Software lets parents track school lunch purchases

by Joe DiStefano, Posted Aug 30th 2006 @ 12:02PM

I'm not sure if LunchBox software will help solve child obesity, but it can't possibly make things worse.

Some school districts in South Carolina will start using LunchBox this school year. Parents will be able to track their kids eating habits and restrict what their children eat. The system works by issuing students PIN numbers that are entered each time a purchase is made. Mom and Dad can then monitor junior's purchases from home.

From looking at the company's website LunchBox seems to be a POS/inventory/ordering/sales tracking solution that's trying to get parents in the loop.That's all well and good, but parents can't possibly track everything their kids eat at school. My folks never knew about the pints of Ben & Jerry's I scarfed during my free period in high school.

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Tags: back to school, BackToSchool, child obesity, ChildObesity, lunch, lunch box, LunchBox, school, school lunch, school lunches, school year, SchoolLunch, SchoolLunches, SchoolYear, southern states

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8-30-2006 @2:01PM terri said... that is all well and good, but i never ate all my food in school. I gave most of it away to the kids that did not have lunch money or were still hungry. my parents would have thought i was eating tons of stuff i never even thought of eating... i was a very picky eater too.
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