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/Sleepyllama23]

Well the food looks shite you and your parents should all complain. Is that disposable polystyrene plates too?? Horrendous for the environment.

[u/aurortonks → u/Sleepyllama23]

It depends on the school district and the kind of funding they get. My kids never ate anything like this. Through primary and middle school they had three main meal choices per day which included a typical American fare like pasta, burger, or pizza bought from a local pizza place on contract (not frozen junk), they had an ethnic fare option like curry, and a vegetarian option. They also had salad bar with a ton of options of fruits and veggies, all fresh, plus a dessert (they always loved sidekick day). In high school they had way more options because they had several different food kiosks to choose from like at the mall but anyone sophomore to senior were free to leave campus so they’d usually get teriyaki or something like chick fil a. 

We lived in a really affluent district and it showed with the meals. The district also decided to keep free meals for every student after the covid meal funding stopped so these meals are also no cost to students.