Some Kids Take a Different Approach to Thanksgiving Dinner

Some Kids Take a Different Approach to Thanksgiving Dinner


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(KSL News) A Salt Lake school took a different approach to Thanksgiving dinner this year.

The kids at Open Classroom Charter School ate lunch based on what people in other countries have to survive on, instead of a turkey dinner.

Today their meal was rice, beans and water.

Teachers say it was a great opportunity to teach kids about hunger throughout the world and the waste the United States produces.

Not to worry, the meals did meat USDA guidelines for children's nutrition.

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