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If Montgomery County weren't handing out free lunches this summer, Ariana Rodriguez might have gone hungry yesterday. But the bright-eyed 8-year-old walked through the Rolling Terrace Elementary School cafeteria clenching an apple in her teeth before she sat down to a meal.
Ariana was one of 13 students at the Takoma Park school to literally taste the fruits of the county's expanding summer lunch program. Like others across the country, the Montgomery school system is attempting to ensure that children from low-income homes receive nutritious food over the summer. Ariana's mother, Maria Rodriguez, said the difficult economic situation leaves parents with dire choices. Even if they feed their children, they can't always afford nutritious food.
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