I was younger because I could socialize, relax, and fuel up for the afternoon. But for many kids in Missouri, lunch has become the hardest part ...

An estimated 530,000 tons of food and 45 million gallons of milk are wasted in our nation’s school cafeterias annually — 31% of vegetables and 25% of milk purchased. Taxpayers lay out $1.7 billion at ...