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Date Added: September 04, 2008 09:08:04 PM
Kids may be worried about homework, teachers and that pesky bully this school year. But parents? They’re leery about lunches. With food prices rising and packages shrinking, parents are wondering how they’ll stretch their food budgets. Children are getting an unwitting lesson in economics, analysts say, as parents change their food-buying habits to keep costs down. Some kids will eat more hot ...

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