Children Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

It was surprising how many kids don't have lunches. If we all get behind this cause, it'll help a lot of the kids out…

— Joseph Parker

Given the choice, I'm sure the majority of children would rather have a packed lunch than school meals.

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can't afford to buy a hamburger?

— Martin Luther King, Jr

School lunch should be made fresh on the premises every day. Our children deserve that respect.

— Laurie David

With 28 million children eating lunch at school every day in the United States, I believe government has an obligation to ensure parents have…

— Rosa DeLauro

As [Martin Luther] King said, it never cost anybody a dime to integrate the lunch counters. When you start talking about trying to deal…

— Marian Wright Edelman

It's definitely not the case that every child living in poverty is eligible for free school lunches.

— Jack Monroe

A place deserves somewhere to eat lunch.

— John Fetterman

The fact that most kids aren't eating at home with their families any more really means they are eating elsewhere. They are eating out…

— Alice Waters

Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. No sugared drinks, no fast type food.

— Nikki Giovanni

The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go…

— Morgan Spurlock

Very few parents give out healthy lunchboxes due to pressure from their children.

— Prue Leith