Back when I was in high school everyone said it was terrible. Now that my brother is going to be a freshman we were talking about the food and I remember that I actually kinda liked some of the things they served. I’m in the US so it’s probably different for other countries but our school food was definitely not as bad as people make it out to be. Especially those damn curly fries 🥵
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Massively depends on the school, but you’re right it can be quite good.
Well I’m also in the US and my highschool food was absolutely horrendous
I haven’t been in school in a long time but I do remember some of it being pretty good (albeit mostly unhealthy). The French fries were those battered kind- similar to KFC’s fries. They were baller. In middle school we had a salad bar/ baked potato bar with all the feeeeiiixin’s. The spicy chicken sandwich was pretty solid, too.
The biscuits and gravy at my school they served for breakfast were fucking amazing
Depends on your geographical area. I’ve been to schools in higher income areas where there was more budget for good food. I refused to eat cafeteria food in the economically disadvantaged area my high school was in because I kept finding mold on stuff
I went to a bunch of diff highschools. It varies quite a bit.
The good food was really unhealthy. The healthy food was really bland.
There are over 26,000 high schools in the country. You ate in one of them and remember that you “kinda liked” some of the food served. That’s not a convincing argument.
the things i’d do for a high school cafeteria chicken sandwich
I agree.
That being said, I was a huge stoner, so it may have actually been terrible. 🤔
Only thing i liked at highschool where the Chicken Sandwiches or cheeseburgers (thankfully one of those got served atleast once a week) and I would fill my tray with grapes
Everything else my school served was genuially fucking awful
They would give you white chicken with 0 seasoning at all so taco day was pure garbage
Chicken sandwiches and Chocolate Milk where the only thing at my school that had some flavor
Completely depends on the school
Nothing was good as in like restaurant quality. More like good as in gas station quality.
In high school there were many meals I enjoyed. I still eat gas station food today from time to time so there’s that
Depends on which area your school was located in. The cafeteria food was pretty standard pizza, mozzarella sticks, beefy patties, etc.
It was either eat the cafeteria food, bring your own lunch, or not eat until you finish class for the day to buy some food/go home to eat
It may be good, but it sure as hell ain’t filling, or nutritious… – a guy who probably doesn’t know what he is talking about
I was in high school from 2005-2009. My high school used to have deep fryers until 2007. I miss that fried goodness. Surprisingly, not many kids at my school were fat.
Our high school cafeteria pool was actually pretty good, they just didn’t give you enough of it so you were still hungry after eating
I was in 9th or 10th grade when Michelle changed the food lunch program…. Everything looked “worse” but honestly…. The only difference in taste for my school was the pizza and “bread sticks”
Are you above the age of 30 and still drink Mt.Dew?
I’m in the US that shit was disgusting
I liked some of the things my school served.
In the 80s my high school had many different lunch lines. Deli, Soup, Pizza, Salad Bar, Ice Cream/Junk Food, Burgers/Chicken Sandwiches and one called “Chef’s Choice” which was kind of ‘exotic’ cuisine. Pretty good stuff.
It really depends on the school. I wasn’t a great student in high school. I went to two different high schools, and also had summer school at another. The first one had great food. There was only a few that weren’t so great. But that’s like one out of 50 options. The second had slightly worse food. But most of it was still pretty good. But then the one that I had summer school at? I tried several of the lunches they had there. Most of it was shit. Even the ones that were good at other schools, somehow worse there. Such as pizza, or hamburgers. There was one meal that was completely inedible even. It was classic thanksgiving meal (served in summer?). The turkey with gravy was slimy and rubbery. The green beans were mushy and way over cooked. Mashed potatoes may not have been too bad, but they were instant and I hate instant mashed potatoes. Bread was just bread. Nothing special. They had a fruit cup and chocolate milk. I ate the fruit and milk, and some bread. I threw the rest away. I spit out the rest of the food.
So, it really depends on the school you go to. Schools all in the same city can still be completely different.
had the basic square pizza fries chocolate chicken sandwiches basic..15 years ago but i actually always enjoyed it even back then laughed when many people whined about it
How long ago were you in high school?
I actually liked the food at my school. Sometimes, I’ll find something that reminds me of school food, and it makes me nostalgic.
I loved high school nacho days. I loved that shitty nacho cheese so much. Taco Bell’s is the closest match I’ve found.
I remember lunch being the highlight of the day and how excited we would get when we saw the menu come out the Friday before.