(US) Why can't schools feed kids nutritious food, even if it's a little more expensive? I mean, surely it'd be cheaper to hire a few people to cook than to hire a bunch of counselors and psychiatrists and their own police (much of which is caused by shit food), and formulaic frozen food

I get it, the government has to feed, educate, and counsel all these kids as part of its role to nurture and protect the ~70 million children, but I don't get why food has to be so cheap that it's not healthy. The average American school breakfast or lunch is basically 2-3x a McDonald's or Wendy's meal in terms of calories, carbs, and fat. On top of that, they're served a few times a day (much of which is tossed uneaten) and 2-3x a week the kids can buy a pizza or fast food (Chick Fil-A nuggets, Taco Bell burritos, etc.) at school.<br><br>If schools really have to feed kids, why do they have to feed them garbage? Why can't they hire people to make them real food?