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Are your schools doing anything beyond pizza? Once a month, once a week?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Aren't all meals hot? I'm confused.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry this is a bit late, but for example, a bologna sandwich is a cold lunch, whereas pasta is a hot lunch. Not all meals are hot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I see, thank you. Where I am school lunches are 3 -course hot meals, period, and I never questionned it. There'd be public outcries and newspapers articles if they gave kids a bologna sandwich.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

I hesitate to share this, because it's a little depressing, funny, but depressing.

John Oliver on school lunches (NSFW):

https://youtu.be/-YypArYDcjA

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Here’s the elementary school lunch menu for October

Generally repeats every 3-4 weeks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Where is this (generally, obviously), that your kid has the choice of meat substitute any time there's a meat main? Both my kids are vegetarian and of there's a meat main, they are getting sunbutter sandwiches.

This is in MA, though, where we have universal school lunches.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

California, universal school lunch. Suburban district with ~1200 students across 3 elementary schools.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Now I want to move to a California suburb. However, I don't think any exist in my price range that aren't stuck in the 1800s.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I assume your school has a cafeteria then? Not the case for my school. It seems to be a struggle to get even one hot lunch going. At this point, we might not have anything set up until mid November.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The district has one central kitchen, and each school serves from steam trays and insulated cabinets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

That's an interesting idea. Must be more efficient than individual kitchens in schools.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Nachos is a food group and a complete meal