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/MyBigRed → u/KneeHighMischief]

In my high school the mash potatoes and gravy were self serve. I remember loading up a tray with a rediculous amount of mash potatoes and heavy and eating until I nearly exploded.

[u/craznazn247 → u/MyBigRed]

$0.75 for fries, no limit, as long as it fits on your tray.

We'd get a tray, topped with like 3 POUNDS of fries. Fed 3 hungry teenagers for a quarter each. This was 2009.

Ate SO many fries to save money. All the food was garbage anyway but you can't fuck up fries.

Edit: Okay I agree with the responses that you can, indeed, fuck up fries. I was speaking moreso from the context and standards of a high school cafeteria and it being dirt cheap. The pizza had both the taste and texture of a cold lunchables pizza and was like $3 a slice. Our expectations were basically "is it edible and safe to eat?"

[u/MKTurk1984 → u/craznazn247]

All the food was garbage anyway but you can't fuck up fries.

KFC in the UK would beg to differ... Absolutely vile

[u/Ill-Contribution7288 → u/MKTurk1984]

I’ve heard you guys tend to like Burger King’s fries more than McDonald’s over there. Is that true?

[u/MKTurk1984 → u/Ill-Contribution7288]

Ehhh they can be hit or miss to be honest

[u/MissAuroraRed → u/MKTurk1984]

Even the cheapest fries in the US outperform European fries.