Cathy I'm very glad to hear that the lunches are better though I think that is still not the case at most schools. They have a hard time. For one thing they need to keep the food costs low so that everyone can afford the lunch but that leads to buying a lot of unhealthy ingredients. I will probably open myself up to a lot of ridicule by saying I'm a big fan of Dr Oz. I have taken the real age test and strive to be as healthy as I can. I want to live a long and active life. I know their are no guarantees but at least I'm going to try. Anyway he was saying that their have been studies that show families who have to buy their groceries using food stamps almost always gain weight once they get on the stamps. Cheap food is crap food. It's really a problem. Back to the thread about growing your own. There is another reason.