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by Stacy Finz
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From the San Francisco Chronicle
 School is back in session, and parents are once again contemplating the
age old-old question: What to pack for lunch? With food prices soaring
and the economy on the skids, it's not easy coming up with meals that
are inexpensive, yet nutritious and delicious. Because kids consume 35
to 50 percent of their daily calories at school, says Juliet Sims of
Prevention Institute, a nonprofit Oakland group dedicated to preserving
community health, it's important to make good choices.
She says food manufacturers often seduce shoppers with package logos
that promote their products as healthful, such as Kraft's "Sensible
Solution" or PepsiCo's "Smart Choices Made Easy" line. Sims warns that
there isn't always truth in advertising and parents should read the
nutrition labels and ingredient lists before tossing items into their
carts.
"Foods that have the highest profit margin tend to be the ones
grocers put at eye level," Sims says. "Often those are the products you
want to avoid" since they can be high in sugar, fat and calories.
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