Nancy Young wrote:
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> I wonder where kids get the money to buy fast food.
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> nancy


I often wonder what their parents think the kids are eating
for lunch. Money doesn't seem to be an object. Within a
block of our closest high school (population ~2800) there is a:

Dairy Queen (very popular)
Burger King (very popular)
Taco Bell (very popular)
7-11 (very popular)
Jamba Juice
local bagel restaurant
Domino's Pizza
Greek mom'n'pop (kids don't patronize
Chinese restaurant (kids don't patronize)
Boston Market (kids don't patronize)
Italian pizza and pasta restaurant (few kids)
Starbuck's (in Albertson's, loads of kids)

I am blown away by the number of kids whose lunch
consists of a huge cup of froufrou coffee. I'm sure
the teachers in the afternoon classes aren't happy
with the level of buzz the kids come back with, and
they're not getting much nutrition.

If you look in the cafeteria, there seem to be mostly
special ed kids and those poor enough to be eligible
for free lunches.

gloria p