In the US kids at all levels pay for their food. Unless you get "free lunches" which is only for low income famlies and they have to apply and get reapproved every year for it. I'm from Long Island. We thought we had good food in all the schools I went to, but the rest of the world would probably disagree with us on that tho lol. In High School most of us had a bagel with cream cheese, fries or pizza for lunch almost every day. Not many people outside the US would only eat french fries and ketchup and call it lunch. Unless you were or knew a senior bc seniors could leave school grounds and go where ever for lunch and then you ate whatever fast food place you wanted.

No one has to pay for dried bread in the UK, you select your meal/lunch and then pay for it. To be honest I do not know anyone who has a meal at lunchtime.

Not everyone in the world has the chance to cook their own food because basically they don't have any at home. Many kids in my country have to eat what is given at their schools since it represents all they eat in a a full day. And yes, malnutrition is rampant as it is corruption at all government levels. So, it is sad to see all those plastic trays, but it is even sadder to know in countries like Colombia 21 million people only eat 1 meal a day and that almost half of them are kids under 15.

Yes, that is terribly sad, but I've said this in other posts before... If parents are having children that they cannot take care of, then they should not be having children. That's one of the reasons the world is in the mess it's in right now. If you multiply how many kids are eating out of those trays by how many days a week they eat out of them, that's a LOT of waste. It doesn't take much money or effort to make a PBJ. That's what I basically grew up on for lunch. If you're allergic to peanuts, jelly and butter works just as well.

When access to contraceptives get better and the onus of not having isn't just on women, you'll have a point but today is not that day.

@cassandra R: So it's all the "evil men" spreading their seed, and lack of have-sex-without-repercussions, that's causing million of children to eat awful food?? You sound bat s**t crazy and I'm hoping no one makes the mistake of bringing your child into this world. That kind of one track thinking (probably a little PTSD?) is why people can't have a real discussion about the real issues.. it's all these "empowered women" running around acting like they aren't getting theirs and men are just waiting to impregnate helpless little girls so they can abandon them and go have a beer with the guys.. people aren't perfect but that doesn't mean everyone is your abusive arrogant ex.. maybe the good men could actually teach their daughters how the world works, and how to be a productive part of it, would be a better solution than easier access to killing your unwanted babies so that you don't have to actually work to feed them. Your kids could have better lunch if the rest were simply birth "controlled". Psycho

… what on earth are you talking about? I see a whole lot of instant, burning rage but no discernable sense - and WHAT was said that justifies you attacking in absolute, blind rage like that? What is this even an answer to? I realize I’ll most likely get total, burning hatred in answer to this rather than any rational response, but dude - what?

Everything your saying is legitimate