Lunch Wars -- What's Your Child Eating at School?

Thursday, March 24, at 8:00 p.m.

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It's lunch period in a middle school in Spokane and the din is deafening. A round-cheeked boy shoulders past the salad bar then piles two packets of mayonnaise on a burger. "I'm not a big vegetable fan," he says, biting in. On the next Learning Curve reporter Jenny Cunningham examines school lunch and the growing obesity epidemic in children.

Find out which school districts are cutting the fat. You'll also learn why many districts want kids to drink sodas. And you'll get an earful from teens who say they should be able to choose what they eat.

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