Why Was the Nslp Created

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) was established under the National School Lunch Act (NSLA), signed by President Harry Truman in 1946, to “safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodi- ties and other foods.” The NSLP …

Why is the NSLP bad?

Food quality One of the biggest criticisms of the NSLP is the quality of the food. Healthier food costs more money to make, so many schools just don’t have the funding to improve lunches and meals.

Who invented free school meals?

But nursery school pioneer Margaret McMillan, who lobbied for the Provision of Meals bill, argued that if education was compulsory then the state should provide meals. If you were lucky enough to go to school in the early 20th century then you could expect porridge, bread with dripping and a glass of milk.