school lunch program
Subsidized cafeteria service
A school lunch program is a system providing meals to students during the school day, typically subsidized by government funding.
In the United States, the National School Lunch Program offers free or reduced-price lunches to children from lower-income families: She qualified for the school lunch program.
The term often appears in debates about child nutrition and food security.
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
- trayShallow portable platform
- meal ticketReliable income source
- reduced priceLowered cost for purchase
- nutritionBodily use of food
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