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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — More students are buying lunches at Bozeman schools since the district abandoned the National School Lunch Program after deeming the nutritional rules too strict.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/21wJtlX ) that Bozeman Public Schools Food Services Director Bob Burrows said Thursday revenues in the fall semester increased nearly $50,000 compared to the previous year.
Last year the School Board voted to let the high school drop out of the federal program, saying the nutritional guidelines were costing the cafeteria customers.
This year snacks that are high in sugar, salt and calories make up about 70 percent of snack sales at Bozeman High.
By abandoning the federal program, Bozeman High lost a $117,000 annual federal subsidy, but Burrows says he is confident the food service will make up the difference.
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