Oliver Twist did not go hungry

[Labarum]

His workhouse diet was nutritionally adequate, healthy and balanced, though probably boring

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...m-doctors.html

Workhouse? A old UK institution for those who could not support themselves.

[boonie stomper]

In case you'd like a reference to how the Dicken's story goes, SparkNotes: Oliver Twist: Chapters 1–4 Now, if Oliver were a real boy, perhaps he would have eaten well enough, but then again, perhaps there were actually some workhouses that were not up to the standards, as occurs in all sorts of industries where greed and corruption can thrive...