I think the crime is the money spent on the beaurocrats, not the money spent to feed the kids.
I have to fill out some stupid form each year, asserting that my kids are not eligible for free lunches - then hundreds of federal employees have to process it.
We could save billions, by just feeding the kids. It would be a lot cheaper.
"Congress created the NSLP after an investigation into the health of young men rejected in the World War II draft showed a connection between physical deficiencies and childhood malnutrition. In response, Congress enacted the 1946 National School Lunch Act as a "measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's children."