Janet Poppendieck is a professor of sociology at Hunter College in New York and is also the author of numerous books, including her most recent Free for All: Fixing food in schools in America. This book focuses on recent American interest in whether or not our school lunches are healthy. This issue has recently been put in the spotlight through programs like Jamie Oliver's School Food Revolution and in the news due to recent changes in the Nation School Lunch Program's dietary guidelines. Poppendieck's book examines the in-depth reasons why school meals have transformed into what they are today, what challenges need to be addressed in fixing school meals, and ultimately, how our system should be fixed. To accomplish this goal, it interviews its current college students about their previous school lunch experiences, working in a school cafeteria, interviewing current school employees, and examining the history and policies of the National School Lunch Program. To begin the book, Poppendieck writes about her experience working in a school cafeteria for a week. Explains the daily routine of a school food service worker which includes thawing and reheating the frozen food that will be served that day, serving the food, managing the a la carte line, and recording all lunches into three categories : full price, reduced price and free. The picture it paints of school lunches is one of reheated fast food and lunches governed by regulations and nutritional requirements. These rules are important because if the food does not meet certain requirements the school will not be reimbursed by the federal government. Furthermore, if they don't properly record how many they paid, reduced price or fr...... half the card... they convinced me that the idea of ​​universal free meals was a good idea, because like almost every American citizen, everything what I could see were dollar signs. But after seeing the plight of the current free and scaled-back system, and considering how much it would cost compared to other government initiatives, I realized that universal freedom could definitely be a possibility and a welcome change to the current system. Overall, this book was a truly enlightening read that I would recommend to anyone, especially those who want to see school meals evolve into something great not only for children but also for agriculture. After reading this book, I am ready to come out and try to pursue a change in the school lunch system so that my children's generation can go to school knowing that they will be fed properly, responsibly, and without fear of stigma...