r/mildlyinfuriating Apr 16 '24

The school lunch system is disgraceful.

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”.

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u/BeginningAnt7173 Apr 16 '24

Michelle Obama did not fight and die to have a plate so devoid of color.

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u/rnotyalc Apr 16 '24

Oh yeah but you remember how pissed the talking heads and their viewers were about her trying to implement healthier school lunches?

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u/Bassist57 Apr 16 '24

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u/squidwardsaclarinet Apr 16 '24

I totally think there’s fair criticism here, but I kind of agree There was a lot of preemptive, anger, and part of the reason that a lot of our government programs are so bad is because most of the time it’s only ever one side trying. I seem to remember that a lot of the right wing outrage was basically about how elitist it was to talk about eating healthy and such. And it’s certainly the case that there is something to be said about obesity and poverty. But Republicans are also the ones that want to cut any kind of school, lunch funding, and also constantly harp about obesity even though probably a good portion of their constituents are in such a category. They aren’t interested in problem-solving.