roast not beef tips, cost, $1,500. that s all she could find for redland elementary to serve. are you sometimes surprised by what you have for lunch. yes. reporter: is it a good or bad surprise? in the middle. reporter: to help america s school systems struggling to serve meals, the usda announced it s pumping in a billion and a half dollars. the agency reimburses elmore county for davis grocery runs. you look at a kid eating and think to yourself, you have no idea how hard that was to pull off. that s the part with my own kids. if you knew how hard that was to prepare the meal, you would klein it up for me. ( laughter ) reporter: at redland, relief, the next day s menu was set. beyond that, a mystery. mark strassmann, cbs news, wetumpka, alabama. o donnell: much more news ahead tonight on cbs evening news. world leaders are doing damage
one of our most popular men chew iemed. reporter: at sams club, cacyce davis has a daunting last-minute grocery list, is 80 pounds of beef tips, the next day s school lunch. it s not a solution to the problem. reporter: the problem is this food delivery truck, it s short again, way short. at this point, we re making a plan. reporter: davis directs nutritions for schools in elmore county, alabama feeding 8,000 kits. there are cracks in all points in the supply chain. reporter: you make it up as you go. no doubt. reporter: a county-wide and country-wide issue affect affecting millions of kids. in one survey 97% of school nutrition programs worry about continued supply chain issues. nnam toast crunch for lunch, one georgia mother posted this is unacceptable. pback in alabama, cacyce davis had to buy 180 pounds of beef