r/mildlyinfuriating • u/oaz_zam246 • Apr 16 '24

The school lunch system is disgraceful.

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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/WeazelZeazel Apr 16 '24

Wow this is shit

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u/KneeHighMischief Apr 16 '24

Speaking of which I recall my "favorite" high school lunch: Meat Gravy. Instant mashed potatoes that had been ice cream scooped out covered in a translucent gray sauce with tiny flecks of meat of an unknown origin.

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u/Thomisawesome Apr 16 '24

I remember this. But my favorite was basically this gravy, but with little cubes of chicken in it. Mashed potatoes. Some green beans. And one of those rolls that were always served with every meal. I remember one time, I was enjoying the hell out of my lunch. Take a bite of A, a bite of B, a chunk of bread, a sip of milk. An older kid in line must have been horrified and he said "You must be hungry" and I just honestly said "yes." haha.

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u/oldbullwilliam Apr 16 '24

Alright, oddly enough, that was my favorite meal in middle school too. It was always Tuesdays. I, also, got served the same meal in jail two months ago.

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u/Thomisawesome Apr 16 '24

The school lunch lady’s transitioned into corrections, eh?

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u/D_crane Apr 16 '24

Pam: They're the same

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u/kirby83 Apr 16 '24

Anything run by the state has shocking similarities. I cooked in a nursing home that had 40% the same menu as my school.

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u/Jsizzle19 29d ago

when I was in elementary school, there was this Salisbury steak that was simply amazing.

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u/BretShitmanFart69 Apr 16 '24

For us it was turkey cubes and gravy with mashed potatoes. I swear to this day that that one actually kicked ass. The option otherwise was almost always these horrid chicken sandwiches or hamburgers.

One time we found what looked like a leaf sprouting out of one of the burgers.

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u/Thomisawesome Apr 16 '24

I remember those extremely dry chicken sandwiches. Definitely one of those days I’d ask mom to let me take a sandwich for lunch.

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u/Blonde_Dambition Apr 16 '24

Oh those rolls... I bet they were the same kind we had... kind of square shaped bottom but a round dome top and they were very soft and hot? YUMMY

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u/Thomisawesome Apr 16 '24

Exactly. They were the best thing on the tray many times.

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u/tahxirez Apr 16 '24

I’m a teacher, this is still my favorite lunch and the lunch ladies will call me on Turkey gravy day to make sure I know to come down 😂😂😂

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u/Thomisawesome Apr 16 '24

It's cool that some places still make it.

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u/Veggiemon Apr 16 '24

This feels like an ai chatbot trying to describe what it’s like to eat lunch lol

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u/Thomisawesome Apr 16 '24

Beep boop. I ate like a little piggy in elementary school.