Horrible food

[JamesKer1]

Us school lunch.

Glad someone mentioned this.

Though, there is a Private School (Elementary and Junior High) in my area that serves out great lunches. Multi-course meals, all home cooked, and it's absolutely wonderful. The only downside is that the Private School costs as much as my college tuition.

[riskllama]

what's wrong with tater tots and soda pop? good enough for Napoleon Dynamite!!!

[apey]

Us school lunch.

Glad someone mentioned this.

Though, there is a Private School (Elementary and Junior High) in my area that serves out great lunches. Multi-course meal home cooked, and it's absolutely wonderful. The only downside is that the Private School costs as much as my college tuition.

I live in a very small town. Ppl used to go and eat the lunches like it were a restaurant, now i have to send my crumb crunchers to school with little salt packets because the food is awful!!!! And everyone has michelle obama to thank.

[Dukasaur]

Green Eggs and Ham.

Obviously that's plagiarized... but that's the point. Dramatic irony is a wonderful tool, and everyone has read Dr. Seuss.

[KoolBak]

I can't believe the school lunches either...we live in an excellent area and the schools are awesome but the food isnt edible...amazing. I've packed my kids' lunches for 12 years now

[notyou2]

Us school lunch.

Glad someone mentioned this.

Though, there is a Private School (Elementary and Junior High) in my area that serves out great lunches. Multi-course meal home cooked, and it's absolutely wonderful. The only downside is that the Private School costs as much as my college tuition.

I live in a very small town. Ppl used to go and eat the lunches like it were a restaurant, now i have to send my crumb crunchers to school with little salt packets because the food is awful!!!! And everyone has michelle obama to thank.

Please explain to me how the poor quality of food is Obama's fault.

Sorry Jonesy, but as an outsider looking in, I need to know this.

[JamesKer1]

Michelle Obama supported a program to rewrite health standards for cafeteria food to make it "healthier"- as well as tasteless and utter crap.

[mrswdk]

Do American schools actually give the kids soda?

[JamesKer1]

Do American schools actually give the kids soda?

When I was in school, we got this crap:

http://www.switchbev.com/schools

Not sure if they still do currently

[riskllama]

there are pop machines in most north american schools, i believe. was when i was a kid...

[KoolBak]

High schools have machines with pop for sale (here anyway)...grade schools only offer milk and juice....jr / middle schools, some have pop machines, some don't.

Pisses me off is that everything (grade schools) is outsourced (much like our country)....they still have the fancy kitchen in the cafeteria but it sits unused while they pay extra to have crap lunches carted in from gods know where. And our city was just voted in the top ten for liveability for families....cant imagine how bad the schools are for the rest of you pilgrims

http://www.familycircle.com/family-fun/ ... 15/?page=9

[tzor]

Green Eggs and Ham.

One of these days I have to write either a short story or a novel on this (probably won't make it past 25K words).

Imagine one of those "Iron Chef" competitions where the basket ingredients are ... green eggs and ham.

[tzor]

Please explain to me how the poor quality of food is Obama's fault.

Well it's not her direct fault ... the problem is that any uniform standard of cuisine is going to suck. It seriously takes a massive effort to make good food on a global scale with test kitchens and focus groups. This is especially true when you get to children of different age groups. Unless you have parents who are constantly bashing their children on the culinary heads, they are going to be the most nit picking people you have ever seen.

Seriously, my cousin would never permit spaghetti sauce on her spaghetti ... it had to be on the side.

The standards were horrible in a number of ways. They weren't even considering the average tastes of children. They weren't considering the diverse nutritional needs of children either, especially as there is a vast difference in the caloric intake of the nerd and the athlete. It was just all around bad.

Mind you, I don't think you would want me to be around a school cafeteria. I'd be the WIlly Wanka of healthy food. I mean tabbouleh ....

[apey]

Us school lunch.

Glad someone mentioned this.

Though, there is a Private School (Elementary and Junior High) in my area that serves out great lunches. Multi-course meal home cooked, and it's absolutely wonderful. The only downside is that the Private School costs as much as my college tuition.

I live in a very small town. Ppl used to go and eat the lunches like it were a restaurant, now i have to send my crumb crunchers to school with little salt packets because the food is awful!!!! And everyone has michelle obama to thank.

Please explain to me how the poor quality of food is Obama's fault.

Sorry Jonesy, but as an outsider looking in, I need to know this.

Because of the first ladies health campaign look it up kids have written her letters its rea sad

[notyou2]

Sounds to me like the anger/backlash is misguided.

The problem is awarding the food contracts to the lowest bidder, as well as squeezing the cafeteria budget. I am unsure how this is Obama's fault. I assume she is just trying to ensure the food that is served is healthier than it has been in the past.

[DoomYoshi]

spotted eel sashimi on a cow's tongue, served with kumquat

[tzor]

The problem is awarding the food contracts to the lowest bidder, as well as squeezing the cafeteria budget. I am unsure how this is Obama's fault. I assume she is just trying to ensure the food that is served is healthier than it has been in the past.

Here is a good example: Students Throw Away 85 Percent of Vegetables: Michelle Obama’s Lunch Program Dismal Failure

In an effort to provide children with healthier lunches that are in line with the latest federal dietary guidelines, established in 2010 and headed by First Lady Michelle Obama, many schools are involved with programs such as the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Such programs are funded by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, designed to move away from unhealthy, commonly served meals such as French-bread pizza, tater tots, and chocolate milk and, instead, serve smaller portions, complex carbohydrates, along with more fruits and vegetables.

We throw away a ton of food. If we cut up 20 pounds of cucumbers, we guess that 17 pounds get thrown away. I’ve watched kids take their cup of vegetables or fruit they’re required to take and just throw it away. A football player isn’t getting full on seven chicken nuggets, and a lot of our students who play sports are here till 6:30 p.m. The kids can buy extra food, but a lot of kids can’t afford to.

[mrswdk]

I think it was mac who posted that link about Japanese school dinners on here a while ago, which said that they give kids veg, rice, fish, soup etc. for about $3 a meal.

Don't give those fat little shits a choice. Design cheap, healthy meals and tell them they either eat those or go hungry.

[notyou2]

I think it was mac who posted that link about Japanese school dinners on here a while ago, which said that they give kids veg, rice, fish, soup etc. for about $3 a meal.

Don't give those fat little shits a choice. Design cheap, healthy meals and tell them they either eat those or go hungry.

[Dukasaur]

I think it was mac who posted that link about Japanese school dinners on here a while ago, which said that they give kids veg, rice, fish, soup etc. for about $3 a meal.

Don't give those fat little shits a choice. Design cheap, healthy meals and tell them they either eat those or go hungry.

+1

It's asshole parents who feed their kids Hostess Twinkies three times a day that cause these problems. Given a choice between a Hostess Twinkie and a cucumber slice, of course the kid will choose the sugar coma. If he was capable of self-restraint he'd be an adult. Eliminating the Twinkies from the school is too late. By the time the kid gets to school, he's already learned all the wrong lessons. He'll gladly starve all day rather than eat something healthy, and then he'll rush home to his bloated pig mother and her Giant Economy Costco Warehouse Size box of Hostess Twinkies. Eating healthy is a habit that needs to begin with your very first solids, and it's difficult to turn back once you're on the wrong road.

[notyou2]

Jonesy, do you need more horrible food pairings, or did you get enough even with the derailment?

[Dukasaur]

Derailments and air conditioner scrapings.

[mrswdk]

Anything with weird German pickled vegetables in it.

[DoomYoshi]

Thalidomide fetus milkshake

[mrswdk]

Corn chips with ground beef, kidney beans, guacamole, cheese and salsa.