At a glance, the kids are actually pretty hale and hearty, in good health, and even mostly clean.  Occasionally you may be able to catch sight of one taking a surreptitious sip from one of the bottles of alcohol, or sneaking one or two of the candied locusts off the table, but it's less out of hunger and more from the natural innocent 'this tastes delicious and/or will get me drunk' greed that most children have to some degree or another.