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Think college foodservice leaves much to be desired? Exactly what Princeton and Brown students thought over 200 years ago. The controversy over what makes a "good school lunch" remains a hotĬolonial American college dining: Princeton School cafeteria choices reflect federal nutritional recommendations, regional culinary preferences,Īnd local district economics. To provide cost-effective nutritional kid-friendly meals with an ecclectic pantry supplied by outside sources in a short period of time. Today's school cafeterias face the same mission and challenge their predecessors faced a century ago. By the 1990s salad bars, made-to-order deli counters and ethnic specialities presented Vending machines and corporate foodservice outsourcing were debated, introduced, embraced, rejected, From the 1970s forward, choices continued to grow. The concept of cafeteria school lunch choice did not exist in the early years (1930s-1960s)ĭid not exist, except for maybe peanut butter and jelly. Lunches were sometimes organized and served by these groups. Parents were informed about the connection between diet and academic achievement. Diet inadequacies were identified and addressed. Parent/teacher organizations, and ladies' charity leagues.

Modern public schools, modeled after factories, began exploring similar feeding programs.įocus of social scientists, nutrition experts, government researchers, welfare groups, Returned to work on time and kept them aligned with the goals of the temperance movement. This benefit attracted employees and improved productivity. Were installed in or near factories to provide hot, (sometimes) subsidized nutritious lunches. People began working farther from home.įactories specified lunch periods and some workers did not have enough time for both travel and meal. In the second half of the 19th century, cities and factories grew.

Rural schools let children go home or permitted them to eat a home-packed lunch if they lived far away.

Urban schools sent children home for lunch.

Boarding schools served formal meals in common dining rooms.

American school children in this period had four People generally worked/went to school close to home and shared this In pre-industrial times, the midday meal was considered Where they live (North side of Boston? Rural Nebraska?) and how much money they have (wealthy people have more choices).

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