How school cafeteria meals have changed
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Using government and news reports, Stacker traces the history of school cafeteria meals from the late 1800s through the present day.
1900: Boston and Philadelphia lead the way
1920s: “The Americanization agenda”
1930s: School lunch and the New Deal
1940: WWII ups the ante
1950s: Nutritional quality goes down
1962: National School Lunch Week established
1981: Ketchup is a vegetable
1980s: School lunches become a privatized business
2000s: Fast food vendors amp up their lunchroom presence
2010: The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act passes
2014: Smart Snacks in School standards implemented
2020: COVID-19 necessitates curbside grab-and-go
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Using government and news reports, here's a look at the history of school cafeteria meals from the late 1800s through the present day.
