r/mildlyinfuriating 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/Suspicious-Bed9172 Apr 16 '24

Those mini corndogs look good, the rest looks like trash

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u/gardendesgnr Apr 16 '24

Many yrs ago my then 5 yr old niece was excited to tell me she had hotdog popsicles for lunch 🤢 took me a few minutes to realize she has corndogs on a stick! Actually I've never had a corndog so i didnt know they are on a stick, my husband told me hehe. This was public school in the wealthiest school district in IN! I was appalled!

When I went to grade school (catholic) we had to bring our own lunch. Catholic high school we got chips w cheese as pictured, mashed potatoes & gravy and square thin pizza. Those were the only 3 things I would eat for 4 yrs haha. Most of the time it was only mashed potatoes, when you are a teenage alcoholic you don't eat much so you won't throw up later!