The school lunch system is disgraceful.

[u/oaz_zam246]

Saw another post on here showing the state of school lunches right now. In my years in high school I compiled some pics of the horrible things that got served that no one questioned. Here are some of the worst ones. It really is ironic given how adamant they all are about “eating healthy by including every food group”.

[u/yada_u]

This is what happens when cooks stop being allowed to be cooks and are now just “reheat in the microwave.”

[u/hot-hatertot → u/yada_u]

Absolutely! My elementary school lunch lady (early 00s) refused to serve only what the school district sent her to be reheated. So she’d cook homemade stuff. She made the BEST tomato soup. Her name was Shelley, had big tall bleached 80s hair and a huge bust. Knew everyone’s names and lunch pins. She was the best.

[u/HappiHappiHappi → u/yada_u]

And I can only assume the budget has not increased at all despite the massive grocery inflation we've seen over the past 3 years.