Abstract
ONE cannot discuss the assigned topic without a preliminary statement about the function of the school lunch, whether provided by home, school or nearby restaurant, or the corner store. The noon meal selected by school children should be interesting to eat and should provide each day approximately one-third of the nutrients needed regularly for normal growth and for the maintenance of good health. Too often the school lunchroom is not a functioning part of the educational program of the school but is merely a convenient place where teachers and pupils can buy something to eat. Many homepacked 'lunches are so uninteresting that they are not eaten. Children who bring unsuitable lunches from home, or who eat undesirable types of lunches at home or elsewhere, and their parents need instruction to help them correct these conditions. Parents as well as pupils should be taught what foods are of special importance to children and why. Communities should see that provision is made for free lunches for indigent children, since this cannot be the direct responsibility of the school board.
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