America’s National School Lunch Program of 1946 was due in no small part to WWII.
By mid 1945, America had just come out of a huge, resource-depleting war. So why on Earth would they be handing out free food for school kids? After all, it’s no secret that food rationing in Britain continued until nine years after the war. This is due to the fact that, the government realized by giving the children free meals, they would have a healthier draft pool if they ever needed it again.
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