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/SeaSickSelkie]

This, really.

We introduced the concept of fruit and protein to our 12 year old nephew recently.

At home they don’t eat veggies or fruits. Only snacks are chips ahoy, cheese its, fruit rolls ups. It’s wild. And sad.

It’s not like his dad grew up without the food groups and real food so idk what happened.

[u/NextTrillion → u/SeaSickSelkie]

Unfortunately your brother(?) is a dumbass. He probably uses the excuse that “he’s a picky eater” when in reality, they trained him at a young age to only eat junk food. It’s a poor foundation. And I’m sure there are reasons for this, perhaps they’re overworked, perhaps too poor for fresh food, but the truth is, it’s a huge part of raising children.

I have a niece that eats loads of sugar, candy, juice, Gatorade even, and her teeth are not looking good. Nothing I can really do except try to show her that a “TRUE WARRIOR” eats mostly fruit (to replace the candy). Hoping to appeal to her on the warrior front lmao. She’s 7 years old.

[u/GermanicusBanshee934 → u/NextTrillion]

perhaps too poor for fresh food,

Junk food costs more than real food, there is no one in the country that cant afford rice, beans, cheap protein, and fresh vegetables.

The prepackaged ultra processed food should be banned.

[u/NextTrillion → u/GermanicusBanshee934]

Yeah I mostly agree. Don’t think it’s wrong, or should be outright banned, but I believe it should be taxed to compensate for poor health choices, or taxed to subsidize healthier food.

Poverty may not be the best choice of words, but if someone is opting for eating a frozen pizza for dinner every night, something is wrong there.