You don't need to tell me about the bad choices of parents, I will spare you the detail, but training kids to depend on government for everything is not a solution for anything. Show me some malnourished 4J kids and I might believe, but let's focus on the heart of the matter, is 4J supplying 1/3 of children's meals on school days an answer to this alleged "problem" ? What are these bureaucrats going to do next to expand their empire ? They are an utter failure at educating children, now they are going to attempt to supplant Meals on Wheels ?  I remember even when we paid for lunch in school a large portion of it was thrown away, with it being free how much more so.