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.
More school lunch tracking:
A new marketing code is being created in Australia. It may go as far as
banning celebrity spokespeople and removing toys from kids' meals. This would make Australia the first western
country to impose such measures.
The 'your children are fat and what are you going to do about it' vibe hits New
Zealand as the chairman of an international obesity taskforce, Professor Philip James, says there is too much talk
about obesity in New Zealand and not enough action. 
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