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School Food Survey -- for parents

This is your chance to tell us about the food served in your kids' school cafeteria. Newsday is taking an in-depth look at school food -- the good, the bad and the I-don't-know-what-that-is.

Instead of complaining about your kids' school food, tell us about it. If you think it's good, let us know. If it could be better, tell us how. We want your opinions.

So, how's the food in your kid's school?

Your Name:
Age:
School District:
Grade level of your child/children:
E-mail or Phone Number:

1. How often does your child or children buy lunch in the school cafeteria?
Every day
3-4 times per week
1-2 times per week
Never

2. How would you rate the food overall for nutrition?
Healthy
Not healthy
Don't know
Don't care

3. Do you know what your child or children buy for lunch?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Not sure

4. How involved are you in determining what food your child or children buy at school? Please be specific?

5. What would you be willing to pay for a healthy, nutritious lunch?
$1.80
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
6. What are the best meal choices offered at your child's school?

7. What are the worst meal choices offered at your child's school?

8. Is your school doing anything new to make the food more healthy? Please be specific.

9. Does your school need to do more to make the food more healthy? If yes, please offer suggestions.

10. General comments: