What's for lunch? A surprising school cafeteria menu

[@MightyTiki]

We need more people like this in the world, someone who clearly could’ve stayed in his comfortable world yet he took his status and addressed an issue that needs to be improved.

[@sagrammyfour]

And you can bet he's getting paid plenty, wasting money provided for education. He should be in the restaurant industry, not in schools.

[@adelaamarante]

sagrammyfour Right. He turned in his world reknowned Chefs reputation at a internationally, critically acclaimed restaurant, to work off of donations and fundraises to provide better meals for school aged children.....for the paycheck. **sigh** He's not getting rich off this endeavor, however, he *IS* gaining notoriety from it, thus more people in the mainstream are coming to know his name and his cause. A very, very worthwhile cause, I might add. Nourishing small growing bodies, expanding their purview, teaching them via food, and showing them that they are indeed important and worth the effort of good food produces better learners. Better students through better food will *reduce* costs to schools. We currently spend far and away more per student with less favorable results than other countries. Poptarts at breakfast and mystery meat for lunch with ketchup as a vegetable certainly aren't helping matters. Investing in the overall health of children, like proper nutrition, reduces costs. Children with full, happy tummies, good and fresh food, powering their brains, fewer discipline issues, better attention spans, better results in school overall.

[@izzyehbella]

Lol nice to assume he’s a right wing and bring political points into something not political whatsoever

[@Sanctifires]

sure, some private school in Connecticut, right. That's going to solve the food issues at all the public schools. Uh huh.

[@user-sb4vb2ov5z]

Mighty Tiki you are right

[@Unknownz000]

Do you know how much more I'd be motivated to go to school if I had a lunch like that? Id wake up and walk to school without you telling me to

[@annyms5092]

God bless, Jesus loves you and died for you all

[@evancampbell1963]

God Bless That had nothing to do with the original comment

[@grumly1339]

@@annyms5092 ok

[@arandomman755]

sameeeee

[@denrimi]

@@annyms5092 Jesus died for an angry father.

[@sheilahollley7129]

I started crying when watching this video. My mama worked in a kitchen of a school for development disabled people. She put her heart and soul in her food. She loved thru her cooking and it showed. There are some very well fed angels in heaven right now. I miss you, Mama.

[@farishope6540]

may god reward her

[@ripaccount-n2x]

If I see her for real God Bless her!

[@joncassidy2280]

Bless yo mama

[@dhampir15]

Thank you for sharing your mum's story, Sheila! As someone who went to a special nursery, the food was a massive highlight and kept me focussed throughout the long day. Chefs are part of the squad that make the world go round!

[@saraphillips1038]

Shelly your comment made me cry. Your mom sounds like like such a wonderful lady.I think making a meal with love is one of the kindest things you can do for another person.

[@b.l.8611]

Each school should have their own garden. Teaching kids the value of gardening is important too. It will them get them into plants, biology, water conservation, recycling, etc. Corporate sponsors would help out.

[@ED-ie3et]

I agree. They should also be like Japan and make the kids clean their own messes

[@Kimberly-wt1nu]

I mostly agree, but in most urban areas like NYNY there is no space for a garden. $1800/sq ft for real estate, one tomato would cost $100. 🍅🤑

[@pennylane36]

B. L. Sound like a good idea but most gardens are planted in late spring or early summer so school is not in session when gardens are growing around here

[@jousemartinez1106]

Every school i been to in Texas has a garden.

[@memphisgrizzlies3398]

@@Kimberly-wt1nu u can use rooftops

[@jmpriester]

I'm proud to say that Dan is my brother-in-law. I can honestly say that he's one of the nicest people I've ever met. He genuinely cares. At my wedding, we had people bending over backwards for us because it was for his sister. They wanted everything to be the best. This was before Noma. He's just an awesome human being.

Thank goodness for people like him who are willing to take on the challenge of cooking fresh, from scratch. It is actually cheaper to do in bulk than to buy processed.

[@cwj144]

And it is a program in Connecticut

[@Eszra]

If he ever comes to Florida tell him I'm want to help him achieve with these lunches.

[@pennylane36]

jmpriester1 I worked school food service for 17 years. Just left in October. The food is crap that we feed these kids but it's not because schools don't care. If he truly wants to make this change he needs to go higher up to the federal level. The USDA and the NSLP. They control everything and are the ones who set the standard for school nutrition programs. Most schools, especially ones with high amounts of low income families, their hands are tied and have to rely on federal and state funding for school lunch, and when that happens, the guidelines are quite strict. Right now the only way a school dist can get away with not feeding crap food to their students is to voluntarily opt out of the NSLP. But when they do that, then they lose out on all free and reduced lunch reimbursement and it then becomes a financial burden on the district to fund the food School lunches has to change. Their is nothing healthy about these lunches.

[@alisonpeter3218]

Pretty cool because I live in ashaway, RI. 25min from new london!

[@franzrogar]

3:45 That's the key: "If we can't eat it, we shouldn't serve it to our kids."

[@XAlucardmoonX]

LMFAO 😆

[@tracigreen4786]

AMEN to the statement of the century. It’s 1000% the truth.

[@JMT1985MO]

Right here. Treat them like humans who deserve the best. When you give kids the best they grow up to be the best. 😊

[@MD-du5fj]

He's right, school children should be getting high quality lunches. Politicians live luxrious life styles off the tax payers dime while school children eat processed trash.

[@JonLa89]

America in a nutshell (chef kiss) and tonight's debate between Trump and Biden will continue to prove that no matter who wins.

[@MrsGretchen123]

They literally made fries a vegetable

[@marcuspvxea]

Home made quality food, not high quality lunches, 3$ a meal should be what a meal should cost and thats more than enough for a normal meal.

[@mrbear1302]

Michelle Obama tried to do this and she was totally berated!

[@crossviolet]

@@mrbear1302 exactly, they said she’s trying to control us when in reality she wanted kids to be healthy

[@yourfather5324]

Money is already going towards lunches so why not make the food actually taste good

[@Marella2024]

Because corporations want to mass produce processed food as cheaply as possible so they can make the most profit. This is a result of corporate capitalism.

[@uhohhhsteven]

Same thing that happened when prisons were privatized. Cheaper quality food equals more profits.

[@alilclosey28]

Because higher quality products cost much more

[@briandelgado5596]

@@alilclosey28 did you even watch the video? $1.25 is what these meals cost.

[@mikeaskme3530]

@Your Father or healthy, what harm could come from feeding our children the next generation healthy food?

[@Joeyblondewolf2]

That's amazing! Bless that guy! And all the chefs! I forgot what school this was, But I heard on the news years ago on his school that actually gave out healthy lunches, And it was proven that the students even performed better in class. All schools need to do this

[@siliasporter4424]

My school has delicious food amd it is so good. We get to choose what days we want the food. And we only pay for the days we choose to eat the school food. It is so good. I went to a public school once and hated the food. It was plastic trash. I spat it out and made a formal complaint. Sadly nothing happened in response as i wasnt a student and no one else stood up about their unheathly disgusting food.

[@Mavish11]

Corporations aren't gonna let this happen nationwide. School lunches are too profitable for them.

[@Marella2024]

I hear you! That's why we need to push back and make them do better. That crap that they've been feeding our kids is cancelled!!

[@joselemus737]

It’s a thing in France

[@mcclappedr6]

Monsterus Donut just barely

[@dominiquexo4772]

School lunches are like prison food 🤦🏻‍♀️ not accurate but when I was in HS I always thought that.

[@BigpurrEli]

I like the fact that most schools have industrial microwaves and it’s generic out the freezer foods

[@allywilliams9338]

“$80 per meal. But that includes wine” “The kids won’t drink near as much wine”

[@chalktalkwithshari4173]

😂 🤣

[@willmerwin2226]

his delivery killed me

[@Marlene5018]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@gurgy3]

Straight deadpan

[@warrenhargrave739]

It looked like it wasn't a joke to him

[@elianna838]

I can feel this chef's passion through my screen, he's really gonna give these kids the best 🥺🥺🥺

[@ezio145]

The hero we didn't deserve, but needed.

[@DavidJohnson-dp4vv]

So.... He's not like him then.

[@blankblank5409]

@Jolt Soyo Who cares anymore he’s a sociopath and got voted out. Electoral and popular.

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

3:16 i love this child so much. "I dont like it." without skipping a beat and then come full 180° with "I LOVE it!"

[@JoeDaGoat-]

1st to reply

[@lulupiink6698]

What an incredible person to leave his fancy job and to use his skills & talents to benefit some else’s child.

[@spllitz]

Imagine a mall food court but in school

[@txifatality916]

Ghoul HAHAHAHA

[@niix.2732]

Your channel is aids.

[@marvelandgroup]

That idea is already in place in some areas. New schools cafeterias now have Subway and Pizza Hut.

[@kingcp0878]

NiiX. Looks like ti

[@kingcp0878]

marvelandgroup wha-

[@serenaodera9834]

"the kids won't drink nearly as much wine as adults"😂😂😂

[@ImD1v1ne]

I came to the comment section for this

[@johnatanserratosgutierrez7177]

Funny thing is, that he said it with a straight face, he actually meant it 😂

[@reneehoward8936]

@@johnatanserratosgutierrez7177 😂😂😂I thought the same thing 🍷🍷🍷

[@annyms5092]

God bless, Jesus loves you and died for you all

[@kingcp0878]

@@johnatanserratosgutierrez7177 or just dry humor

[@kaleakiyan258]

wow not only are they widening these children’s palates, but they are providing healthy meals for growing youth. i remember i would skip lunch from middle school to high school because the lunches were like prison food even here in hawaii. i wish i had these kids’ lunches.

[@cce8632]

I remember biting into a chicken patty in third grade and finding a rubber band

[@PurpleHermitcrab]

what really!?

[@mrslurpdurp6020]

I remember getting some apples at the salad bar. When I looked at it I saw a piece of plastic and a small fruit fly. I told the staff and they just said to not tell anyone and get some new apples....

[@mrmrfrog247]

I once got school lunch because i ran out of time to make a lunch for school and i felt extremely bad having stomach pain and ended up going home early

[@medievalshadows2836]

@@mrslurpdurp6020 those school chicken sandwiches tasted like rubber

[@mrslurpdurp6020]

@@medievalshadows2836 The elementary school i use to go to had recess first. So when the bell rang we would line up with the class to go to the cafeteria. The principle would pick the class with a "straight line" and if your class was last, there would be like no food left...

[@rainepanda]

I have gotten physically sick from many school lunches. Kids don't deserve to eat the bottom of the barrel garbage that they're currently being served. You go from purchasing super processed premade food that only takes reheating to actually preparing the food from scratch the food is 1000 times better and about the same price. Kids are not a waste of time and energy and shouldn't be treated as such

[@viannccaa]

i’ve thrown up at night sometimes when the only thing I ate was school lunch. (i barely ate in elementary)

[@Sillybilly709]

I got salmonella from school lunch and was out for a whole week in 3rd grade

[@localwillow9948]

My lunch was pretty good until the good lunch lady left. Then they were just disgusting.

[@thatgirlwhoplaysviolin6365]

When I was younger, I didnt even eat the food. I would just sit there and starve cause that was better than getting sick to my stomach.

[@TylerDurden-td2yg]

@@thatgirlwhoplaysviolin6365 It probably was a wise choice.

[@chickentender4037]

Watch the Japanese or South Korean school lunch documentaries. American school lunch programs only benefit big business/big Ag. Truly shameful.

[@anticocomilk]

France has it good too

[@siliasporter4424]

Big agriculture? Im sorry what, i guess i dont understand it. Can you explain please. From my knowledge and the farm i live on is that the farms make the vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy ect abd sell it. The proccesers make all the money. Honestly most farmers are barely surviving amd new legislation is constantly making it harder to farm. Sadly most people dont know where their food comes from beyond the store.

[@petek9348]

@@siliasporter4424 i think what they meant is that when it comes to meat and veggies or fruits, they will only win contracts to buy from "big" corporations.

[@nadiaarsenijevic8594]

@@anticocomilk yeah it's really quite healthy and balanced in France! It's not always tasty (like when they give u spinach or Brussel sprouts) but it's always varied and healthy! We get starters, a main course and dessert so different kinds of fish, meats, vegetables, a dairy product, fruits and either puddings yogurts or pies. We rarely got fries and things of such. We also had regularly, at least in my schools, days or weeks dedicated to another country's cuisine like Mexican, Japanese, Spanish, Indian etc so we really got to taste different kinds of food!

[@whatitisnt.]

Richest country in the world. Sad

[@fayriella]

Why does their school cafeteria look like a whole restaurant I-

[@alexschroetke5732]

The food looks real

[@bri4606]

@@eddydiaz2609 thats the joke I..

[@Alan-xe4st]

@@eddydiaz2609 I-I'm ga-

[@elisewarnicke4767]

It is amazing what will happen when people care

[@CallieSqueakz]

+Not Uncle Jar Problem is that they’re at a *loss* for them.

[@heatherparker2491]

I'd like to give a shout out to Mrs. Young, my High School lunch lady, who always had my ham sandwich waiting on me at lunchtime. You saved me so many times Mrs. Young. Thank you. RIP.

[@exoticcats6119]

Heather Parker Mrs. Young seems like the hero without a cape nobody asked for, but needed

[@heatherparker2491]

@@exoticcats6119 she was!!

[@nasahnene2726]

That's kind of you for remembering the good she did to you

[@exoticcats6119]

I had two teachers (one in elementary one in middle school) who had flexible seating so we weren’t stuck in plain chairs all day and another who lets us eat in class if we don’t make a mess, but they weren’t lunch ladies

[@heatherparker2491]

@@exoticcats6119 still saviors.

[@connieb4767]

Love what this chef is doing. I grew up at a time when school lunches were cooked fresh every day. The food was not 4 star but it was good and fresh. I appreciated the hard work of the lunch ladies. My daughter took her lunch to school every day for 12 years because the lunch food was so bad.

[@bevtuft3572]

In my freshman year in high school in the sixties, we had real veggies and freshly baked yeast rolls. BY my senior year it was outsourced burgers. downhill ever since.

[@elizabethwitt2621]

Same.

[@heathersellens7871]

I remember Jamie Oliver trying to change school lunches a few years ago. He was met with so much resistance that I believe he just gave up!

[@raiethefantibae]

heather sellens it was about 15yrs ago and he didn’t give up, he completely changed it but the food just wasn’t nice. Those of us in school at the time really felt it because in many schools, it was a very sudden change, the food wasn’t nice and no-one asked is for our opinion. Our and i don’t know about all schools but in my school, Jamie piloted a "cook without salt" period so there was absolutely no added salt in the meals they cooked us and initially we were not allowed salt sachets in school. I hope he learnt from his mistakes and got better because it was a good idea

[@raiethefantibae]

Penny Proud for bland for like what they were making? Yes. No salt, no pepper. You don’t need to add tons of salt but a pinch of salt was apparently too much to ask for.

[@dinolandra]

@@PennyMsElite salt makes food taste good and isn't harmful if you are well hydrated

[@jomarcenter]

The resistance is taxpayers and corporate who makes money from schools.

[@raiethefantibae]

Pop Culture Factory i didn’t speak for everyone, i said in many schools (because when it first started, we at my school were told how it was going in a lot of other schools across piloted areas and what options people were having) then i spoke about in my school. Not once did i say everyone

[@kellikocha7733]

I wish I had this food in school. Every school in America needs this.

[@tinaz.6137]

Kelli Kocha our school actually has good food- thanks to them spending more on the meals

[@dinidusamaranayake3266]

@@tinaz.6137 same

[@TheWriterNW]

Absolutely phenomenal. The students get better nourishment they learn and retain what they learn at a higher level. This should be in every school across the country.

[@genxx2724]

It’s either that, or be permanently burdened by low-functioning diabetics, because that’s what our country is raising with bad food at school and at home.

[@dan9634]

3:16 Woman: do you like the food? Kid: no...I love it! Woman: AKHEEKEEKEElilShitKEEKEE

[@MyYoutubeJuJu]

😂😂😂😂

[@Hagurumanstyle]

XDDDDDDDDDD

[@jvnotfound5358]

The laugh is made out of satan

[@liamusic_official]

😂

[@WesternSouthDakotaRailfan2006]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@iamnoone8084]

The "tax payer dollars" is literally going to feed their children's food wtf?? Why are they meeting so much resistance when food is so importany especially for developing kids.

[@bryantunknown4233]

It’s probably tax payers without kids or kids that have already grown up. They are most likely the ones complaining.

[@Batman-cq6ee]

Bryant Unknown but that’s still no excuse to complain. If you choose to remain in an area with infrastructure and that has a large school, you should expect to pay taxes. Taxes are necessary for any country to succeed and grow. I’d prefer my money going to things like this than have it be wasted on the military or border security

[@beastvader]

@@Batman-cq6ee Well said. The US govt gives Israel $3 billion a year for free but can't even give its own kids a decent nutritious meal? That's despicable

[@Batman-cq6ee]

Mizan Rashid yep. And school funding just continues to be cut even further

[@Felisargyle]

I’m sure all the parents would love to offer money for their kids to have better food my dad is willing me to give 10 dollar per meal which is so much.

[@FtanmoOfEtheirys]

These kids will go home and be like: "Mama, yo food sucks." lol

[@VortexHaze]

Good, that'll motivate parents to learn to cook instead of wasting money on fast food or premade stuff.

[@nickhalvorsen6468]

More parents need to start cooking at home. That would be one step in the right direction towards ending the obesity epidemic.

[@3lttlbrds]

For sure

[@worshiparise]

If they taught me to make $1.25 meals like that.

[@cdiecks2132]

“That’s with wine, but the kids aren’t going to drink nearly as much wine as the adults” absolutely underrated humor

[@heeeeeee5268]

Where I live, kids will drink the same amount as their parents

[@ceruleannoel4910]

Jamie Oliver would be proud😊 He tried to educate the schools in America. This was great! Good job!

[@LAVirgo67]

So did Michelle Obama. Many adults were trashing the food because of politics vs. encouraging their children to eat better.

[@bisonfunyuns4988]

Dee Dee Michelle was the reason we have trash food now. She ruined it

[@robincorprew9007]

@@bisonfunyuns4988 not ture

[@trinagorden5883]

@@bisonfunyuns4988 that is soo not true....

[@diesel2x]

MO stressed on ‘Healthy’ but tasted like crap . whole grains garbage is still garbage .. doesn’t make it healthier ..

[@jackiesmalley3339]

I love that kids were the judges. Get's them so excited about eating and exploring food options. Great work!

[@painted.pink1]

I remember biting into my elementary school “pizza” and the dough being raw, or when I got expired milk. I was eating like a prisoner at 6 to 10 years old. 😂

[@remytherat1419]

nope, you were eating worse than a prisoner sadly. Some prisons actually serve pretty nice food to the prisoners. That really says a lot about society, where prisoners are getting served healthier and better tasting food than the growing generation. :(

[@resyal4916]

My school gave me rancid orange juice and I threw up in the car 😔

[@XAlucardmoonX]

Ahhhh memories

[@ncbassin1760]

I couldn't even drink the milk the shcool served but could drink milk from the store just fine

[@ncbassin1760]

It would make me sick every day I drank it

[@daimonmarioperez9501]

Yes I'm from NYC, and yes I'm from the Bronx. If they can make it work in NYC, they can make it work anywhere..... Kids, Bon appetit

[@LAVirgo67]

I think that kids in NYC & the Bronx are exposed to more foods that those in Middle-America. Hopefully, Americans will open their eyes to children eating real food vs. McDonalds or chicken nuggets.

[@annmariegillaspie5016]

Absolutely 👍😊

[@lovetotheworld6245]

I hope u stay safe living in such a dangerous area

[@daimonmarioperez9501]

@@lovetotheworld6245 I'm living in Santo Domingo, D.R. it's safer than over here....

[@hannahl5306]

Michelle Obama is going to be so proud.

[@user-gf8zv4ov2x]

imagine how many kids are gonna be inspired to be chefs and cooks because of these school lunches! this is amazing Dan should be so proud of how cheap he has made each meal

[@huntervenable182]

My school lunch is more expensive then his and it’s terrible

[@501hoops2]

Same man, I don’t get right.

[@happdino]

lol mines cost 35 cents

[@thisislulu3espana665]

Bro mines free yall are paying?

[@Chad-ob5su]

@@thisislulu3espana665 tea

[@Chad-ob5su]

Yea*

[@Nishan18]

Kid at 3:17 to 3:20 really pulled a uno reverse card on the reporter lady when asked “do you LIKE the food?”. Then he said “No, I LOVE it, haha.” 👌🏽😂

[@rubenchacko3444]

Kudos for him and his team for taking the time to look into things considered "a waste of time and money" by the government

[@BeranM]

"Alot of the food that's served in a school would never be served anywhere else." Except for prisons.

[@MotivationAdonis]

Smark Shillington, DFCO prison food is more nutritious

[@julian1259]

You'd think..

[@carolgage4569]

Well, think about it: People in prison are being punished, and kept alive. Children in school need to learn and create and grow healthily into teens then adults who eventually be in charge of our world when we are old and decrepit.

[@SilvaDreams]

@Stefan Turton Yet they get better food.

[@g.koch.]

Well then you should look to Germany..fresh cooked prison food vs school cantina frozen "microwave" stuff with maggi which is also selled overpriced 🤮

[@crankiefrankie1]

so refreshing to see a professional who believes that school "lunches" should be more than a product in a plastic sealed container from a central kitchen! In the old days (70's through 83) schools had the lunch lady's who were cooks and made things seemingly from scratch/containers but actually cooked on site! Nothing from a central kitchen here and the aromas of food cooking near lunch time in a building.........oh the memories

[@tinaz.6137]

Frank Leonzal my school still has that thankfully

[@thatbabiechoiceot5469]

My school still does that. They have an open kitchen so we can see. And it's free!!!

[@jasonrodgers9063]

I once went to "Lunch with Grandparents Day" at my grandson's elementary school. TRULY horrible, and that's when they KNEW they'd be hosting the kid's families. It was what I imagine prison food to be like.

[@Johnnyboi_05]

that was with your grandson on a special day, just imagine what they serve when you’re not there, on a day to day basis 😬

[@mrslurpdurp6020]

The fact that those kids actually have professional chef to cook for them while my school had only microwaveable food

[@thatgirlwhoplaysviolin6365]

I literally stopped eating in my cafeteria cause that stuff would make me sick. Not queasy, sick. I couldn't even take a bite without feeling a need to throw up.

[@jakobtrahey846]

@@thatgirlwhoplaysviolin6365 Yes! Thank goodness I have stuff to bring my own now

[@yellowbird5411]

Maybe when kids really love their lunch, they have more enthusiasm for being in school, and feel the nurturing that good food brings.

[@faithrada]

Exactly... kids KNOW when they are being respected and truly cared for. You get back pretty much what you give to others. God bless these amazing people.

[@ritahall2378]

I’m so excited about this ! Food used to be cooked homemade at the school and kids had an hour to eat and then recess - and they loved it ! Please bring your ideas to the southern states

[@gamerhistorian7843]

The Japanese school cafeteria is one of the best in the world.

[@punkgrl325]

Why? Most Japanese students eat their lunch in their classrooms. Otherwise, those that don’t will get a meal ticket at the main cafeteria. They’re not dependent on them like we are in the states though. If you’re talking about how elementary students take turns serving each other then yeah, it’s great, but they only do that in elementary school.

[@gregorjerman973]

@@punkgrl325 At Least they don't eat Garbage and Gluten Foods throughout their lives.

[@AaronEmerald]

Kevvy Kim low GI index? Stuff like pasta and white bread has about the same GI index as sugar lol maybe a little lower

[@mayu5655]

True, in my school, there are choices ranging from ramen to udon to curry to sandwiches to onigiri to salads to soup and almost everything in between, and a meal doesn't cost much over $3 unless you ate alot. It's AMAZING. But it might just be because I went to a really good private school lol,,, my public elementary school was as good tho, it even gave you a listing of all its ingredients used and the calories that come with it

[@anonymousmc7727]

They eat whales......yes the children

[@TheChrismsanchez1]

In public schools?! IF this works i give it 3 years before state government screws it up.

[@ryanbeck7166]

I think you mean to say, before corporate interests bribe enough politicians, to get their cut.

[@luisx000dontfindme]

high school needs a lunch like this too in fact all schools nationwide

[@Janice-sb7qw]

Fabulous! Don't forget Jamie Oliver made attempts several years ago. I don't think he received this much parental/administrative support. Good job! Do right by kids.

[@knittingdoula]

Yep!! And the Renegade Lunch Lady (Berkeley School District) was also blazing the trail years ago.

[@pennylane36]

But Jaime Oliver did it for his tv show. I think his intentions were good but he had no idea what he was getting into with all the politics involved in feeding kids school lunch as well as the money. Most schools rely on federal aid and it's less than $3 per student

[@davidrivas2679]

I love the fact that one person had a heart to serve kids good meals i love that.Another proof that you can start something on your own

[@davidrivas2679]

I know that

[@davidrivas2679]

@Re Up thank you for the comment i do know that so thanks again ,and wow 7 hours ago wow

[@MeMe-oh5jq]

That’s so amazing The little girl that wanted second melted my heart !

[@titaniumgame3685]

“Wasting tax dollars” come on bro. These kids need new ACTUAL foods

[@GameChanger597]

Yes and a $1.25 per child is not enough for a healthy meal. All the while our paid politicians pocket our money and eat like kings three meals a day. It's disgraceful.

[@krrishkai]

How's feeding kids a waste of money😁😁

[@xenonn_54]

exactly! and also I feel like getting kids actually good food for school could raise opportunities for kids to learn about different foods from a different country, or how they prepare it

[@genxx2724]

It’s a waste of tax dollars to raise the kids into low-functioning, obese diabetics who will be a permanent drag on taxpayers and the medical system. They need nutritious food and good education so they can compete in the job market and contribute to society.

[@GTAA6]

@@genxx2724 what ? Actual food is gonna cause obesity in kids ?

[@lukeee9610]

"hes the tall one" LMAOOOO

[@obunga5391]

I actually laughed out loud at that

[@choose2bekindd]

John 6:40 “For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”” ROMANS 10:9-11“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame” God wants us to believe in His One and Only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, who died for our sins :D When we truly believe in our hearts that Jesus is Son of God who died for our sins on the cross, we are saved from the eternal fire and have eternal life in Christ Jesus!! 💖 May God bless y’all!!

[@CrimeInterrogator]

At 1:12 I heard a kid say fortnite LMAO

[@deloreslatham5057]

God bless him for what he's doing for children, America's most important citizens.

[@bruhvya]

1:11 listen closely a kid screams Fortnite in the background lol

[@llamallama8471]

I heard 😂

[@Yuki-vo5fm]

I was bout to comment that but I was looking to see if anyone else noticed

[@nirv5275]

Fortnite

[@yeahyeah863]

@@Yuki-vo5fm Same here

[@rozikhan2744]

Just about to comment that lol

[@padddy48]

omg people complain about dollars when the young kids are our future i cant belive...

[@kellydunigan6232]

This man is awesome and he absolutely belongs in the village! Kids do deserve better food than anyone else and as a parent I say this is a fantastic asset to this school and the children!

[@BearingMySeoul]

I was born in New London and I'm guessing this is the best thing to happen to public schools there in AT LEAST 50 years!!!! Wish I had photos of the awful junk they used to feed us...

[@Sanctifires]

sure, some private school in Connecticut, right. That's going to solve the food issues at all the public schools. Uh huh.

[@kitb5190]

@@Sanctifires Winthrop Elementary School is a public school.

[@Sanctifires]

@@kitb5190 yeah cool, my point still stands. it's in an affluent area and it's only a single school. it doesn't mean much.

[@BearingMySeoul]

Uh bro, clearly you don't know Connecticut. Most of the kids in New London public schools are on free or reduced lunch. They started this program there BECAUSE it's the ghetto. lol

[@andie5031]

@@Sanctifires change starts small. Maybe do something for yourself and others before complaining that someone's contribution is "too little"

[@kathyclarke6327]

We could afford “ lunch Ladies” in the past, why can’ we afford them now?

[@MutantDoctor]

politics and companies paying tons of money to politicians to keep themselves in power to sell their own product

[@TheGrouchDnD]

The Republican Party

[@mistahkrazy805]

@Stefan Turton at the elementary school I went to in the late 80s, early 90s, was part of a small district with 4 schools total, 3 elementary and 1 middle. Our lunch ladies actually made food from scratch. They did buy canned or packaged products, but they also used fresh vegetables which many could be acquired from many of the farms in the city (we had a LOT of farmland out here, still got a lot. But nowhere near as much as back then). They made their sauces and gravies from scratch. They made fresh cookies and rolls. They made their fruit salads, macaroni salads, and potato salads. On Thanksgiving they cooked fresh whole turkeys and used parts for their gravies and carved them. Unfortunately I had to go to a middle school in a larger district because my family had moved to another part of the city. That place... that was a whole other story... a dark story...

[@DoloresRenee]

kathy Clarke agree with that. Lunch ladies now just reheat packages but lunch ladies from back before I went to school used to actually cook everything from scratch fresh each day. Including breakfast.

[@kathyclarke6327]

Dolores Renee I KNOW 😕it would create much needed jobs and much better food. It doesn’t have to be all kale and seeds. Good food can be made from all sources. My friends mom was a lunch lady in the small town of Big Pine Ca. She had a budget and a small staff. The kids loved her food. All the ads about feeding hungry kids for just one dollar what happened to that? Just not our kids?

[@unfinishedsenten]

Awesome guy, and incredible principal for actually taking the first step and requesting real food for the children. Not many principles would pay much mind to that. Food is a very big part of everyone's life and should be treated with respect.

[@BellaWorldAni]

I love this story. Thank you to all those people who are changing the world for the better.

[@vespermartini2556]

Hard to believe, but that may be the only good and healthy meal these children will have in a day.

[@DP-js2fi]

Sad, but true... while we feed the rest of the world.

[@faithrada]

@@DP-js2fi Actually... many countries do not allow inferior U.S. grown food to cross their borders. Monsanto has contaminated our food system. People really NEED to educate themselves better about their food supply... It is NOT Pretty.

[@DP-js2fi]

@@faithrada yes, completely agree. We try to be buy organic as much as possible and blessed to live around several small chemical free farms.

[@adamantium2012]

@@DP-js2fi - I am 100% organic at home as well. Costs non-trivially more, but what's more important than the health of your family? Eating out is another story.

[@DP-js2fi]

@@adamantium2012 That's how we see it to. We look at healthy food choices as preventative heath care. And I must say, so far our friends around us get sick and don't. So definetly something to it.

[@meggrotte4760]

He's a wonderful man and I wish public schools had the ability to do this

[@Shawn-by2tl]

1:12 Did I just here someone say... *FoRtNiTe?!*

[@yaminaqeeli5766]

The kid probably was saying: I GoT ThReE WiNs YesTeRdAy

[@yaminaqeeli5766]

The kid was probably saying ; I GoT ThReE WiNs YEsTerdAy

[@Shawn-by2tl]

Yamin Aqeeli lol

[@Game-info-guys]

We have been teaching our kids bad

[@noobn00bz14]

SHAWN BISCUIT the kid say it sound fat no offensive

[@theDomiNatee]

U should see my school lunch . It looks like pure crap

[@krispyskook7107]

True that

[@lienbijs1205]

What stops you to bring food from home in a thermos food jar? Just ask your parents to cook a bit more with dinner, put it in portions in freezer and heat it in the morning before going to school. I do that with my children too.

[@1Chaselorenzo]

My school food is known to give people food poisoning

[@idk-uv7mt]

@@lienbijs1205 some people dont have time to make school lunches

[@lienbijs1205]

@@idk-uv7mt No time? Really? Could you explain that to me please? Meanwhile having breakfast with your children you take a package out of freezer, heat it for minutes, put it in a thermos jar, and ready. Less work then making sandwiches.

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

I lived in one of the wealthiest School Districts in Washington State, and the allowed/the budget was $.14 for breakfast and $.21 for lunch. Ugh! Had many, many convos with the School District's Chief Nutritionalist, clearly stating my disappointment. Pastries, sugar-loaded cereals and chocolate milk were amongst the options for breakfast. I took the School's printed lunch menu and let my son pick 1-2 lunches per week, alternating 1 and 2 between the weeks. The rest? I packed myself!! True nutrition, not white processed refined flour, high quantities of non-healthy fats, head lettuce with Ranch dressing (zero nutritional content), etc. Today? He's a Soldier, and I am one PROUD MOMMY thereof. No apologies made. To anyone. Good on this Chef!!! We need far more like him in the SAD - The Sad American Diet.

[@aud338]

my school tries to make exotic food (keyword here is tries) but it’s usually undercooked, or they just use week old leftover chicken and pour a new sauce over it.

[@magicaltv3950]

3:18 did you like the food 🥘 no i loved 😂

[@bmxsasa2145]

magical tv I thought he was going to say no lol

[@elianna838]

I wouldn't have skipped meals in Elementary school if I'd had food like this

[@arashi1ryoma1]

I applaud this man using his talent for those who really need it!👏👏👏

[@edgarturner7032]

God Bless you Dan. That made me want to cry.

[@irishbob26]

The world needs more like this guy.

[@makaylajones6716]

I wish we could have food like this at our school.

[@cloutelfin8323]

Same

[@medievalshadows2836]

yeah

[@leonards9871]

Frr

[@gamerhalim4717]

He just trying to help children 👍 respect from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@f.i.b8438]

Hendy Halim I thought the flag was a sushi emoji lel

[@gamerhalim4717]

F.I.B hahaha very funny....😅

[@idunnowhatmynameis3903]

+62

[@kevinrichardson4399]

@@f.i.b8438 hmmmm always being salty person huh?

[@marystinebriner7644]

God bless this man for understanding our children deserve our very best

[@rubegoldbergproject7178]

The lunch ladies at my school were honest. Turns out the food was literally made from the heart.

[@Thecatssosweetright]

who ever disliked are aggressive to children and are also jealous of the food the get

[@cwardo9810]

People like him are the ones who make the world change!❤️❤️ mad respect.

[@positivitysuccessvideos]

I LOVE this story! And CBS Sunday Morning News is the best show on television!

[@keithfreitas2983]

Jaime Oliver was trying to do the same thing several years ago. Problem was the workers only opened cans and pre-made stuf, they couldn't cook.

[@MJ-gj6mj]

Yes, it's no actual cooking it seems. Not fun if you actually think you'll be able to prepare something nutritious for the kids. It's placing a whole lot of frozen items on trays and then cooking frozen veggies down to mush.

[@antoniob.9396]

Whereas they hired a brigade of trained chefs😉

[@mrbear1302]

Michelle Obama tried to do this and she was totally berated!

[@audreyg1442]

@@mrbear1302 yea... she failed... I saw the "healthy" options they gave kids...well it looked really unappetizing. tbh though it isn't about organic or skim milk... its' just about having a balanced diet that will fill u up.

[@OlafoWaffle]

The problem is that Jamie Oliver is a twonk he is the center left version of Piers Morgan

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

my dad was an architect but he also went to learn culinary arts specializing in asian cuisine, sadly he passed away while i was young but i remembered eating good food every time. i kinda grew up to be a picky eater because of that. these kids won't ever know how lucky they are to have a head chef from a reputable restaurant at that moment but im sure they'll remember eating good food and will know the difference between quality food against trash, in the future

[@zzzroxyzzz]

I worked in a school cafeteria, the one thing I really loved is we who prepared it were encouraged to try everything we made. The rule of thumb was if it wasn't good enough for us adults to eat we weren't giving it to the kids.

[@oliverrowen729]

It would have been nice if you guys could have showed the food on the plates.

[@cherbearvegas]

School lunches are some times the only meal kids get and it should be high quality! this is amazing i hope other school districts do something similar

[@MondoBeno]

It doesn't cost much to have a lunch menu on par with the French. It all depends on the innovation of the cook.

[@treenut5046]

MondoBeno Lucky. In America it costs 3.50 for me for just a slice of dry pizza and milk

[@regulus69]

Unfortunately in America we don’t have much innovation in school

[@marovidua5250]

BEST BLACK SCREEN NOT CLICKBAIT yes it’s crazy! having gone to school in both France and in the US, I know that for the same price we had complete meals with starters, main courses, cheese, desserts and as much bread as we want! Also a lot of schools have their own gardens and try to use local products. This video gives a lot of hope for an old problem in the US

[@Felisargyle]

BEST BLACK SCREEN NOT CLICKBAIT bruh your getting it cheap I pay 5 dollars

[@c0ntra605]

This guy is the change I want to see.

[@MegaToshia]

We have a friend who is a Chef in Kas Vegas n came to missouri. He can cook from next to nothing. Wonderful n amazing food. He's a great Chef too. Chefs always know how to make food from nothing or scratch n they do make it look easy.

[@lawrenced355]

So... These kids.... Are getting world class meals..... While I’m getting half cooked fries....

[@izukumidoriya7425]

Rs-

[@scrapycoll]

The way it used to be. Homemade cooking.

[@nouselejia]

This is a bunch of amazing people....they are doing it for the money....but for the passion they have for what they do...and for the love and care of the people they are serving...they don't see this "clients" like kids but as a person...... congratulations...this is the kind of people who deserves to be helped to make this mentally grow everywhere

[@celticcheetah6371]

Something similar to this was done in the UK around 12 years ago. We went from Turkey Twislers to actual edible food. Now basically every school has a salad bar as well as 3 hot choices. Soooo much better. Thanks Jamie Oliver :)

[@1956classylady]

When my children were younger, I fought and argued about the food that was served at the school's cafeteria. Children were eating food with so much sugar and preservatives that no wonder they were indiscipline and bad grades. I applaud your efforts to change that.

[@stephaniekerry7027]

I'm a school cafeteria worker amd I totally agree with this...we should feed our students better food. The school I work at kids are so appreciative just to get the kind of food we serve but this right here is heart touching because the food is not processed and probably even more better for he kids. I wish we had more of this all over that more schools including ours would do this because I know our students would be even more happier with their meals 😊

[@richardcollins9214]

"These kids aren't going to drink nearly as much wine." That was cute. So, don't order wine and don't pay $75 for one meal.

[@joem2130]

Loved that!!! He's a gem ❤️

[@datn1ggaa.698]

3:17 she almost had a heart attack 😭😭

[@banab6829]

AHHEHEHEHlittleshitHeheh

[@JustTrying2MakeitToJesus]

He's a sweet heart. I hope this catches on so all of our kids can eat healthy homemade food.

[@kamillatoth3433]

When I was in elementary in Hungary, we got a 2-course meal that was all cooked from scratch and generally tasty. We also got an afternoon snack. We would get something like beef soup with peas for 1st course and roasted chicken with rice and salad or pickled vegetables for 2nd source. Occasionally we got a cookie or something. For the snack it was almost always half a jam, ham or honey-butter sandwich (with actual honey as legally you can't sell honey that is not pure) and a glass of tea with lemon and sugar.

[@MrCJNice]

reporter: "do you like the food?" kid: no, i LOVE it!

[@imgay-el6vq]

This man is a legend!

[@scottscage6409]

"The food served in school is found nowhere else." Not even prison.

[@citisoccer]

Prison food doesn't even qualify as food, so schools definitely have them beat. Not by a LOT lol, but definitely better.

[@joem2130]

@@citisoccer agreed. Prison food boxes even say "not for for human consumption" prison has school beat by juuuust enough to be acceptable

[@robertknight4672]

I work at a school cafeteria and we serve Bosco cheesy breadsticks. That's brand is available at any Dollar Tree with that has a fridge/freeser section.