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School lunches are surprisingly pathetic.

They can be. One big problem is FedGov’s interference with things like “less added sugar, more whole grains, and lower sodium content...” Problem is the lunch ladies can’t figure out vitamins, sugar, sodium content, etc. etc. if they actually cook the food themselves. So they are forced to buy from commercial food distributors who can do all the math for them.

In most schools food is no longer cooked, it is defrosted and heated. It might be interesting to see the connection between wholesale food distributors like Sysco and the politicians who insist on ‘toughened nutrition standards’.

When Michelle O. had her hand in school lunches, food was thrown away by the kids, because they wouldn’t eat the slop they were being served. But the meals were bought and paid for regardless if they were actually eaten.