With fast food under fire for fueling obesity, why-would a giant U.S. school district pick a quick-serve chain as a hot-lunch supplier? Two reasons, says Kern Halls, a senior food manager for Florida's Orange County Public Schools, which invited Asian Chao to serve its 174,000 pupils. First, the chain, owned by Food Systems Unlimited in suburban Orlando, meets USDA nutrition criteria. Second, students voted Asian Chao's $2.50 meal of tangerine chicken, fried rice, and stir-fried veggies No. 1 in their taste test. Chains like Taco Bell and Subway were in lunchrooms in the 1990s but largely disappeared as USDA nutrition standards tightened and costs rose faster than federal subsidies. With 73 outlets in 14 states, Food Systems wants to bring fast food back to school, with bids out in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota.
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机译：由于快餐食品助长肥胖症，为什么一个巨大的美国学区会选择快餐连锁店作为热午餐供应商？佛罗里达橙县公立学校的高级食品经理肯恩·霍尔斯说，有两个原因。该组织邀请亚洲超人学校为其174,000名学生提供服务。首先，该连锁店由奥兰多郊区的Food Systems Unlimited拥有，符合美国农业部的营养标准。其次，在他们的味觉测试中，学生们投票选出了Asian Chao的2.5美元一餐的橘子鸡，炒米饭和1号炒菜。塔斯科·贝尔（Taco Bell）和地铁（Subway）这样的连锁店在1990年代曾在饭厅里，但由于美国农业部（USDA）的营养标准收紧且成本上涨速度超过了联邦补贴，因此在很大程度上消失了。食品系统公司（Food Systems）在14个州设有73个销售点，希望将快餐带回学校，并在北卡罗来纳州，宾夕法尼亚州和明尼苏达州进行招标。
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