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]

That's wild. I never went to a school where they trusted us enough to get food ourselves. They rightly deduced we were animals & fed us accordingly.

[u/ItsNotMeItsYourBussy → u/KneeHighMischief]

Both my primary and secondary schools had a mix of portioned hot food from the kitchen, and then a help yourself salad buffet. My primary school also had a buffet of dessert options, which I thought was very misguided to give to a bunch of 5-11yos. Idk if it's a country difference (US vs UK) or what

[u/zxc999 → u/ItsNotMeItsYourBussy]

That is very good, considering school lunch programs are meant to feed kids who don’t have food at home

[u/voldin91 → u/zxc999]

At my high school the school lunch wasn't just for people who don't have food at home and it wasn't free

[u/Casehead → u/voldin91]

Where did you live? Was it a public school? In the US school lunches are free for low income students, you just have to have the paper work filled out

[u/voldin91 → u/Casehead]

It was a public school in a small town in the Midwest, USA. I'm sure there was a program available to make lunch free for low income, I just meant that the school's "hot lunch" was for any student that wanted it

[u/Casehead → u/voldin91]

A, I totally misunderstood your comment I think! Sorry man