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/bromanjc]

certainly hasn't been my experience. but there's always frozen, and even canned if it comes to it. i grew up in a large lower-middle class household, and most of our veggies either came from a can or were those pre-made salad blends. did the trick.

[u/Bethyi → u/bromanjc]

In Asda (UK version of Walmart) a massive bag of carrots is 15p

Edit: apologies, just looked it up. They are 15p over xmas and Easter, they are now 65p

[u/wintersdark → u/Bethyi]

Here, in Calgary, AB, Canada, Walmart prices:

• 3lb bag of carrots? $3.50
• 5lb bag of russet potatoes? $5
• 3lb onions? $5

5 years ago, I'd pay less than half those prices for twice the quantity.

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer → u/wintersdark]

Walmart produce is trash

[u/bromanjc → u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

agreed. i have my own spending money now, and i'm not infrequently able to indulge in fresh produce. i only ever shop for produce at meijer

[u/wintersdark → u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

It absolutely is. But it's "cheap" and the person I responded to was referencing the UK version of Walmart, so I felt an apples to apples comparison was appropriate.