Along with dress codes, standardized testing and technology, school lunches have also evolved over the years, and not always for the better. Back in the day, health was a real issue, and moms took classes that educated them on how to pack nutritious school lunches.
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Kids were often fed hearty meals they wouldn’t otherwise have available at home. Today, kids often use their own money to buy pizza, burgers and ice cream; dessert is no longer an unexpected treat, it’s one of the main food groups. As kids across the country head back to school for the start of a new year, here’s a look back at school lunches in the U.S. from the 1930s to the 1980s.
