THE most shocking and stomach-churning school lunches have sparked debate on social media as pictures of the unappetizing meals were shared online. Parents have shared their disgust at some of the lunches served up to their kids as they vent about “nutritious” school meals or lack thereof. High schools across the country provide school lunches […]
THE most shocking and stomach-churning school lunches have sparked debate on social media as pictures of the unappetizing meals were shared online.
Parents have shared their disgust at some of the lunches served up to their kids as they vent about “nutritious” school meals or lack thereof.
High schools across the country provide school lunches to low-income students to feed their students and provide them with the nutrition they require to complete their day.
This week, a dad caused outrage after sharing a picture of his son’s small portions.
Chris Vangellow shared the photo on Facebook, featuring four small chicken nuggets, a few baby carrots, and a small side of white rice.
Another meal had only a slice of pizza and some orange slices.
While a third meal Vangellow’s son shared with him he said was simply “not enough” with only a tiny bread roll and what appeared to be canned tomatoes.
“I think the Parishville School Lunches might be a bit lacking a bit. [E]ven for a kid that isn’t 6’5 like Ash. If this was a game day I don’t think any of the team would be getting enough energy from this,” he wrote.
Vangellow, a father of four, also claimed that one of his other children didn’t even have any of the “dry tasteless carrots” because none were available by the time he arrived for lunch.
He said that his kids have been complaining that “since the lunches are now free for everyone, the portions have dropped.”
Vangellow called the situation ridiculous.
“Don’t come at me with the ‘you get what you pay for’ or ‘just send them with food’ crap either,” he continued.
“Yeah we can do that and sometimes the kids do choose to bring something from home or will buy extra lunch to get more in them to get them through a day.”
However, Vangellow said that not all families will be able to do that.
“We don’t live in a very rich area. Some kids may not get much of anything when at home and this is what they have to survive on,” he added.
The post sparked a lot of attention, with people making critical comments at the school.
One infuriated viewer commented: “Shameful! You need to go to the school board and show them this photo and issue a complaint!”
The viral Facebook post caused the superintendent to respond to the backlashing post in a public statement on the school’s district website.
In the post, the superintendent stated that the cafeteria manager and himself are forming a group to acknowledge and change the school lunches.
“The Cafeteria Manager and I are creating a group to address the dissatisfaction with meals,” he wrote.
“In addition to the Cafeteria Manager and me, this working group will be made up of concerned students [4] and parents [4] along with a representative from the Wellness Committee.”
The superintendent also noted that “this group will explore ways to make school meals more appetizing while still meeting the strict USDA requirements of the National School Lunch Program”.
Yet it is far from the first time that complaints and pictures about school lunches have been made online.
Last year, school teacher Zellie Thomas, also shared photos of the “appetizing slop” slamming the lunches in her own school.
One of the meals she pictured included an unappetizing pieced of turkey and some strange colored carrots.
And another showed only a single slice of processed meat and a handful of carrot slices.
Yet another included a roll of dry bread with one slice of meat and cheese stuck to one side.
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