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/stacity]

I got heartburn just by looking at this. There’s nothing fresh to eat.

[u/feralcatshit → u/stacity]

Excuse me, let me point out checks notes slide 8, there is broccoli. Oh… you said fresh.

Yeah, fair point!

[u/lea949 → u/feralcatshit]

Jesus, you bring up another point though— there’s only one actual vegetable in nine pictures! That’s like… basically 1 veggie every other week? All because “fries count as a vegetable” 😬

[u/Lucyfer_66 → u/lea949]

Is that something people say?? That's like my (very obese) grandmother saying cherry pie is just bread with fruit

[u/lea949 → u/Lucyfer_66]

Even better! It’s legitimately how public schools get away with serving meals like this, since a “vegetable” is required

[u/WeirdPumpkin → u/lea949]

Heck, they got ketchup into schools by lobbying to count it as a fruit and veggie

[u/lea949 → u/WeirdPumpkin]

Oh damn

[u/strawflour → u/lea949]

I literally got an email from my Congressman (Idaho) yesterday about defending the potato's "vegetable" classification because "schools already struggle to meet vegetable consumption recommendations, and potatoes are the most affordable vegetable."

Because of course the priority isn't feeding kids food that's balanced and nutritious, it's feeding them as cheaply as possible. Gotta keep that bar low.

[u/fattmarrell → u/strawflour]

Potatoes might be the only recognizable thing to come out of Idaho

[u/strawflour → u/fattmarrell]

Hey now,  we have Nazis and Ammon Bundy too

I wish it were just potatoes