The typical brown bag school lunch costs 50 cents more this year, and it's a perfect example of how little daily costs from inflation add up to a big expense

Prices for food like bread, ham, apples, and condiments had some of the largest increases last year, even as inflation slows for other items.

https://www.businessinsider.com/food-inflation-still-high-school-lunch-the-perfect-example-2023-8