I think you had a lucky experience. In reality, most french schools have to make do with a limited budget per child (depending on how wealthy the region of the

I think you had a lucky experience. In reality, most french schools have to make do with a limited budget per child (depending on how wealthy the region of the school is). It is true though that they have nutritional guidelines to follow and that they try to make the companies that provide the lunches (usually they are received in the morning and then prepared by the school's cook) work harder towards a balanced diet and good quality ingredients. Source: a family friend of mine was a cook who was managing these things for my region.