But, there must not have been anyone around to tell these two the difference either like a grandparent, doctor, friend with kids, etc. or else they wouldn't listen.
Very sad.
I remember when my daughter was in 1st grade, I would go eat lunch with her sometimes. When I went, I brought cheeseburgers & fries for the two of us which, of course, she loved.
Once, one of her classmates and her father sat at the table with us. They had some kind of granola crap and crackers that, I swear to God, were black. They both had that pale, undernourished look that you often see on people who don't get enough protein.