At present, meals are served at rigid times and patients have complained that they are often left without food if they miss the set meals.

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Gwen Eisenmann, 91, a retired poet, leads poetry discussions and also likes to set the table before meals.

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Packaged foods maker ConAgra Foods produces a diverse product set from Healthy Choice packaged meals to Slim Jim beef jerky.

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People -- yes, complete strangers -- rent out their homes, lend their vehicles, lead guided tours and meet out-of-towners for meals, all set up via the Internet.

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Journalist Toby Young, who is setting up one of the first free schools, said he would want his governors to take advantage of the proposal to allow schools to set aside places for pupils on free school meals, if it is implemented.

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Bonuses, longer-term incentives, free housing and meals, a mobile phone and a set of wheels are becoming standard perks.

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On Saturday, officers allowed owners to trickle back to their homes and offered free meals and water bottles from a command post set up in an RV.

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Salaries are set and paid by the league, which also lets owners provide housing, three meals a day during training camp and two meals daily during the season.

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The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which gave the government more authority to set standards for food sold at school, could help by increasing the reimbursement for school meals.

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It has now set up a five member working group to investigate the issue and encourage pupils to take school meals.

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