USA: Data on the National School Lunch Programm

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THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM BACKGROUND, TRENDS, AND ISSUES

'The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is the Nation's second largest food and nutrition assistance program. In 2012, it operated in over 100,000 public and nonprofit private schools (grades K-12) and residential child care institutions. The NSLP provided low-cost or free lunches to over 31.6 million children daily at a cost of $11.6 billion.'

LINK: http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nut ... ogram.aspx

Source: ERS-USDA (2013).