A lot of that is nasty, but how the fuck do so many people not understand how processed cheese works? Of course it's congealed and mushy when it's cold. That's the fuckin' point.
Graduated high school in 1992. We wouldn't eat the cafeteria food. I always packed a lunch. I've always packed a lunch for my kids too. I feel for the families that aren't able too. Help out however I can. I know there are kids in one of the richest countries in the world who are in a situation where the school lunch might be all they get to eat. At least Zuck and Bezos have yachts.
For some reason I wanted to depress myself some more. packing or cooking something, let's say we do it for $5 per meal. Bozo has a yacht for $600M. That's 120M lunches. One school year is about 180 lunches. Then 4 years are 720 lunches. So that yacht is 4 years of school lunch for 166667 kids. For some reason, many people have very strong opinions about why this one person deserves their own luxury jerkpool on the ocean over 166667 school lunches.
Had to look up that Trumoo shit from the video and their website can't even use real photos of their milk in a glass. They're all photoshopped with a straw in them. Fucking hell, that doesn't inspire confidence.
Here's what's up with the milk (this isn't excuse making, flavored milk is primarily sold and marketed to children and childrens food should have the highest grade of scrutiny) which was later confirmed via investigation (2024 incident):
Blaming the carrageenan works for the flavored stuff, but a likely culprit is temperate fluctuation. They leave it out for breakfast, put it away, bring it out for lunch, and so on, it will congeal like that.
Ok so Bush and Obama had a largely Republican congress, and they started going mask off entirely back when they had that whole... you know... 9/11 thing and they passed the so called "PATRIOT Act" So um... yeah... and those politicians who made school lunches like that... same politicians we have today... same voters voting for them... MAGA didn't spring up the moment Trump came down the escalator.
Look at your current grocery bill, then realize schools are still budgeting for about $3.50 a meal. I'm not saying we should feed students this prison-grade shit, but the whole pipeline needs reworked if you want to see an improvement. Pack your own lunch until then.
Some of you are too far removed from food production. It's not photogenic, but most of this is actually fine to eat. The milk has chunks because it froze. The strawberry milk looks like it's thickened with corn or potato starch and it froze. The cheeto one is a 'magic' trick. The ham looks like any slice of a ham you'd pull out of your oven. A lot of the food just seems underheated or like it was kept on a warmer for too long. Sausages squirt. The pizza crust is undercooked. (cont'd.)
The Mac and Cheese dried out (in the sun?) on a porous surface. Cheese congeals as it cools. The syrup looks like it was too cold, possibly frozen at some point. Chicken can actually be a little pink when cooked some some methods and be safe to eat. Idek what the ice cream one is even trying to show. Mashed potatoes do that when they get dry. Pizza with greasy bottom will stick to a coated boat. The icing comes off in one piece because it was frozen and thick to begin with. More frozen milk.
I'm not really arguing against you, just wanna add that if I were to eat that ham or that chicken like it is in that video, I would either puke or shit myself in the very near future. Can pretty much bet money on it.
The chicken I get because they drill it into you, and it is possible the school didn't cook it correctly... but that's just what a slice of ham can look like from a real ham. Actual pig muscle has imperfections, it turns out!
Well, when I was younger of course I doubted my "pickyness" and sometimes bought ham / processed meats like that. To me that discoloration looks like it has been laying open in the fridge for a couple of days, and my stomach is too sensitive to take that. I would spend the entire day with stomachache because of it.
Difference though: Similar discoloration on freshly bought and still packaged beef. No problems there (as long as I always cook it well)
drousnavat
Feeding children by paying the lowest bidder seems to be working out well.
nero4ty2
That’s just nasty, all of it, so glad my kids get better food
Zapathasura
AdmiralButtStuff
A lot of that is nasty, but how the fuck do so many people not understand how processed cheese works? Of course it's congealed and mushy when it's cold. That's the fuckin' point.
LeoGrun19401
Even some non-processed cheese will do this after heating and cooling!
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etopsirhc
US schools generally have a choice of what you get, but that choice is all at the same price point. no "premium" options, just slop.
duktayp
5th grade Jesus wept
RedTwoX
Graduated high school in 1992. We wouldn't eat the cafeteria food. I always packed a lunch. I've always packed a lunch for my kids too. I feel for the families that aren't able too. Help out however I can. I know there are kids in one of the richest countries in the world who are in a situation where the school lunch might be all they get to eat. At least Zuck and Bezos have yachts.
dreikommavierzehn
For some reason I wanted to depress myself some more.
packing or cooking something, let's say we do it for $5 per meal. Bozo has a yacht for $600M. That's 120M lunches. One school year is about 180 lunches. Then 4 years are 720 lunches. So that yacht is 4 years of school lunch for 166667 kids.
For some reason, many people have very strong opinions about why this one person deserves their own luxury jerkpool on the ocean over 166667 school lunches.
hamulusrex
And the messed up thing is we have to pay additional monies for this crap to be served to our kids.
MoopsyLD
if they paid for that food the parents can sue over it.
StonesTwice
Now I understand why my kids and grandkids pack their lunches
SarahTheEverlame
Ever watch the movie "The Stuff"?
nik282000
Great film!
Karma1970
Love that movie.
StunttheRunt
Had to look up that Trumoo shit from the video and their website can't even use real photos of their milk in a glass. They're all photoshopped with a straw in them. Fucking hell, that doesn't inspire confidence.
WillLickNudibranchsForBUzz
The deep fried chicken looked like real meat instead of pulped leftovers pressed into shape.
darthstormer
A lot of gross in there, but I'm calling BS on the "magnetic" cheeto
etopsirhc
that's a carrot.
silvermayne
That makes more sense as it is rich….in iron.
I’ll see myself out.
PauliePlaysPoorly
But, surely, as Americans they are used to food of this quality, yes?
thatlamer
Here's what's up with the milk (this isn't excuse making, flavored milk is primarily sold and marketed to children and childrens food should have the highest grade of scrutiny) which was later confirmed via investigation (2024 incident):
https://www.reddit.com/r/foodscience/comments/11ebycb/comment/jadcpfo/
TankoJoe
Blaming the carrageenan works for the flavored stuff, but a likely culprit is temperate fluctuation. They leave it out for breakfast, put it away, bring it out for lunch, and so on, it will congeal like that.
QueefSlurper6372
nurmich
Should've used fire-retardant Malk.
zertmaster
Well it's not in the budget. We got to pay for football and metal detectors.
1potsie
You got food? We didn't get any food.
TheMoonBnuuy
This is what happens when MAGA is in control.
GeneralPrower
It was like this when I was a kid, and I was class of 2012.
This has been going on since the 2000s.
TheMoonBnuuy
Ok so Bush and Obama had a largely Republican congress, and they started going mask off entirely back when they had that whole... you know... 9/11 thing and they passed the so called "PATRIOT Act"
So um... yeah...
and those politicians who made school lunches like that... same politicians we have today... same voters voting for them...
MAGA didn't spring up the moment Trump came down the escalator.
BikeTrailsAndWaggingTails
sentry001
Not that school food is great or anything but this is all AI slop
TankoJoe
Look at your current grocery bill, then realize schools are still budgeting for about $3.50 a meal. I'm not saying we should feed students this prison-grade shit, but the whole pipeline needs reworked if you want to see an improvement. Pack your own lunch until then.
LeoGrun19401
Some of you are too far removed from food production. It's not photogenic, but most of this is actually fine to eat. The milk has chunks because it froze. The strawberry milk looks like it's thickened with corn or potato starch and it froze. The cheeto one is a 'magic' trick. The ham looks like any slice of a ham you'd pull out of your oven. A lot of the food just seems underheated or like it was kept on a warmer for too long. Sausages squirt. The pizza crust is undercooked. (cont'd.)
LeoGrun19401
The Mac and Cheese dried out (in the sun?) on a porous surface. Cheese congeals as it cools. The syrup looks like it was too cold, possibly frozen at some point. Chicken can actually be a little pink when cooked some some methods and be safe to eat. Idek what the ice cream one is even trying to show. Mashed potatoes do that when they get dry. Pizza with greasy bottom will stick to a coated boat. The icing comes off in one piece because it was frozen and thick to begin with. More frozen milk.
dreikommavierzehn
I'm not really arguing against you, just wanna add that if I were to eat that ham or that chicken like it is in that video, I would either puke or shit myself in the very near future. Can pretty much bet money on it.
LeoGrun19401
The chicken I get because they drill it into you, and it is possible the school didn't cook it correctly... but that's just what a slice of ham can look like from a real ham. Actual pig muscle has imperfections, it turns out!
dreikommavierzehn
Well, when I was younger of course I doubted my "pickyness" and sometimes bought ham / processed meats like that.
To me that discoloration looks like it has been laying open in the fridge for a couple of days, and my stomach is too sensitive to take that. I would spend the entire day with stomachache because of it.
Difference though: Similar discoloration on freshly bought and still packaged beef. No problems there (as long as I always cook it well)