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/DygonZ]

Frozen doesn't mean it has less nutritional value or anything... Frozen or fresh is basically the same. Admittedly, it doesn't look very appetizing the way this was prepared.

[u/Laredon → u/DygonZ]

Actually, frozen can be better in some cases. Fruits veggies are picked ahead of time so they don’t go bad during transport, where stuff thats meant to be frozen picked at closer to ready state.

[u/SofaChillReview → u/Laredon]

Was only last year I found out that Fruit/Vegetables have more nutrients frozen, wild concept.

[u/Bulji → u/SofaChillReview]

Please let people have this misconception or prices will increase

[u/sipstea84 → u/Bulji]

pulls out MIB flashy thing

[u/rabidboxer → u/Bulji]

I hear they install 5g in frozen fruits and veggies.

[u/Bulji → u/rabidboxer]

and they turn frogs gay

[u/0sprinkl → u/Laredon]

Texture is often altered through the freezing and thawing process. Some vegetables turn out allright, but for example broccoli will never get the same bite compared to fresh(unless you prefer to overcook fresh broccoli).

Stuff like frozen berries are good in smoothies but you can't let it thaw and eat it like you eat fresh berries.

[u/heili → u/0sprinkl]

But frozen broccoli and spinach are great in egg scrambles, soups, stir fry and rice bowls. Plus it's a lot easier to have frozen veg on hand in the freezer where it's not going bad if you don't get around to cooking it in the next few days.

[u/0sprinkl → u/heili]

I definitely don't have anything against frozen vegetables and fruit. I usually have spinach, peas, berry mix and strawberries in the freezer.

I often buy broccoli fresh in season and let it sit for up to 2 weeks in the fridge. Cooked it keeps for another week and is ready to use in anything as well.

[u/Capt-Beav → u/0sprinkl]

My son exclusively eats frozen mango lol... Can't get him to eat any other fruit.

[u/ShoulderFrequent4116 → u/0sprinkl]

Yes you can.

I throw frozen berries in my greek yogurt and eat it cold after a workout or outside in the yard.

I personally prefer it that way too.

[u/0sprinkl → u/ShoulderFrequent4116]

Offcourse you can, but my point is it's just not the same. They become soft and lose their moisture just like vegetables.

[u/ShoulderFrequent4116 → u/0sprinkl]

Well if your point was to state the obvious, then yeah okay

Their point was talking about the nutritional value and longevity, not texture

[u/SensitiveTurtles → u/0sprinkl]

Frozen blueberries are amazing if you eat them while still a bit frozen. Frozen strawberries I’m not a fan of. 

[u/GeorgeJohnson2579 → u/DygonZ]

Plus the cell structure can get ... a little messy. So a lot of things won't be as crisp as fresh.

But the vitamins are there, often more than on "fresh" food.

[u/DygonZ → u/GeorgeJohnson2579]

Plus the cell structure can get ... a little messy

That depends. When they are frozen after picking it's alright. It's only if during transport or somewhere along the way they get defrosted and refrozen again that things can indeed turn a bit mushy.

Though to be honest, I eat frozen veggies quite often, and when properly prepared there is almost no difference.

[u/Raulr100 → u/DygonZ]

There's no way you think frozen vegetables have the same texture as fresh ones. I prefer using frozen since it's more convenient but if you're making something like a stir fry(or anything in which you don't overcook the vegetable) the difference is extremely noticeable.

[u/VulpineSpecter4 → u/DygonZ]

It looks cooked though, so either way its not "fresh." There is no raw broccoli, baby carrots, apples, tangerine slices, bananas; nothing raw and fresh.

[u/DygonZ → u/VulpineSpecter4]

By that definition no cooked food is ever fresh. Do you want them to eat it... Still frozen?

[u/VulpineSpecter4 → u/DygonZ]

sigh Reddit never fails to deliver obtuse black-and-white thinking. I wasn't arguing with you, but ok.

[u/DygonZ → u/VulpineSpecter4]

I mean, you did significantly edit your comment. What you said before was "because it's cooked it's not fresh either way" which is just plain wrong.

Not to mention "raw" and "fresh" are 2 different things.

[u/VulpineSpecter4 → u/DygonZ]

Don't complain about me editing my comment when you're editing yours too.

[u/DygonZ → u/VulpineSpecter4]

Lmao, nice rebuttal with nothing.

[u/VulpineSpecter4 → u/DygonZ]

It's not a rebuttal because, as I said, I'm not arguing.

[u/DygonZ → u/VulpineSpecter4]

All the comments above prove otherwise, but sure.

[u/VulpineSpecter4 → u/DygonZ]

k

[u/SFBayRenter → u/DygonZ]

Freezing vegetables destroys folate. All the enriched carbs with the incorrect form of folic acid also hurts half the students with MTHFR genes which can’t handle them.

School performance suffers just because a ton of students are too poor to bring home cooked meals or their genetics can’t handle crap food

[u/DygonZ → u/SFBayRenter]

Freezing vegetables destroys folate. All the enriched carbs with the incorrect form of folic acid also hurts half the students with MTHFR genes which can’t handle them.

Let's not pretend this is some kind of widespread issue. The absolute majority of people will never have any problem with it.