Uproar Over School Lunches

[@Argon2022]

Do they seriously think that giving the healthy food "cool" names is going to do anything? That's been done and its tacky and stupid, just shows how incompetent some people are

[@madelinedarkhart1691]

Argon ikr?!?? I always liked the salad and chicken wraps at my school it always filled me up and dont tell meh that its disgusting i miss the lunch sooo much i wish i can have that again but im out of school and my mom cooks really disgusting food 🤢🤮🤮

[@madelinedarkhart1691]

Except that one thing is good at my home, that i eat every fruit and vegetable raw. Eating raw is healthy. Raw carrots are very healthy to consume than cooked carrots.

[@Nic_2751]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever had a point

[@liamstz1284]

shut up and eat your power beans

[@Nic_2751]

stz 2048 no u

[@ashleytubee]

One of my teachers used to put out a box at lunch near the garbage cans for people to put un-opened foods/drinks/fruits that werent eaten to take back to his class so anyone who was still hungry (whether it was a student of his or just some hungry kid in the school) could have something more to eat. After he had been doing it for years, all of a sudden one of the lunch ladies told him it was "illegal" to take school food out of the lunchroom and that it was technically stealing. So instead of all of this food that was still in perfect condition getting used up, it now just gets thrown away. Great job america.

[@itashley8955]

They used to put a tub for fruit but that disappeared and we have to throw it away which is a waste...😳

[@damiennguyen5143]

ashleytube thats horrible... i renember a long time ago there was a box like that so kids who forgot to bring a snack or forgot to bring lunch could have something to eat.

[@Isabella-eg3fo]

yeah I know what you mean I remember I bought a mini water bottle for 60 cents in elementary school and a lunch lady said I couldn't take it back class and I never even opened the water. Even this year I remember I picked this perfect banana for breakfast at school and I dropped it and I still wanted regardless of whether I dropped it or not and the lunch lady picked it up and said that I couldn't have it.

[@ashleytubee]

That is ridiculous!

[@alfringel7494]

ashleytube same with my school

[@alisbetbazo508]

Yes, if you name then power beans and x-ray visions carrots 🥕High School will definitely eat them 🙄🙄🙄

[@redhatt957]

Alisbet Bazo The high school will DEFINITELY EAT THEM. Let’s be honest, this ain’t Elementary School anymore

[@theflightmanchannel2631]

They will certainly not eat them if you name vegetables power beans and x ray vision carrots

[@gman3664]

Its the work of Ol' Boomers trying to be Hip and COOL but failing worser than my exams

[@victoriabardsley8097]

When I saw that I was like "What are these kids, 4 year olds?" Most of that food just looks nasty anyway - I wouldn't feed it to a dog, nevermind a child.

[@Pzacutter]

I’m pretty sure he was talking about elementary but I’m pretty damn sure the kindergarteners won’t eat it either

[@tinkalikeangelok6939]

to cut down obesity, teach the kids to eat healthy. not force it up on them. oh and maybe... TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO COOK.

[@madisonreys9525]

Tinka Like AngelOK Ikr I'm taking s cooking class in school, I already know how to cook though cause my mom taught me

[@TheSeaofScience]

Tinka Like AngelOK that's worked out so many times

[@aleksandriasw235]

THANK GOD FOR THIS COMMENT!

[@emilyc8958]

Yeah, ffs, vegetables taste great IN the meat mix. Make them a curry or some shit. All this stuff doesn't need to be a side

[@penguinee672]

Tinka Like AngelOK oh my god yes

[@darrche5129]

If you're gonna feed your school food that are nutritious BUT not appetizing then might as well just feed them vitamin pills.

[@NiseGen-13]

Isaac Karayoff funny you called them unhealthy but the government didn't ban the vitamin pills. Hence contradicts your statement.

[@D0NCH33T0]

I'm sayin. You can't expect us to eat food that tastes like shit even if it is healthy.

[@DevinErgul]

I would prefer vitamin pills

[@summerf7573]

its not even nutritious lol

[@titan9259]

3OOTH like

[@no-ms3fj]

School taxes really getting us that *QUALITY FOOD*

[@boone4531]

Well if you actually had real veggies and fruits maybe they would eat them.

[@swiper4088]

Ooo u got em

[@dreameaterarts2946]

Boone true

[@Arlothed1no]

Hello? Police? I’d like to report a murder.

[@fable9808]

I agree boone. How was bittersprings?

[@QockNobblr]

Boone No, I wouldn't. I know what they taste like. I have a very selective palate. And that palate says if it's fruit, it has to be sweet, and I genuinely don't like the taste of vegetable, except potato (and other vegetables,but only circumstamcially)

[@spideryoutubeaccount424]

Am I the only one who wants to see Gordon Ramsay try the food?

[@topnotchcoffee]

Thats what everyone wants. Scenario Lunch Lady: Ok, what would you like? Gordon: Damn, I guess I'll get the chicken nuggets since that looks the least like garbage. Mutters* Bloody hell. (Gordon sits a table) Gordon: My god is this what kids fu**in' eat? Id rather have sand than what they're eating. (Camera points towards children, multiple bleeps occur. Stop swearing kids.)

[@h0neyb3e46]

spideryoutubeaccount that would be amazing

[@Taikofan04]

OMG YES

[@jenniferandbama1284]

spideryoutubeaccount same

[@tonyshu6052]

No

[@ulysses5000]

Our two boys 7th and 11th grades come home starving every day. They like to eat healthy but the portions are to small. So when they hit the house its straight to the kitchen.

[@BurberryBlue]

Steven McGill Yeah the amount of calories they’re giving is not enough. Some kids don’t even have food to come home to.

[@lincolnwikipedia4218]

Me too I don't eat junk food so when I get home I serve my self a big plate of healthy food.

[@mastermine81]

Then pack them a lunch

[@alexschroetke5732]

That’s the exact same for me, after school I will eat by entire pantry because the portions are for 2 year olds and the food is all processed

[@Ms-up1qx]

@@mastermine81 It's not that simple

[@Ninjakitkat1]

Did anyone else's school have places to put fruit they didn't eat in a tray for others to eat? I found so many fruits in school, moldy on the inside, dirty and damaged on the outside, and just disgusting fruit that's been on others trays being served the next day. That's disgusting!

[@dog9726]

yes they get angry we dont eat it and i show them its all black inside and they said its normal it was Apple i showed them

[@dumbpunk1165]

mine did and there were always kids who would take it. now they just throw it away

[@marlenerodriguez1087]

Cleophone I was about to eat a thing of pineapple and I found a napkin in it I have not opened one of those containers since 3rd grade I'm in 8th

[@kikikira8416]

Eww

[@lolanaterlin]

My school calls it, "The sharing bin"

[@CoreysCrustaceans]

The worst part is tho is that a meal costs about $4.50 at school for something less nutritious than McDonald’s

[@madelinedarkhart1691]

Wendys is fresh and healthier than mcdonalds like cmon

[@sasharobinson9399]

My school lunch is for f r e e~

[@joseescobedo7899]

@DaRandomLOL 2:50 for a slice of Pizza

[@apoorvajoshi225]

Same, for us, one slice of pizza is 2.50 and a drink, a side, a vegetable, a fruit, and other snacks are all .75 each

[@anniep2837]

my school has a free and reduced lunch program. you need financial requirements to qualify, I’m lucky enough not to have to be forced to eat the school’s free and reduced lunches, and be able to bring my own lunch with content I know of.

[@jenniejackman6949]

And the lunch ladies are so mean they made me cry so many times

[@lbower2025]

One of my school lunch ladies said that I had to be quiet or I wouldn't eat at all

[@imakememes3885]

One time the peaches were rotten, so my friend went in there and told the lunch lady. SHE THREW APPLES AT HIM

[@maamebrago319]

GUESS WHAT?! Like I would order cheese pizza every friday. I did order lunch, but someone changed the paper and the lunch lady said "you didn't order!" and the lunch lady laughed with a teacher and that teacher said "they should be old enough to be responsible 🤣". THE LUNCH LADY SHOULD'VE GUESSED MY ORDER TO MAKE AN INFERENCE!

[@shouldacomewithawarninh4974]

cheese _is_life the ladies at my school are actually pretty chill Guess not all Americans high schools suck

[@taco4yearsagoedited567]

Lucas Gaming i dont rly believe thats allowed they needa be fired

[@Itsbuckjames]

You can call them power beans all you want, if you don't season food it won't be good.

[@calsmyth4483]

+James Harrington Vegetables don't need seasoning. If children are given healthy meals at home, they'll develop a taste for healthy food. Give them junk, they'll crave junk.

[@pryingeyes1551]

+James Harrington Totally. Vegetables are my favorite food group, but if you just steam broccoli under a metal lid for 8 hours until it's soggy and plop it on a plate, kids aren't going to eat it. It's also going to reinforce the idea that veggies are gross, setting them up for a lifetime of health problems (however short that lifetime may be. Instead of having a piece of fruit, some unseasoned broccoli, and some dry chicken or tofu, you could easily make a decent stir-fry from all of them, which is they sort of thing which is actually done in many other countries. They're essentially serving kids separated ingredients from a potential meal.

[@mjackson780]

Amen!!

[@Stargazing-ke5fs]

+Ca Br How old are you ma'm or sir?

[@Stargazing-ke5fs]

+Ca Br Vegetables do need seasoning so they can have flavor and people would want to eat them more.

[@chattersalad4171]

cafeteria food is crap. Lunch from home is great.

[@FirstNameLastName-gu1mu]

I dont have a cafeteria, i just take some choco spread, some pear or kiwi. And boom. Delicious

[@chattersalad4171]

mmmmmmmmm

[@FirstNameLastName-gu1mu]

Too bad i cant bring candy or crisps, cause they are no longer allowed after 1st grade.and im higher.

[@joeysasscheeks5215]

ChatterSalad yes!!! I pack my lunch everyday unless there is something like a grilled cheese that’s all I’ll get

[@Dan-zt7uj]

My breakfast is usually Toast with French style scrambled eggs and 2 strips of bacon. My lunch is usually a burger with fries and milk Dinner is spaghetti with meatballs and garlic bread. School food... Snack/breakfast is yogurt, pbj sandwich (processed) Lunch- burger with cheap tasting beef and crappy sides, such as cold and bland potato salad, some fruit that isn't even ripe or chili. The quality of school food needs to be improved honestly. Food should taste delicious, not bland, processed or bitter. Food should be served with fresh ingredients, and flavor.

[@AP-ex6qz]

3:46 *Powerbeans!! X Ray vision Carrots!!!*

[@madelinedarkhart1691]

Anton Paulson i dont like eating cooked carrots because most of the vitamins and very important sources are taken away. It’s best to eat raw carrots and not carrots on a bag

[@1xrxaxrxex174]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aylinkoch]

@@madelinedarkhart1691 plus it tastes absolutely disgusting.

[@lolanaterlin]

I remember when they made the switch to healthy food. Suddenly the cheese in the nachos turned into plastic, the sausages we weird tasting and strangely colored, and they got rid of the cereal bags.

[@lexisveggiefood6723]

Lareenuh Lin its called imitation cheese. Its what prisoners get. Its doesn't melt, it lights on fire.

[@Arlothed1no]

Lareenuh Lin The food is so processed and yet they have the gull to call it “healthy”

[@cartonet8186]

I don't understand why they maligned meats and cheese. Meats, cheese, dairy and egg are the healthiest food there is and the only foods that fill you up and that's exactly what they tried to minimize. Like you said, they switched the cheese sauce, into something that was imitation cheese, and not real dairy cheese.

[@Arlothed1no]

Karlton est Even for lactose intolerant people, there’s still cheddar and parmesan that have a small enough amount of lactose that they can process (less than .5 grams)

[@nogoaway1298]

Damn not the cereal bags.

[@bigbill2557]

I'm 6 foot tall and 220 pounds. after school I go to football practice for 3 hours where I lift, run, hit, and of course practice plays. I often find my stomach growling and feeling as if i don't have enough energy to get through practice. tell me how 4 nuggets with some salad and a bag of chips are supposed to fill me up at 6'0, 225, and give me enough energy to get through practice

[@jennawalsh6120]

Big Bill bring your own lunch then

[@cartonet8186]

When I was in high school, I had a choice and could choose to get more if I paid more. Also, they used to give lots of food in the basic cafeteria (they didn't have the calorie restrictions). Then, they would have a separate salad buffet, where I would load up the lettuce, with plenty of cheese, turkey, bacon pieces and lots of ranch sauce all over it and you had to pay like $3 for a full bowl, but still, it would fill you up.

[@ghostie5580]

Karlton est lucky

[@cartonet8186]

Dreamswitch, I remember they also used to serve Pizza Hut Pizza, and you could buy a fresh pizza slice for $1.25, or yesterday's pizza for $0.75. Also, I remember that even the regular school lunch used to give you a ton of food. Like, sometimes they'd put huge portions. Like a big blob of lasagna, veggies, a fruit and a milk carton. Honestly, they need to stop counting calories for kids. Teenagers need lots of food for energy. It was a big high school, so it was like a mall court. Also, from what I understand, private schools, get buffets with 5-star quality foods that changes everyday. Why can't they do that in regular high schools, right?

[@clothebrotato]

oof, im a 5'3 128 pound girl that spends her day drawing, writing, and singing and dancing to musicals and I dont think a small cup of apple sauce, a tiny pizza, and a carton of expired milk is gonna fill me up.

[@tenzinc760]

In my highschool, the foods served in the cafeteria are cooked by the culinary class with the supervision of 5 chefs (we make the food fresh daily) . I took culinary for 1 year and got to really experience cooking on an industrial level. You would think that it might be unsanitary since students are making them but that's not true. Far from true! Because before we even stepped into the kitchen we spent a whole month studying food borne illnesses & pathogens associated with food handling and we take a test (on which we need 80%+ to pass/work in kitchen). Plus we are required to wear a chef jacket, apron, hair net and a hat! The chefs are really strict on that so no hair gets in any of the foods. Anyways we are under the supervision of the chefs (the menus are created by them so the food is gooood!!) . I'm glad that our school serves fresh, healthy food :)

[@natebyerly3390]

Lucky😢

[@fanaticalplel1003]

What county becuase that don’t sound like America

[@mamoon08]

Yours probably in a private school

[@fanaticalplel1003]

Rich white kid school

[@elijosc1963]

The amount of salt right now after I read that, in my body would be enough to kill 5 adult men

[@notbismarck4181]

What’s the point in trying to make them eat healthy if once there home they eat like 2500 extra calories

[@ls2443]

There really is no point. I’m waaayyyy too small. All this health stuff is just going to hurt me.

[@floivanus]

PedalToTheFloor yes it is too small, but if you’re thinking with your belly all day “I’m so hungry” then you’re likely to scarf down everything you can when you get home and have a calorie surplus instead, undoing any good done by going hungry all day

[@lobsterthemobster2032]

I think we should teach why and how to eat healthy and encourage it so they do it at home and at school

[@noralavender3798]

Lmao we go home and eat so much because we don't eat the schools prison food☠️☠️

[@After4th]

Too many people are counting calories and not enough people counting chemicals. People should eat real foods freshly grown and prepared with quality taste. Food that is actually food, not something that looks like a microwave science experiment.

[@QockNobblr]

LunaTwi01 Fuck school lunches. Once I finally the hunting license of my state, rather than my previous state of residence, I'm gonna start hunting, and making my own lunches, which will actually have some taste to them

[@camper1749]

adam meyer So when you get a hunting licence you will magically become a good cook? Listen buddy if you can't already cook hunting won't do shit.

[@QockNobblr]

Campers Not that hard to marinate backstrap, ribs, etc, in hickory sauce, and smoke it into jerky, steak, burgers, ribs, etc. Or best yet, deer heart tacos. Plus, I'm great at cooking, despite my lack of expirience in my own kitchen

[@camper1749]

If you're only gonna eat that you're definitely gonna shit bricks.

[@samalass466]

I believe my preschool had fresh potatoes cus I remember them having a tiny potato garden.

[@imakebadcontent9255]

If only american school lunches where like Japanese school lunches because its ACTUALLY nutritional and has flavor

[@purpleblueberry6573]

FBI Undercover Loli and Japan students grow the food in their school garden then eat it when it's ripe

[@allslaynoplay8947]

FBI Undercover Loli American kids will have a voice and will protest trust me it would be a waste of money

[@Wakayams]

Loool "Japanese school lunches are healthy" Nahhhhhhhhhhh. Actually live here bruh.

[@niaaa8839]

Weeb

[@woxci-yt]

FBI Undercover Loli fucking weeb

[@awesomechen]

I remembered that when I visited Japan, students in elementary, middle, and high school all enjoyed healthy, nutritious, well-cooked school lunch. To them, school lunch is like the best meal in a day. You don't see any Japanese school children go obese or starve. So why can't we do that in America? Kids don't like fruits or veggie, why don't we make them into something that's delicious, like a stir-fry meat-veggie, fish-veggie soup, or veggie filled beef burger? All we do is forcing kids to eat vegetables. And let's be honest: most kids don't like eating veggies by itself.

[@dustintacohands1107]

My thoughts exactly nobody likes eat raw veggies by themselves except hippies or starving people.

[@christinab.2864]

That I do agree.

[@tyttiMK]

"Kids don't like fruits or veggie"? No wonder you have these problems when you have taught your kids to not like them.

[@meganvarley2373]

Omg yes the Japanese bento lunch boxes look amazing I wish I had lunches like that 😸 🍱

[@Midnightxi]

Japan is not obese because they walk everywhere, as where we drive everywhere, exercise that is what is missing.

[@kyls9800]

It’s not like we want to waste food! But when you’re given such pore quality food what else are we supposed to do? From elementary school and up into high school the lunches have only gotten worse! I no longer eat school lunch because of all of the bad experiences I’ve had with it.... • Moldy fruits •Fruits with bugs in them •Vegetables that we’re turned into mush •Burnt almost charred chicken •Hamburgers and chicken sandwiches with bones in them •Stale bread •Cold almost frozen beans •Spoiled milk •Scrambled eggs that weren’t cooked enough and runny •Finding hair in soups •Salads with old and moldy lettuce And more There were even kids that got food poisoning and the district did nothing about it!!! So maybe students will stop wasting food when the schools start providing food that is actually fit for the consumption of humans and not pigs!

[@shizzle3999]

KY LS i got food poisoning in the second grade

[@alexroman3682]

Sounds like what you eat at home were your mom is in charge of you not finding out ... honestly

[@alexroman3682]

Who haven't got food poisoning from your mom ???

[@applejuicewhore2900]

Once a year in my school we have this thing called the barbecue lunch. Last year they had watermelon and they had a lot left over. For the next 3 weeks they didn’t throw it away, they gave it to the students. 3 WEEK OLD WATERMELON.

[@anime4life683]

Back in 1st 2nd and somewhat 3rd grade school lunches where amazing but then some of our best lunches got replaced by legit dog shit and even now in high school they keep changing the lunches a lot the crispy chicken burger that we used to have got changed to a mushy chicken burger almost like it’s been boiled and everything that is optimal to buy either it’s fat free or reduced fat like damn I bet there even trying to find a way to get water into the negative calories or sum shit.

[@mammamia6509]

*_P O W E R B E A N S_*

[@redhatt957]

WHAT DID THEY THINK THEY WERE DOING. PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO EAT THOSE.

[@rider3117]

*X R A Y V I S I O N C A R R O T S*

[@alittletrolling2688]

LOlololololol

[@jayah6227]

Silly Americans

[@crazitaco]

I'd like to see someone serve our politicians for lunch the exact same lunches as the kids eat and have them eat it every day for a month. Besides, the problem isn't the nutritional content, its the horrendous quality! That's the reason all the food gets thrown away every day, kids would rather starve than eat something that tastes so wrong. Yes, even the fruits and veggies are such poor quality that no one will eat them! The apples were extremely bruised and somehow excessively dry, the bananas were impossible to open and not yet ripe, the salads were contained with an adhesive plastic/tape which would seep into the lettuce and contaminate it. The only dressing to go with the salad was some mysterious substance labeled "ranch dressing" which tasted like mayonnaise. (I think it was a "healthier" miracle whip knock-off) I would hardly consider myself a picky eater, yet even I used to throw my meals away. I always tried to eat it, and felt nauseated after a bite or two.

[@Space1258]

i starved everyday since sophomore year.

[@allieaspen4172]

crazitaco The lunch ladies at my school made "homemade ranch dressing" which is some nasty knock off. Disgusting. And it's labeled Hidden Valley Ranch! It's "homemade lunch lady ranch"

[@jackiekennibal5052]

crazitaco Yes! I get a bag of apples and recently every apple slice in each bag is yellow and rotted

[@andrewsaladine939]

piggy_ We had these tubs of ranch at school that was labeled hidden valley. I opened it and noticed the "ranch" wiggle around. I then tipped it upside down and to my surprise it didn't come out of the container. No amount of force would make it come out. Ranch shouldn't do that...

[@modshroom]

"i'd like to see the look on our politicians faces as they are forced to eat salad. it will be the ultimate fuck you in my opinion. no i have never eaten a salad or a vegetable in my life, i only eat hotpockets and dorritos" -t. American

[@iloveartsncrafts]

Maybe the Senators who passed this legislation to practice what they preach. Let's see these $1,000 a plate eaters can survive on a $3 lunch room meal.

[@andriod8014]

Actually in New York you have to pay $1.50 for lunch, if you parents make low income. So we eat $1.50 foods. I could get better food from a fast food place with $1.50

[@jasonjanoyblahaloverboy3005]

Andriod Khan At my school it's $2 per meal

[@QockNobblr]

A Girl $3 lunchroom meal?? That expensive compared to my school lunch. Mines $1 for most students $.45 for others, and free for a few

[@fade2008]

@liAm Of course there are

[@LIVEMETRIX187]

My school makes terrible food, and the fries are both undercooked and over cooked. The food is always Nasty.

[@redhatt957]

LIVE_METRIX #187 The only good thing that you can buy at my school during lunch are the chicken nuggets. Everything else is garbage

[@LIVEMETRIX187]

@@redhatt957 Yeah our chicken nuggets taste like napkins tho. And the only good thing is pizza sometimes and pizza rolls.

[@apple_dragon226]

yea same here i went to TWO different schools in TWO DIFFERENT STATES both middle and high school lunches were gross but i STILL EAT healthy food and sometime i treat myself with something sweet like a shake or something(if i have the money)

[@elijosc1963]

My schools fries are tasteless At least they can get dumplings right

[@polaryu]

@@LIVEMETRIX187 we have disgusting chicken nuggets, our chicken nuggets are so soggy and half the time there's no barbeque sauce, and ketchup. Also our pizza's cheese spread on the crust, making it so cheesy, and not in the good way.

[@eixeon395]

If they would give us salt, seasoning, or like sauces it would be better

[@eixeon395]

Lol X-ray vision carrots, don't even rhyme

[@lizgawin899]

x ray vision carrots? in high school? those kids aren't six anymore.

[@itashley8955]

+liz gawin I would understand elementary schools...

[@lizgawin899]

ItAshleyMSP*nods* elementary schools, but not high schools.

[@ericzuza90281]

P O W E R B E A N S

[@theonceler2756]

I once got in trouble for taking too much broccoli like excuse me but im trying to be healthy

[@mandy2914]

Kaitlyn Johnson same

[@ultanerd5492]

Same just it was lettuce bit broccoli

[@mitchellspears4626]

I got in trouble for taking 4 scoops of fruit. 4 entire sections of my tray was covered in fruit.

[@SplashProds1]

Fr like the school wants us to be healthy like bro make up your damn mind 🤣

[@luckthewolf7123]

3:49 *SEIZURE CARROTS*

[@adriandiaz4071]

XD

[@jacobew2000]

Kids used to have 1-2 hours of physical exercise a day at school, now your lucky if you get 30 minutes. They are herded from class room to class room in order to "pass" common core. So its no wonder that they are having weight problems latter in life.

[@haydenford3692]

I agree, I only get 45 minutes everyday!

[@zackthompson2505]

I agree! For the first 18 years of our lives we're told to "Sit down! Shut up!". Most kids diagnosed as hyperactive simple have a healthy metabolism.

[@zackthompson2505]

Don't say that too loud, they'll diagnose you with it and force you on meds that make you feel like a zombie...

[@jocelynrojas1988]

And parents wonder why we are hungry after school

[@MrMista-zk6rz]

I know u commented this over 4 years ago but i still got something to say. If theres not a big huge meal ready when i get home theres gonna be one less family sized bag of potatoe chips

[@MrMista-zk6rz]

I know u commented this over 4 years ago but i still got something to say. If theres not a big huge meal ready when i get home theres gonna be one less family sized bag of potatoe chips

[@addison8602]

3:57 "oh, they love salad" Student: *throws away*

[@SKlZZO]

Addie No. Pause it at that’s dudes face 😂

[@samusaran181818]

They can't have a compost bin? They couldn't donate that to organizations that feed the hungry?

[@beverlyarcher3744]

They know it's so nasty that a homeless person wouldn't eat it

[@redhatt957]

Samus Aran My school has a compost bin but they obviously don’t care about anything. Anything that goes in the recycle bin goes to the same area the trash goes

[@destinyclaudio6049]

In my school the reason as to why I don’t get fruits or veggies is because they’re usually rotten, bruised or they’re simply not ready to be eaten. They give us very little on top of that. They give us three strawberry halves as an option. Isn’t that ridiculous?

[@The_Horizon]

why do kids have to dig through trash to prove an obvious point

[@Thatdude_Nik]

They don't have to throw out their food for it to be considered trash

[@jessicabeery8992]

what the hell i'm not two you cant call a vegetable a different name an ill eat it.

[@heyits.seasea9110]

x ray vision carrots tho, everyone be seeing malnourished bodies everywhere, lol

[@jessicabeery8992]

lol i know right

[@Jazz1539]

@@heyits.seasea9110 you want me to throw it away from or that's called that XD

[@jonathonedwardmiller]

Exactly, it makes me want to A. Get even more angry bc they're tricking me into eating things I don't like and B. Make me want to throw it away. Also, what is wrong with seasoning lunches to give students something with taste.

[@bendingbananas6540]

Lol 😅

[@ChasehaWing]

Calorie constriction for growing kids, talk about dumb. Calories are not the problem, the problem is the nutritional in the food. Calories are just energy, and kids need that energy to go through school. If you remove the calories, you remove the energy for kids to learn and such, so long as the food is healthy, they should be allowed to eat what they need. More than that though, you need to season your bloody food! provide sauce, curry powder, Cayenne sauce, mix vegetables up, create your own herb butter- but no matter what you do, you do have to make it taste good. If kids can't enjoy the meal, only the desperately hungry will eat it. Further more, I heard kids in America are actually not allowed to trade food or share, and that if they can not pay for the meal, the food is thrown away right in front of them. This seems like a even bigger deal because it restricts empathy, lets poor kids suffer, and if you can't trade things, of course you'll throw it out. for bugger sake- nothing about this lunch program is working.

[@juliabradley2290]

Some schools do that. Trading food is not allowed to because of allergies and stuff and throwing away their food is a waste of money.

[@Crazzy_AODVR]

ChasehaWing of course you’re right. I’m an aspiring chef and taste is everything if you make a meal that isn’t satisfying it won’t fill you up

[@tia4361]

@@juliabradley2290 lol, they always make that dumbass allergy excuse. usually kids trade with people that they know, and allergies in your friends are pretty fucking obvious if they blatantly decline food you have tried to trade with them in the past.

[@completeduckbro7012]

Love it 🥰 you are a god

[@allslaynoplay8947]

In my school we grab fruit and then throw it away and Assembly’s just make them throw away more

[@mandy2914]

Melody Dayz same

[@dewelr121]

They should give us fresh fruits instead

[@MariaSantos-em5jv]

@@dewelr121 Ya'll still going to throw it away. They should just feed you guys burgers and french fries.

[@Sophia-op7uw]

Man we used to get Chickfila and now we have soggy off brand chicken express

[@eeasler10]

Same

[@dbrown9185]

Chick fil a HOLY SH*T that is awesome but then those greedy government Buttheads that eat gold think every one is getting fat those people are more diet bound than Kim Kardashian gives children stupid names

[@calsmyth4483]

+Durrplant Impersonator They don't "think" everyone is getting fat, everyone IS getting fat. Perhaps because you're used to seeing overweight people around you you think it's normal? Over 2/3rds of the country are overweight.

[@Stargazing-ke5fs]

YOU USED TO GET FREAKIN' CHICKFILA!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!THATS AWESOME COMPARED TO MY SCHOOL FOODS!?!?!?!?!?!?BDUXHEICUDJEDKHCIXNEIXNUXNEKXNXINSSMXJXIXI!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!?!???!?!?!!?!?!!(&3!:$;6$/0-'xnjfhrksmqoxm👏😾😯👌🏽😓😽😲👽👎

[@Stargazing-ke5fs]

+Ca Br But not all of them are getting fat from eating unhealthy foods.It's also from eating too much and sitting down and doing nothing during their lives.I do the exact same thing,but i'm just surprisingly not fat.I even eat more than some fat people in the world.Especially when i'm starving.But I still get up to fo things like visiting my grandmother running just for the fun of it or some sit-ups just for the fun of it or whatever else I do.

[@nicotiutalupau6472]

“X-Ray Vision Carrots” “Powerbeans” That’s not cool by any means. What were they thinking?

[@ilikepotato2741]

They were probably high when the made up those names, same with the editor who made the effects for the names

[@allisonbryant4802]

now way in hell im eating power beans or x-ray vision carrots

[@Kittygymnast]

At my school one kid passed out at football practice because he did not get enough food at lunch

[@qoruto4850]

My teacher was cool she knew what we were eating and she didn't like it either so every week or two she'd take random children from her class and she'd give us chips and crackers i know I know it's unhealthy but she didn't do it often but at least we ate something she was one of greatest teachers I had👍🏽

[@marzella-1600]

My school dont allow cold lunch and me and my friends HATE THE LUNCH, my teacher gives us ramen.. 🤤🤤

[@o0Scarrow0o]

My school tried to enforce a rule that we had to take a fruit or vegetable and eat the whole thing or we would have to sit there the lunch ladies knew this would not go down well and told us that we didnt have to eat it we just had to take one

[@User-ko9dl]

My fourth grade teacher did that too and we could go to whatever fast food restaurant we want.

[@kimmeencheee8639]

I’m currently 16 years old and I’ve seen the changes. In grade school, I remember eating the school lunch as they had spaghetti, nachos, baked chicken, (the good) pizza, etc. I usually now only eat the salad and go on with my day before munching on a whole bunch of snacks in class. Plus I’m like 100 pounds so they should bring the good food back and make me gain weight...please.

[@littlegplumkin]

they have to limit the amount of meat and cheese in the meals yet the kids have to have a carton of milk...?

[@xNeoclipz]

U should see the food at my school. They give us good pizza and chicken 😂😂. But they give us good fruit to eat not no crap shit 😂

[@i_aaaaaa]

Same at my old school in Canada we had hot lunch very month and the food is tasty

[@bigcheese8]

Neoclipz Florida.. is a whole other case

[@elijosc1963]

@@bigcheese8 my school food wouldn't be eaten by bacteria, that's how bad it is

[@chasevaughn2094]

My problem is that the lunch ladies dont k bbn is how to FREAKING cook I mean like the chicken is either pink or hard as a rock but the thing they do know how to cook is sausage and biscuit every mornin for breakfast and they have a car near the cafeteria and one in that grades hallway so most people get two

[@x.caylax]

My school does paninis it’s really good

[@mackenziemasek5410]

2019, food hasn’t changed since. Still sucks😭

[@owenbridgers]

yep

[@BigPapiGrizzlyy]

It’s the reason I passed out at football practice

[@Kitkat.hvbbbb]

If ya think 2021 food is any better.... Your wrong 😃

[@cartercolson7975]

@@Kitkat.hvbbbb same with 2022 stillsucks

[@Kitkat.hvbbbb]

@@cartercolson7975 2022 already bad, look how many people died in January

[@holypicklesmofo]

They didn't recognize how food in public schools isn't held to health code standards. When I was in high school, we were served things that were rotten, out of date, and moldy. Our food notoriously made kids sick. It isn't right.

[@joefisherman1326]

I can agree with what there trying to do but the quality of the fruits and veggies are kinda gross

[@seliynasaycrets8273]

use lemon to season/add taste to your food it's just as good as salt

[@lbower2025]

Kids at my school keep salt in their lockers

[@winterbells1]

Of course they are throwing away twice as much, it tastes like shit!!

[@Minifutzi_o.O]

or they don't know how natural fruits/veggies taste without extra suggar/salt.

[@SmellHat]

Yo those fruit cups are the shit, how could someone just throw it away

[@kingmunzz2316]

SmellHat School fruit cups are watery as shit

[@eugenelee4762]

*2018 Millennial Logic* "Super Vision Carrots!" *75% increase of lunch food trash*

[@yeetusdeleetus650]

Eugene Lee right now it’s boomer logic

[@mariefalzoine4873]

The last year millennials were in high school was 2012. So that’s only the senior class. Try again.

[@DemoNC]

I'm always hungry after lunch

[@kyraarnett3407]

DemoN me to

[@largeformatmaster2994]

I secretly bring my lunch bag, which is full of snacks, which is hidden in my backpack. So when I order my meal, I also have snacks for after.

[@madelinedarkhart1691]

Go to Wendys

[@topem97]

lol i can't stand our schools lunch, i always pack a lunch because a small slice of dried up pizza, an apple and a pint of milk is not enough haha

[@thevashfan12392]

***** neither will I, after the hell I faced my freshman year into the summer school....I SWORE OFF SCHOOL FOOD (I did it before summer school began because I was really furious at the fact I got stuck at summer school) then sophomore year this new "guideline" got implemented and I was like WHAT BS! and then I saw a 40% increase in kids bringing their own food, I myself bring a sandwich (I LOVE pb and j) something they got rid of by the end of my damn middle school years, ALSO back in the mid 4th grade (this is dawning 8 years ago) THEY TRIED THIS BULLSHIT BACK THEN AND WE TURMOILED THE SCHOOL FOR IT! (FIRST 4th grade RIOT ever!)

[@terryb492]

At my school when there is pizza for lunch its good but the problem is that they do not have enough pizza for the students the people who was last I'm mostly last didn't get sh*t if schools want to do this its better to start riots and protests and not show up for school than eating old and outdated food that's $h*t I don't eat and its better than eating school food

[@adelinep6853]

When they tell me "you need a fruit or vegetable" I'm just like *You gunna make me waisted some food here?*

[@chelseabowling1087]

When I was in high school, almost every day I opened my milk to find mold. The fruit we got was not ripe, it was hard and sour because it was not ready to eat yet. The portions were ridiculously small, and the hot food served? 99% of the time it was cold. The salads we got were old and rotting. So many kids went hungry.

[@zupnikal]

What the heck are they spraying onto the "food" at 1:51? That's not butter!

[@christinab.2864]

That's just great! I want the real butter NOT PAINT that looks like butter

[@theonceler2756]

Prolly some rip off butter spray

[@beverlyarcher3744]

@@theonceler2756 or paint might be what makes them horrible tasting

[@Bertuzz84]

Yeah it looks more like they are spraying paint on there instead of preparing food.

[@BLAHVIDEO]

What teenage boy wouldn't like X-ray vision carrots? 👀

[@quitedankly3342]

They say "healthy" food at schools are you joking the ground beef in my house has so much grease and my chicken nuggets have no meat just bread and the Chicken is always red and the fruits that are rotten I have gotten food poisoning cause of school lunch trust me I'm healthy af I love healthy food and hate unhealthy food but these grown ups need to understand it's not cause it's healthy food it's cause it's nasty food

[@beverlyarcher3744]

But they never forced this shit on politicans who are obese and their private school kids who are obese

[@j_mokusei]

Oh damn, thank goodness I don't live in America.

[@Stargazing-ke5fs]

YOU'RE SO LUCKY

[@j_mokusei]

If we forgot to pack our lunch we just buy from street vendors, it's cheap and delicious. The perks of living in an Asian country.

[@j_mokusei]

Thomas Vann Well same as mine, but we have the vendors come to us, so we can still buy from them. We also have both cafeteria and a canteen so we have many options.

[@j_mokusei]

Forgot to mention, we could also go outside if we have a pass, but you need consent for it, of course.

[@joeyGalileoHotto]

You're lucky, because the cold truth is that unless you are rolling in money and can afford to live in a desirable city, the US isn't worth living in.

[@leahkantarevic559]

This is why I’m homeschooled. 😂

[@01Mary02]

This is not a kid problem---this is a Western problem. For the last 30+ years, kids are allowed to eat junk food practically from the time they're weaned. In addition to the huge portions of meals over here, they are laced will all the things that work on our brains to give immediate pleasure: salt, sugar, bad fats and simple carbs. If you've eaten like that for 15 years, trying to get a kid off of this addictive diet is no different than dealing with a drug addict. Of COURSE they're going to complain they don't like the new menu; their brains are all screaming "where's my pleasure food?!" While I agree that the schools should be doing more to make the fruits and veggies more appealing, the buck should start and stop with the parents.

[@pryingeyes1551]

+Mary No doubt. It's like weening someone off drugs, and in terms of brain chemistry, it might as well be. We had DARE in the 80's, which wasn't necessarily accurate. But the sort of people who vote to keep all drugs outside of alcohol and tobacco illegal, are the same ones to whine about not letting kids eat junk food. They're all for personal freedom, as long as it fits their narrow definition of the concept.

[@fartcat8569]

Do you just blindly accept what is put in front of you? Maybe trust uh science over your elected officials. Since I do research before I open my mouth I will link an article for ya from Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/

[@bsdjkgf2939]

Okay, you eat school lunch every single day, it is not even healthy food. In fact it is rotten, bruised, and everything on the tray is brown, BTW we have to choice between 6 oz of 1% milk, or 4 oz of fruit juice, AND YOU HAVE TO PAY A EXTRA $1 IF YOU WANT WATER WTF.

[@stardust_valley9040]

They are, by no means, delicious. The pizzas here taste like cardboard, the chicken nuggets and pretzels are hard as a rock. And how is it nutritious when ALL THE FOOD IS SHIPPED FROZEN TO THE SCHOOLS? Doesn't help that the highschoolers left overs gets shipped down to the middle school for them to eat the next week, then from middle school to elementary school

[@01Mary02]

Michelle Rekuc I agree, a lot of is not good food at all. Preparing and teaching your kids to eat good quality food begins with the parents, but it should also be carried over to the school lunch menus too. Most kids won't eat plain broccoli, but make it into a delicious soup with a bit of cheddar cheese on top and I'm pretty sure a lot more kids would eat it. Pizza shouldn't taste like cardboard, and it can also be healthy AND delicious. I make my own homemade pizza with crushed tomatoes, a bit of 4-cheese blend, carmelized onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, roasted red peppers and green olives. Taste fantastic and there's no reason why the schools shouldn't be able to do the same.

[@mistid1485]

How are kids supposed to eat green or black bananas? Or apples that are soft, mushy and gross? Although it wasnt all the time, this was some of the fruit provided in high school. Also...not selling giant chocolate chip cookies for only a dollar extra might help.

[@shermanngjazz]

That's why I always bring my own lunch. Thanks Mom 👍

[@lexxierowell]

We get domino's pizza at my school and this kid behind me took a whole full box of pizza and nobody cared, and then I get yelled at for adding more dressing to my salad a

[@juliabradley2290]

That’s dumb..

[@isometimespaintstuff]

I would've killed for fruits and veggies in high school :(

[@squid1313]

Shannan Barker you dont want fruits and veggies from the school. i eat all the fruits and vegs at home but at school they will literally make you sick.

[@lori.ko.118]

there is literally mold on it..... I pointed it out and the lady said it was from the paper lid.... the lid was aluminum... and it was even one of those preserved fruits.

[@alexlannyfishing8317]

9 years later as a high school senior and I see no change at all

[@nexialresonance8766]

Simple solution: Have the Obamas eat this kind of lunch for a week. Policies WILL change . . .

[@christinab.2864]

It's not him it's his wife. She's doing his job for him.

[@JustGlitch]

Christina B. Not Barack, the kids so they'll complain to their mom and or create more media to make the situation worse

[@legalizebuckets594]

I have a simple solution which will give us more taste and have more nutrition. AIRPLANE FOOD

[@nehahussain83]

I’m in elementary school and everyone hates our school food lmao

[@dominicbofficial]

Dnot curze yournin elementry skoole

[@nehahussain83]

Dominick Boren your point?

[@SomebodyWon]

@@nehahussain83 Learn to take a joke

[@nehahussain83]

Somebody what I was just was asking for the point plus it’s kinda annoying when people tell you what to do even as a joke you know?

[@movedon-deadchannel2685]

Dominick Boren you're living under a rock, you have not seen elementary schools these days have you? kids are cursing everywhere.

[@miracleshappen4483]

Cook some good food for these kids. Healthy and delicious food is not just a salad, there are billions of gorgeous recipes online of great, nutritious and delicious food, plant based! Teach kids how to grow their own food and how to cook it themselves!

[@marysue5621]

Please, at my school it was actually healthier before the "new rules" now we get 2 tiny whole wheat sticks with fake cheese inside like wtf!?!?!

[@jadyn9988]

2:46 very, very true for the dairy products. A few weeks ago I spilled some chocolate milk on a pretty lightly colored shirt and I took the tiny, almost useless napkin and wiped it off in one try and it came off like water. No stain removal or anything. The milk went from normal, to low fat, to zero fat. It tastes horrible. So does the cheese that you can separate into strings. It almost has no taste.

[@Auz4]

Oh fck! I want some "X-ray Vision Carrots!" lol

[@arthursirkejyan9607]

Since when does the government have the apparent right to decide what we should and should not be consuming?

[@melissaannrivera4102]

when the country is dying of obesity and diseases stemming from obesity ?

[@arthursirkejyan9607]

Melissa Ann Rivera Individuals make choices for themselves and pay the consequences, dire they may be.

[@melissaannrivera4102]

arthur sirkejyan if you are tired of these school meals, something mandated by the government and technically by US citizens, then maybe you should pack your own lunch? or get a part time job and have the money to feed yourself something other than these meals?

[@melissaannrivera4102]

or are you just wait for your parents to do something about it?

[@arthursirkejyan9607]

First of all, your second sentence doesn't make any sense. Secondly, you're assuming two things: that my school serves similar food as shown in the video and that I eat school food. In both instances you are wrong. Thirdly, the people grant a certain amount of power to elected officials, but that power does not extend to making personal decisions for people in their stead.

[@Account7765]

The food is tasteless Gordon Ramsay slap the chef.

[@kazi20011]

Just let the kids eat whatever, they want to get over weight have health issues let them, since when is it the government issue?

[@delilahhartmen5870]

As much as my schools food is good tasting its never enough, i always have to eat another meal at home because of how little It is

[@miguelruiz5727]

In Spain this food would be considered animal food. Is just disgusting to see how the people can eat so bad in a develop country.

[@davidland2211]

What "calorie restrictions"? An 850-calorie lunch for high schoolers is completely correct; teenagers need about 1800-2500 calories per day, depending on their age and gender. In this video, the kids are saying that the vegetables are bland and tasteless. Whose fault is that? It's the fault of the poorly-trained cafeteria staff, who don't know anything about cooking. With a few inexpensive spices, they could make Asian stir fry dishes, or Indian dishes, or Mexican dishes with low-fat beans and salsa. Look at the cafeteria worker in the latter part of the video - she is obese! She likely knows nothing about delicious healthy food preparation. The kids prefer greasy burgers and fries? Bad idea, unless they want to end up looking like their obese parents (1/3 of all adult Americans are obese). Ever go to an Indian restaurant? Indian cuisine is full of vegetables, and you never have to add any salt, Tabasco, or any other condiment.

[@theresahall6197]

David Land well I know the kids want what they know is tasty. If you can get them to make tasty healthy food I don't think the kids will complain. I think some of the ideas to get the kids eat more veggies sound pretty dumb though. X-ray carrots?!

[@QockNobblr]

David Land Let me give you a run down of highschoolers. Since times have changed. You wake up, ass crack of dawn. Take a shower, get dressed, realised you woke up too late to make yourself breakfast. You make a quick coffee. Head to school. Waiting patiently for food your hoping isn't an utter abomination on the cooks part to try and spice up the menus, due to restrictions. You get through you classes, using up lots of fats for your neurons to communicate, and thus for you to think. You get to lunch. You wait in line. You pick out the best of the worst situation, and you try not to vomit, and eat what you can stomach. One problem, it's only a 850 calorie diet they give you, and you've only eaten the edible parts. Lunch ends, you get through your next classes. You either head home and study, go to work, or go to sports, all of which building up for dinner, which dun-de-de-dun! You had to make yourself, and it's probably just a tuna sandwich, instant mash potatoes, or something simple like that. You wake up, and repeat. Such caloric inefficiency causes out metabolism to prematurely slow down, which leads to obesity now, or later in life, due to a prematurely slowed metabolic rate

[@beverlyarcher3744]

Most kids school lunch is all they get a day

[@thisisnt_brndn]

I'm actually glad i don't eat the school food at my school. I had it only once during my high school years and it was disgusting and tasteless. and what's crazy is that my school has the money, but they don't use it for stuff that us students DO need. Like great school lunch for example

[@AngelTechno]

2:49 He acted like he was gonna reveal the Krabby Patty Formula.

[@arsenicholisaeternum8909]

850 calories?!!? That is a LOT.

[@christinab.2864]

Not enough if your an athlete

[@colleenmethod9431]

+Arsenicholis Aeternum Not enough for an athlete or a dancer. Dancers practice at times up to 6 hours a day and need as much if not more protein than a football (American football) player.

[@jordan-ve8fn]

Not if you're a swimmer. I have 2 practices everyday one before and after school, for 3 hours, trust me it's not enough for some people

[@colleenmethod9431]

I can imagine the amount of calories, protein and that you would need for swimming. 850 is a joke.

[@christinab.2864]

I know any sport is that high

[@Mawshire]

We're actually very lucky we have the opportunity to actually have government paid food transported to schools. Some kids around the world have nothing to eat. They'd wish to have what we throw away.

[@palm1986]

When my dads freind was a kid in a think the 40s or 50s he said the Lunch Ladies made everything and it tasted great my dad was a kid in the 70s same thing Now... Its dog shit healthy this healthy the apples at my school are deformed I thought they were supposed to be healthy I see truck loads of food come in each week all in cans they dont serve cheese on the burgers

[@palm1986]

also ive read dome other peoples comments They stopped serving sloppy joes and those where the worst thing on the menu

[@gavinmoye8260]

I can pack a lunch with less calories and more fucking things than they serve

[@torinmorris6648]

The bread at my school is fucking mutated

[@samjain6555]

Being forced to eat healthy meals? L O L

[@vibingwithjess9920]

No wonder I’m not eating any lunch at my school. My teachers gotta take some notes and chill out sometimes when I don’t eat it.

[@bigz4302]

How's about make it actual food? WHAT!? Serve students real food? Who would've thunk it

[@melissaannrivera4102]

crazy idea but it will definitely work! maybe have each class cook the meals for their class mates?? you know help out the school lunch ladies/men ????? if other countries (not all but some) make their children prepare their own lunches, the lunches would be more flavorful no????

[@bigz4302]

+Melissa Ann Rivera eh, but I'd rather have someone else make my food during school so I don't have to worry about it

[@melissaannrivera4102]

Zachary Repassy youre that lazy huh? you see thats the problem, partly atleast. i didnt like the food in my highschool somedays. so i would make lunch. i got a part time job and ordered pizza to the school with that money. dont be lazy, do something if your meals upset you. dont wait around for your parents to do it

[@kellyrocks15]

I lived off of sandwiches and poutines in HS. Grade school lunches from home. you need salt on food for taste even if it's just a little bit. I can't believe how much is actually getting wasted. Some of the food did look gross. yes i always had an afternoon snack when i came home. idk why i always always hungry because i did pack a lot and most of the time I packed my own lunch.

[@Nautical_Parsnip]

High schoolers are not elementary schoolers, renaming the same tasteless bland food isn’t going to change anything.

[@stephenhill1716]

I dropped out at 16 to take care of my dying father, mind you that I later went back, got my GED and I'm now a paramedic. Anyway, our school lunches were fantastic here in NC. Basically, you had your pick of healthy or unhealthy, of course I chose the first but anyway. Diet is up to the person. Sure, feed a 16 year old salads and carrots or beans or whatever, and when they get home it'll be the same thing. You cant change a person's diet if they arent willing.

[@northshorelight35]

I agree. The important thing should be making sure the students are eating. Offering food that they don't want to eat or will throw away is not feeding them. I'm not suggesting giving only junk food, but what I am saying is that the plain salads, fruits, and canned veggies have got to go. I partly blame the regulations that dictate servings of each food group. This eliminates a lot of healthy and delicious dishes on the menu. For example, sweet and sour chicken is super easy to prepare and is also delicious. It's also very filling. But it probably wouldn't make the cut due to regulations. A lot of staple ethnic foods are very delicious, but again, probably wouldn't meet the American guidelines of nutrition, which is very unfortunate because they're so delicious, filling, and satisfying. AND THEY'RE ALSO HEALTHY DESPITE WHAT THE GOVERNMENT ON HEALTH AND NUTRITION SAYS.

[@mastersnet18]

At my high school the salad bar was the most popular place to get lunch. I made myself a big salad for lunch 90% of the time, and the rest of the time I might have a turkey sandwich, soup, and a piece of fruit. If I was in a real rush I'd just get a water and a corn muffin. In elementary school we got everything on that chart: meat, starch, vegetable, milk, and dessert, but no fruit. You could get a second dessert when the ice cream cart came around. I feel like ice cream carts might not be allowed anymore lol. Very few kids were fat though because we had an hour of recess every day.

[@Ava_Orchid]

mastersnet18 They have started getting rid of recess in many schools. I just don't get it. A salad bar would be a wonderful idea I think for the students. That way they have a choice and it can still be healthy.

[@sertralydian]

avaorchid yeah, im in middle school and have NO recess

[@brendanleonard1375]

I love the lunches at my school. I get the real deal which is the same meal that people on the free/reduced price program get. For me it costs $3. I get an main meal item, 2 fruits, 2 vegetables, and a pint of milk (also in chocolate and strawberry.) I feel it fills me up most days. Sometimes I go back in and buy some chip or something. The lunches also taste great in my opinion but it might be because my lunch is the 7th period out of 8 total in a school day. Also, my school has a program that sends out bags of food to students that need it over the weekend. They get tge food from the local food bank that does a great job helping the community.

[@Filitelchy]

The "main course" at my school is so garbage and expired that I take an extra apple or more carrots so I have something better to eat

[@colleenmethod9431]

Personally, after seeing some of the videos here on youtube about this issue. The kids should have the calorie count at high school dropped. Its not fair to athletes and those in high intensive activities (dance, gymnastics, cheerleading, etc.) Also, I'd like them to ban the use of soy products as a filler in foods. Alot of people can not digest this overly cheap product. Even some of the medications commonly taken these days have issues with it. I'd like to see also schools stop selling broccoli. These if not steamed can be another medication issue for some people.

[@MissMoontree]

Honestly, cheese can be a "medication issue", as they don't mix with MAO-inhibitors. Spinach does not mix well with kidney stones. There are egg and milk allergies, as well as nut, peanut, banana and apple allergies. Gluten and milk intolerances. Broccoli... that is rarely an issue. I used to work out 90 minutes a day during high school, packed my own lunch (because some countries don't have fancy services like lunch and a school bus). Lunch being 800 kcal is fine. You should just eat 3 meals a day as a normal kid. Most kids would totally get by on 3x 800 kcal a day (2400), make that 850 a meal and you had about the kcal I needed. Just eat a snack or something to fill that small gap, or a glass of orange juice. Dance is medium intensity in general.

[@MasterDoowaditty]

Children are being forced to go hungry because parents don't have the money to buy their lunches. This is why I support a nation wide Free lunch program for ALL students K-12. We pay billions of dollars for free K-12 education but not for their lunches. The cost of a student lunch is already heavily supplemented by our taxes, why not go the rest of the way. This way no one goes hungry because they can't afford it or their parents are to prideful to put them on the free lunch programs.

[@CrackerBarrelkid555]

A meal at my school costs $2.75 that’s pretty great so I’m gonna eat everything on my tray

[@tommypham8349]

850 calories???! WHAT? My swim coach tells me to eat at least 3000 calories a day becaus I do sports. 850 is ridiculous