Welcome to nutrition in the '90s. So much for antiques like oatmeal or grapefruit. Family mealtimes in North America are on a skid, according to nearly every new poll. Three-fourths of families now eat together only half the time. Some of these separations are necessary, of course, due to work and school.
Kids get themselves off to school.
Our cafeteria opens shortly after 7, and while you won't find eggs or pancakes, at least bagels, fruit, cold cereal and milk are available. That means some students are already on a sugar high before the first bell rings. It's one or the other. And people wonder why teaching is such hard work these days. It just sort of happened, due to a number of factors.