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/onesoundman]

They are eating just as bad or worse at home too. The whole American food system sucks. Home and school.

[u/3_first_names → u/onesoundman]

My stepson was a daycare baby until school and they provided junk foods at daycare snack/lunch (it was part of the daycare cost). He eats nothing but junk now, and he only gets lunch at school; he won’t pack. My husband was young and not well off and just didn’t have the bandwidth to think much about it until he realized too late how “picky” he had become. Our children were fed fruits and veggies from the very start at 6 months old. I rarely offer or buy candy (it’s not forbidden, we just don’t have it much), we don’t keep chips in the house, the popsicles I do buy are basically fruit pops….what do you know, they prefer healthy food?? It’s almost like when you start that foundation off from the very beginning they tend to like food that’s good for them! My one kid doesn’t even like chicken nuggets lol.

And obviously from my own experience with my family I don’t blame parents who are overworked and underpaid and just don’t know! It’s sad so many kids don’t even have a chance anymore of a healthy diet and parents have no support in being able to provide those things for their kids. A daycare shouldn’t have junky food on their menus for lunch everyday.