What is the cost per child of breakfast/snack/lunch?
The cost of providing a nutritious breakfast to one child, five days a week throughout the school year, is $.85/day or $170/year. Total cost for 40 children (estimated participation at an inner city school breakfast club) is $6,800. The cost of a daily snack (fresh fruit, milk, whole wheat crackers) is about $.55/day per child or $110/year. For lunch, it is approximately $2.00 or $400/year. These calculations do not take into account in-kind donations of food and supplies, which reduce the cost considerably.
