Safe, healthy, tasty. That's the goal of "kyushoku" (school lunches) that are distributed nationwide.
Although the government originally introduced school lunches to help specific children mired in poverty, they spread to schools nationwide after World War II in order to improve health and to teach students about nutrients, eating properly, and appreciating food and life.
As eating habits rapidly change, many children nowadays skip breakfast and their diet tends to be unbalanced.
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