Free? You think school lunches are free?
On another thread I looked up the Summer Food Service Program. It cost $400 million in 2012 and more this year. That amounts to over $200 for each child that participated in the program. If a given child managed to have 40 meals over the summer that would be $5 each, paid for by the taxpayer, money printing, and some borrowing by non-fed parties.
I’ve never looked up the regular school year programs.