Remember School Lunch?

Shepard's pie at St. Pius X in the 80's


Meat, mashed potatoes, shredded cheddar melted all over it

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The Catholic elementary school my kids went to in Acadia Parish would even have chicken gumbo, meatball stew, etc.

Now, in a Houston suburb government school (world better education, though) it seems like it’s hot dog, corn dog, chicken nuggets and frozen cheese pizza every day.

My high schooler and 6th trader bring their own lunch a lot now, usually leftovers from night before.

--Red beans & rice on Monday, w/a square of sweet cornbread
--Dry as dust baked chicken, w/green beans cooked w/potatoes
--World's greasiest lasagna, with the soft/tender milk bread dinner rolls, served w/little cups of honey & peanut butter
--White beans & rice and baked fried catfish
--gumbo on Fridays, usually with that dry arse chicken recycled into it

WE were thrilled when we got a salad bar & the occasional taco or square pizza. I'm old, cafeterias used to cook actual food rather than just heat up processed stuff. I understand that some don't even make food anymore--just contract with third-party providers who deliver the cooked foods.

tray, but as i recall most of our cafeteria lunches came in little trays like this: (and you know they never got properly washed, made us tougher)



some kind of entree, soggy grean beans or broccoli, maybe some watered down mashed potatoes, and of course a small carton of milk

I loved school lunch.

Crispitoes werw the best- burrito type thing with melted cheese on top....

I have 2 in school now and ate lunch with them here and there- school dood sucks now. Wheat rolls and buns....

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I understand that some don't even make food anymore--just contract with third-party providers who deliver the cooked foods.

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When you have a large % of schools operating in buildings that do not have kitchens, you have to feed the children somehow. Many of those third party vendors cook food that same morning and deliver it immediately.

I'm sure schools would love to all have the luxury of operating out of a fancy building with a full kitchen.

how could i forget the whole wheat roll?

no more soda machines either. i used to go hard on barqs soda, get all jacked up and tackle kids on the playground.

Friend of ours works for the food distributor that provides food for a lot of schools. He hooks us up with teh square pizzas every now and then. They're not as good as they used to be. They use turkey sausage on them now, which is terrible.

I'll still crush them after a few beers though.

Those huge cinnamon rolls were great.