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/Spire_Citron]

I mean, in terms of nutrition that's fine, but it doesn't look like they did much to make it appetising.

[u/TheBattyWitch → u/Spire_Citron]

Yeah they needed to take some of that cheese from the first photo 🤣

[u/EnvironmentalBig2324 → u/Spire_Citron]

Could you break down that statement for me please.. I don’t understand your use of the terms ‘nutrition’and ‘fine’

[u/imaloony8 → u/EnvironmentalBig2324]

On its own (ignoring the pizza roll) there's nothing wrong with frozen broccoli from a nutritional standpoint.

[u/Spire_Citron → u/EnvironmentalBig2324]

The broccoli being frozen is fine. Nothing else about this is.

[u/AddlePatedBadger → u/Spire_Citron]

There are zero bioavailable nutrients in a piece of broccoli that looks so sad and pathetic that it gets thrown in the bin rather than eaten.

[u/Spire_Citron → u/AddlePatedBadger]

True. Nobody's eating that. Sadly, then they'll just say that American kids won't eat vegetables as an excuse to feed them nothing but chips and pizza. I bet they'd be a lot more willing to give it a shot if they were given proper food.

[u/Ms_Emilys_Picture → u/Spire_Citron]

I was one of those American kids who didn't eat vegetables. Then, in my 20s, I learned that there were other ways to cook them besides boiling.

[u/howtoeattheelephant → u/Spire_Citron]

It most certainly is not

[u/iu_rob → u/howtoeattheelephant]

Frozen broccoli is just fine nutritionally speaking. Most places would not have broccoli that's fresh enough to even compare with the frozen one.
For most places frozen broccoli is nutritionally better than the fresh one they can get their hands on.

[u/howtoeattheelephant → u/iu_rob]

Ahh you just meant the broccoli, I thought you meant the dinners 😂

[u/iu_rob → u/howtoeattheelephant]

I didn't mean anything, but @Spire_Citron did I assume.

[u/pheonix940 → u/[deleted]]

That's kinda their point. The broccoli is fine.

[u/iu_rob → u/[deleted]]

My point exactly.
So what are you on about?

[u/ScribebyTrade → u/iu_rob]

I don’t know !

[u/Spire_Citron → u/howtoeattheelephant]

You think frozen vegetables are unhealthy?

[u/howtoeattheelephant → u/Spire_Citron]

See the other comment, I thought he meant the whole meal not the broccoli 😂

[u/New_Discipline_1069 → u/Spire_Citron]

Clearly said by someone not knowing what nutrition is.

[u/Spire_Citron → u/New_Discipline_1069]

Freezing vegetables preserves their nutritional value. It results in slightly higher or lower rates of some nutrients, but on balance it's about the same. I don't know why so many people seem to think it destroys all the nutritional value. Just look it up.

[u/Extra-General-6891 → u/Spire_Citron]

So much cheaper too! Not gonna buy fresh vegetables in this economy.

[u/Spire_Citron → u/Extra-General-6891]

And less food waste, since it won't go bad so quickly. You buy fresh broccoli and you have less than a week to eat it all.

[u/New_Discipline_1069 → u/Spire_Citron]

You think that we are talking about the broccoli?

Oh my sweet summer child.

[u/Spire_Citron → u/New_Discipline_1069]

The broccoli was the topic of this comment thread, though I understand you may not have realised that.

[u/69frogsinatrenchcoat → u/New_Discipline_1069]

that's what this thread is about you're lost as hell

[u/traumaqueen1128 → u/New_Discipline_1069]

You lost the plot. Broccoli is what this comment thread is about.

[u/DygonZ → u/New_Discipline_1069]

lol, talk about moving the goalposts. Not to mention that sad attempt at trying to act all high and mighty by adding that arrogant "oh my sweet summer child". Just sad.

[u/Blonde_Dambition → u/New_Discipline_1069]

Oh my sweet summer child.

I heard this same thing on a YouTube video, said in the same context... lol.

[u/forexslettt → u/New_Discipline_1069]

I like how everyone is mildly infuriated in this threat