School kids in San Francisco elect to go hungry rather than eat gov't subsidized lunches. The problem isn't taste, but architecture: subsidized fare must be served separately from the less good-for-you eats sold to paying customers:

Many districts have a dual system like the one at Balboa: one line, in the cafeteria, for government-subsidized meals (also available to students who pay) and another line for mostly snacks and fast-food for students with cash, in another room, down the hall and around the corner. Most of the separation came into being in response to a federal requirement that food of minimal nutritional value not be sold in the same place as subsidized meals -- which have to meet certain nutritional standards.

Mar. 1, '08
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