Group calls for better oversight of school meals ENOUGH NUTRITION? At some schools, as little as NT$16.5 is spent on the ingredients for each child’s daily meal, the parents’ alliance said By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter The National Alliance of Presidents of Parents’ Associations yesterday called for greater oversight of meals served to students at school — including new legislation to set national standards — and better focus on areas such as food safety and quality of ingredients. The alliance said in a statement that a news report showed that school lunch programs in some parts of the nation are not receiving enough funding, and that in some cases as little as NT$16.5 is being spent on ingredients per meal per child.