Meal of as a formal meal the breakfast can be given to the recipient in a basket or hamper. Lunch, the abbreviation for "luncheon", is a light meal typically eaten at midday. The origin of the words "lunch" and "luncheon" relate to a small snack originally eaten at any time of the day or night. During the 20th century the meaning gradually narrowed to a small or mid-sized meal eaten at midday. Lunch is commonly the second meal of the day after breakfast. The meal varies in size depending on the culture, and significant variations exist in different areas of the
Midday Meal Scheme article 24, paragraph 2c of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which India is a party, India has committed to yielding "adequate nutritious foods" for children. The programme has undergone many changes since its launch in 1995. The Midday Meal Scheme is covered by the National Food Security Act, 2013. The legal backing to the Indian school meal programme is akin to the legal backing provided in the US through the National School Lunch Act. The roots of the programme can be traced back to the pre-independence era, when a mid day meal programme was introduced in