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An anthropologist slices through myths about “picky” eating and the biological necessity of kids’ foods, and reimagines ways to feed future generations.

Roast not beef tips, cost, $1,500. that's all she could find for redland elementary to serve. are you sometimes surprised by what you have for lunch. >> yes. >> reporter: is it a good or bad surprise? >> in the middle. >> reporter: to help america's school systems struggling to serve meals, the usda announced it's pumping in a billion and a half dollars. the agency reimburses elmore county for davis' grocery runs. you look at a kid eating and think to yourself, you have no idea how hard that was to pull off. >> that's the part with my own kids. if you knew how hard that was to prepare the meal...

And the girls. their teacher had gone down. he was in the door way. they're taught to barricade themselves in. lock the classroom. and didn't know if they should risk their life and run to the door and pull the teacher inside. he hadn't moved. and possibly the shooter would see them. it was putting thepss at risk. the door was wide open. the shooter was right outside. >> for the children to see that. >> just horrific. broward county mayor he joins us. i spoke to you last night. i appreciate speaking to you again. you said something last night that struck me mind. former teacher yourself. you...

Connections. >> you do. it's kind of your job has a teacher when you see a kid, say you go out to the cafeteria and see a kid eating by himself or the playground, the kid is over by themselves. part of being a good teacher is to try to bring them into the fold. try to bring them into find a buddy for them. find out something they can have some interest where you can bring them, bring people together. that's what teachers do. that's what good teachers do. >> when you hear about this person and how do you reconcile it? this is somebody who fell through the cracks? >> yeah. we've seen or heard so...

If it's not schools, it's the government. >> but, overeating doesn't lead to suicide. a kid eating at burger king instead of vegetables doesn't lead to kids killing themselves because they are being bullied. this is dangerous. >> it is a serious problem. david, what do you think? >> look, you have to have standards of acceptable behavior, be it at home or school. cyber bullying or any bullying, whatever the form of it should not be acceptable either at school or at home. i don't think one has to be to the exclusion or the other. the parents with the exclusion of school and we should have unifo...