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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because we live in the USA where everyone is on their own. No one cares for anyone. Just indivisible families.[/quote]

What are you talking about?  Millions of US school children receive free lunch (and breakfast...and sometimes even dinner!)  Definitely not "on their own."[/quote]

That free breakfast & lunch is garbage food. [/quote]

If you want quality food like the French, be prepared to pay for it (like the French.)[/quote]

Yes, it's just a matter of priorities. In the US we ensure our military buys the highest-quality toilet seats whereas in France they ensure their school children get food that is fit for human consumption.[/quote]

Did you miss the PP who pointed out French meals are not structured to meet a “free” price point? It is good the school lunch program ensures kids are not hungry BUT it is a huge problem that school districts then shrug their shoulders and don’t think they need to dedicate any money to the program costs. We could absolutely have decent food if FCPS decided to top up the costs more so that the district was not trying to cover food costs and all meal prep salaries from just the USDA reimbursement rate plus a bit of bought lunches. And more kids would buy lunch if it was not so crappy. [/quote]

This! Offer higher quality, nutritious lunch —> more kids buy —> economies of scale —> improve offerings further with savings —> virtuous cycle.

I know several public school families who have turned off their kids’ school lunch accounts completely because they discovered their kids were buying multiple cookies and chips packets a day and the account kept refilling automatically. There is no option to  subscribe for lunch one day a week or something like that.[/quote]

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