I recall barbeque barf on a bun at my cafeteria but there were days when huge chocolate chip cookies and ice cream made up for it.
When I was a kid in the 60’s, school lunches were good home-style cooked food, made right there in the cafeteria’s kitchen. Kids didn’t waste anything and some even wanted seconds, especially football and basketball players..................
I remember when we had square “pizza” that I could only eat with ketchup and a fork