the day when half of the food hasn't been eaten is so demoralizing. If I'm struggling so much with this, and here I am really interested in food and cooking and gardening and have done a lot of reading and thinking about the food system, what is everyone else doing? Is there a better way? I was amazed to learn that Canada is the only G8 nation without a national nutrition program for kids. What do countries like India or Brazil have to teach us? Sometimes the meals are subsidized on a sliding scale. In many places, it's offered free to every child. They understand there are enormous benefits. The corollary of kids not being hungry is that kids are able to concentrate and focus in school and they're healthier over all. In places like India, they will offer micro-nutrient fortification. In Afghanistan, school lunch is seen as an opportunity to get girls to attend: If they're provided a meal, there's an incentive for the family. So, what's good or bad about the typical Canadian meal? I heard it over and over from teachers in Toronto saying, "I see the kids who come to school with a Snackable or not enough to eat or not healthy food, and they are falling asleep in the afternoon. They don't have enough energy to focus." That's a greater concern than saying whether your sandwich is good or bad. I'd like to see a transformation of our system. What would it look like? It