Furthermore, schools in both places kept their budgets low by not having cafeterias in them!
They either walked home for lunch (as mine did) or if bused, brought their lunch with them.
In Fairbanks, the day the wind chill factor was 70 below zero, my two boys walked to school, home for lunch and back home after school was out for the day, living nearby.
The Rules were that only if it reached below - 35 could you bring your lunch - or did not have to go outside for recess.
Hard to imagine, and there was usually in winter the six feet of snow I've referred to before on the ground, except for worn paths or plowed streets.
It was a memorable experience!