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This survey was conducted by Emily Carpenter, Iowa City junior high student, in May 2--8.

1. Have you eaten the school lunch this year? (Circle One Yes 102 No 10 2. Do you think the school lunches are healthy? (Circle One) Yes 35 No 52 Other 26 3. Would you like to have different foods on the lunch menu? (Circle One) Yes 91 No 14 Other 7 4. Do you like the current school lunches? (Circle One) Yes 48 No 42 Other 22 5. Please check each of the following fruit(s) that you would like to have or keep in the school lunches:
83 apples 63 oranges 92 strawberries 65 bananas 52 pineapple 84 grapes 50 kiwi 54 raspberries 49 blueberries 37 tangerines 56 pears 50 peaches 44 mixed fruit

6. Please check each of the following vegetable(s) that you would like to have or keep in the school lunches:

79 corn 27 beans 35 peas 64 carrots 74 baked potatoes 80 mashed potatoes 39 broccoli 14 spinach 33 celery 40 sweet potatoes 34 tomatoes 41 cucumbers 31 peppers

7. Please check each of the following items that you would like to have improved in the school lunches:

57 tacos 58 spaghetti 80 better quality hot dogs 76 Mac & cheese 48 chicken nuggets 43 fish sandwiches 58 hamburgers 48 green eggs and ham

35 other- · 1 Fruit · 12 Pizza · 1 Omelet · 1 Beef Pattie · 3 Chicken teriyaki steak · 2 Chicken sandwich · 2 Chicken alfredo · 1 Fries · 2 Salad · 1 Chinese food 8. Would you be willing to pay more for organic food? Yes 64 No 49 9. Would you be willing to pay more for locally grown food? Yes 81 No 32 10. In the following table, please check in one of the boxes if you have not heard of it, if you have heard of, or if you can define the terms in the table:
Term Not familiar Heard of it Know & can define this term
Trans Fats 4 77 29
High Fructose Corn Syrup 23 51 36
Organic Food 0 32 81
Locally Grown Food 2 15 92
BGH (Bovine Growth Hormone) milk 59 29 23
Please list suggestions to add to or improve the school lunches: 1. "It would be nice if you could look at the meat, and be able to tell if it's chicken or something else." 2. "It would be nice if the Mac & cheese didn't clump and taste powdery. 3. "It would be nice if some of the food smelled more appetizing, sometimes the smell alone makes people lose their appetites." 4. "School lunches suck and I could get better food at a jail for not paying." 5. "Wheat-free meals." 6. "Throw out expired foods – the school is trying to get more money by selling illegal foods. The only reason they would throw them out is if someone got sick and sued the school. And the whole thing about factory farms, that's not cool." 7. "Nothing" 8. "More choices and a lot healthier choices; more choices from ala cart." 9. "Keeping the food warmer." 10. "Make them healthier." 11. "More healthy choices." 12. "Just better quality food." 13. "I'm not sure." 14. "Fresher and warmer food." 15. "Well, for the Mac & cheese, the noodles are really mushy. My friends say that they don't get school lunch because it doesn't look good, so they just get a bagel or pizza." 16. "Better food." 17. "More chicken sandwiches and nuggets." 18. "More variety of healthy foods." 19. "Stop serving Bosco Stix!" 20. "Stop serving ice cream, (or make it have less fat.)" 21. "Better tasting." 22. "Healthier." 23. "Make the cheese on the pizzas better." 24. "Needs better quality meat." 25. "More choices." 26. "Less trans fat meats (clean meats)." 27. "They should be healthier and taste better." 28. "If we change the menu, can we keep the pizza?" 29. "Too many people touch the food." 30. "More healthy." 31. "More for less money." 32. "More variety." 33. "Using NON poisonous beef (if you recall our beef recall incident)." 34. "Getting organic/health food/more junk food for cheaper money." 35. "Cheaper pizza/more pizza." 36. "Cheaper, more affordable Fresh Food!" 37. "More supplies, better quality." 38. "Fresher salads, healthier choices." 39. "More beverages (juice)." 40. "More pizza kinds." 41. "Apple dippers." 42. "Pineapples with marshmallows…maybe?" 43. "Peas (not frozen though)." 44. "More time spent on cooking and prepping the school lunches." 45. "Make sure the chicken nuggets aren't soggy." 46. "To put regular Lays and Doritos in, not the baked ones." 47. "Fresher fruits, more variety, healthier choices." 48. "Bigger selections." 49. "Just better quality food." 50. "Only allow pizza every other day." 51. "Add more healthy food/fruits." 52. "Subway Sandwiches" 53. "Just order better food and not be so cheap." 54. "Take out some of the really dessert items. Have a variety of fruit instead of just one or two kinds." 55. "I think they should include a wide variety of main food selections. They should also have more fruits and possibly a toaster." 56. "They could be healthier and not as wet because sometimes the food is soggy and is really gross." 57. "Peanut butter sandwiches." 58. "Yogurt." 59. "Only supply food with natural ingredients." 60. "More choices and more food; they run out a lot." 61. "Better food." 62. "I would love to eat corn on the cob at school." 63. "More easy meals. Natural and something you can tell what's in it." 64. "More food – for example: more nuggets instead of only 2 or 4." 65. "Tacos" 66. "More salad" 67. "Get rid of fish." 68. "Make it a better quality. Have it cooked." 69. "Get hot dog buns." 70. "Make things fresh." 71. "Make it better." 72. "Don't leave things out for days – look gross." 73. "More variety." 74. "Lower prices for snacks – some are at a dollar and you can buy them at the store cheaper." 75. "Fresh veggies and fruit!!" 76. "New melted cheese – the melted cheese now has like a plastic cover." 77. "Make them look better." 78. "Are they cooked?" 79. "Taste like they were made in 10 minutes." 80. "Warmer, healthier, tastes more real, no hair in it." 81. "None" 82. "Healthy food, better food, good foods, lemonade." 83. "Make lunches healthier and tastier." 84. "Better food, bigger variety." 85. "Better/healthier food; organic fruit." 86. "Organic and locally grown foods." 87. "Let us get our own food besides letting us pick our own fruit." 88. "Take more time and actually make it not just heat up frozen food." 89. "I think that there should be more food on the menu from other countries." 90. "I think that there should be more food on the menu from other countries." 91. "Just better quality food, better cooked food, etc." 92. "Make the food cheaper." 93. "Healthier food." 94. "Different variety, different pizza." 95. "Better, healthier looking foods. More money." 96. "Have healthy food without it being grown with pesticides and stuff." 97. "Better & more healthier foods." 98. "Healthy: allow pizza less often; less on snack trays." 99. "Better: cook food better." 100. "Fresh food would be nice." 101. "Make own food, don't take leftovers from other schools." 102. "The hamburgers they have are pulled out of some liquids. I think it is grease or water before they are served to people and it is really gross." 103. "Better cooked food, better looking food."