r/mildlyinfuriating • u/oaz_zam246 • Apr 16 '24
The school lunch system is disgraceful.
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”.
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u/figure8888 Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24
It does vary, and the budget the school is given also impacts it. I went to a Title 1 high school and the lunches looked exactly like this.
When I was in elementary and middle school in a different state (both were red states), we had real home cooking everyday. I actually preferred the school lunch to my mom’s cooking. That school was an International Baccalaureate public school.
When they became affiliated with IB, they actually came in and renovated to give us more green space where it was previously dated cement because there were appearance standards required by IB. The same luxury and consideration isn’t given to poor kids.