Rice, salmon, ratatouille, bread, salad, an orange and a donut at the Anne Franck school in Lambersart, northern France.
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A schoolgirl buys a pancake for lunch from a food stall in Jakarta, Indonesia. Public school students often buy their lunch at school or from vendors on the street.
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At the Delcare Edu Center, a kindergarten and child care center in Singapore, bowls of salad are ready to be served. Lunch is prepared by the school’s staff every day, and the weekly menu is prepared by the principal each term.
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A student in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has milanesa (chicken covered with egg and bread) for lunch. Since most Argentine families are often large and tight-knit, most students enjoy a hot homemade meal before or after school, which is usually taught in four-hour shifts in the morning or afternoon.
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Cream of vegetable soup, pan-fried breast of veal with salad, a slice of bread and an orange or banana with a glass of water is served at El Caminet del Besos kindergarten in Barcelona, Spain.
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Children wait in line to receive a free “midday meal” of sweetened rice at a school on the outskirts of Jammu, India. The Mid-Day Meal is a massive program that reaches millions of children in primary schools across India.
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Two meal choices are offered at a primary school in London: pasta with fresh broccoli, bread and seasonal fresh fruit (right), or vegetable chili with rice, fresh broccoli, sponge cake and a banana.
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A plate of meat empanadas, milanesa (meat covered with egg and bread) and potato at a school in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Students at a school in the West Bank city of Nablus eat sandwiches of pita bread stuffed with olive oil and zaatar, a mixture of herbs and spices, that they brought from home. There are no school dining rooms in the West Bank and students typically eat during recess.
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Assorted lunch plates are arranged for students at the Bahria Foundation school in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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A schoolgirl eats her lunch, prepared by her mother, of flatbread, a turnip dish and mangoes, at school in Jammu, India.
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An omelette, vegetable soup, banana yogurt and water are served at the Chiquitin kindergarten in Madrid, Spain.
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A house maid in Jakarta, Indonesia, shows the box lunch she’s prepared for her employer’s child: rice, meatball soup, tofu and vegetables.
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In Quito, Ecuador, a student brings a lunch from home that includes a ham and cheese sandwich, a boxed oatmeal drink and an apple.
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In Federal Way, Wash., students enjoy a grilled cheese sandwich on whole grain bread with Southwestern-style corn salad, fresh carrots with canned pears or applesauce.
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