Having their lunch thrown in the trash should be the last thing Minnesota kids have to endure, according to state Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius. “Taking food away from a child in front ...

Students and staff in the Park Elementary lunch room are doing a lot of experimenting these days. “Lunch is a lot healthier than it used to be,” said Lesli Mueller, District 423’s food ...

However, those lunch periods typically include the time a child stands in line waiting ... lines are longer now and many kids have far fewer than 20 minutes to eat their lunch.

when there’s no time to get creative and prepare fresh food from scratch. School meals are under more scrutiny than ever and yet kids' packed lunches don't seem to have been touched by the food ...