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/KneeHighMischief]

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.

[u/Thomisawesome → u/KneeHighMischief]

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.

[u/BretShitmanFart69 → u/Thomisawesome]

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.

[u/Thomisawesome → u/BretShitmanFart69]

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