school lunches
Cafeteria tray fare
School lunches are midday meals served to students at educational institutions, typically subsidized or provided free through government programs.
The phrase often appears in policy debates about child nutrition and food quality: The new guidelines improved school lunches.
What counts as a proper school lunch—and whether pizza qualifies as a vegetable—remains perennially contentious.
- lunchboxPortable food container
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- menu planningChoosing upcoming dishes beforehand
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
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- Education Policyeducation policy, education reform, education laws, education funding, education budget
- Federal Spendingdefense budget, military spending, healthcare spending, infrastructure spending, education funding
- food aidfood assistance, food relief, food stamps, food pantry, food donations
- schoolingprimary schools, kindergarten, preschool, K-12, college
- child nutritionbaby food, balanced diet, balanced meals, breakfast, calcium
- public schoolskindergarten, classroom, principal, K-12, teachers