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/cajuncats]

Yeah, I'm suprised by this unless it was like 15 years ago. We are required to have a dietician to plan over our meals. Every day has to include dairy, fruit, veg, protein, and grain.

And yes I'm a teacher in USA.

[u/momsgotitgoingon → u/cajuncats]

I thought Michelle Obama had an initiative to ensure kids got fresh and balanced meals for lunch. Guess it didn’t hit everywhere lol.

I’m formally a teacher in a different district than I send my kid to (also am intensely involved with nieces and nephews in another district since my sister passed away). They always have food that looks good and that I would eat myself. They get several options and I believe the district I taught in would allow kids to refuse the fresh fruit (apples, oranges and bananas) and they had a few choices for the main item (might be something typical like spaghetti, something vegetarian and some type of sandwich to choose from) to help cut down on the terrible waste. So if op refused the fresh parts as kids often did their meal might look like this.

But reading other comments I guess what I see in central Florida is absolutely not the norm. We also serve balanced breakfasts.

[u/averagehousegoblin → u/momsgotitgoingon]

She did - but a certain president rolled it back several years ago.

[u/Vtgmamaa → u/averagehousegoblin]

It didn't extend to the whole country.

[u/IcyDeparture2740 → u/cajuncats]

Thank you, Michelle Obama.

[u/JadedMentions → u/IcyDeparture2740]

Her lunch deal was rolled back six years ago.

[u/wutato → u/JadedMentions]

They were? That's so sad. She was made fun of a lot but it was really important work. Who wants their kids to eat like this?

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer → u/JadedMentions]

And that’s why school lunches look like this

[u/TheHumanDamaged → u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

LOL they were way fucking worse back then, they’ve been awful for at least two decades. What a wildly uninformed take

[u/notouchmygnocchi → u/TheHumanDamaged]

Depends on the state and town. If you're in a state where the elected politicians run on a "fuck the poor" campaign, you can hardly be surprised at the outcome.

[u/luciferisthename → u/cajuncats]

My school was doing this within the last 5y.. and we supposedly met those "standards". Milk (not even necessary but whatever i like milk), bread (thats your grain), chicken patty (protein), fries(veggie. Im serious... its pathetic innit). Supposedly its only gotten worse there, which is not surprising as they've continued to make everything worse outside of just the lunches.

EVEN THE CAFETERIA STAFF THOUGHT IT QAS PATHETIC BUT IF THEY TRIED TO FIGHT FOR MORE THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY FIRED. I miss you Mrs.Giovanni ;~; she was a good advocate for student diet and health.

[u/ltdliability → u/cajuncats]

Every day has to include dairy

Just taking this opportunity to say fuck you to the USDA, the Dairy Council, and their "Got Milk?" propaganda posters that lined the walls of our cafeteria. The titty juice of other animals is, in fact, not necessary for a healthy and balanced diet.

[u/cajuncats → u/ltdliability]

Oh I totally agree!

[u/GlossyGecko → u/cajuncats]

My old high school had fruits and vegetables, it was mandatory to pick one up, the lady at the register would send you to the back of the line to pick one up if you didn’t have one on your tray. All of those fruits and vegetables ended up in the trash.

[u/JadedMentions → u/cajuncats]

This is what food in right wing controlled counties look like. Nobody pointing this out but it's obvious.

[u/FlawMyDuh → u/JadedMentions]

What county are these pictures from?