What's For School Lunch?

Country: USA (Florida) (Private School)

Contents: Soup, salad, water, orange slices, bagel (stuffed?), and ranch dressing.

Source: Thanks Zeviac

Notes: It looks like the bagel might be stuffed with something.

Country: South Korea

Contents: Rice, soup, salad and melon.

Source: ?

Notes: The soup looks awesome. Anyone know what is on/in the salad?

Country: Kenya

Contents: Avocado

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nyota,_Kenya_02.jpg

Notes: Obviously pretty scant, but certainly nutritious. When malnutrition is so widespread, the fats from the avocado are invaluable. From Wikipedia: About 75% of an avocado's calories come from fat, most of which is monounsaturated fat. Avocados also have 60% more potassium than bananas. They are rich in B vitamins, as well as vitamin E and vitamin K. They have a high fiber content among fruits - including 75% insoluble and 25% soluble fiber.

That is disgusting! Everyone knows that margarine is much better for you. Obviously not a school lunch, but I still figured you would be interested.

Via

Source: ?

Notes: I'd like to note that this is the 3rd lunch I've seen pairing corn and pizza. 1st and 2nd.

Notes: He reported that his school cafeteria sells them—not in the lunch line, but in one of the “competitive foods” lines. He said they appeal to students whose lunch period is too short to wait on a long lunch line. I think I just threw up in my mouth.

Country: Japan

Contents: Soup, rice (with sorted delcious bits), vegetables and milk.

Source: ?

Notes: Anyone able to identify everything? Man that is healthy, and I bet it is dirt cheap as well.

Country: USA

Contents: Meatballs, mixed vegetables and rice.

Source: ?

Notes: Actually not all that bad, compared to a lot of lunches out there. What do you suppose that boy is saying about the meatball? "I didn't know horse meat came in meatball form?"

Country: Japan

Contents: Rice, soup, fish, milk, ?

Source: ?

Notes: Not sure what is next to the rice. Any thoughts?

Country: USA

Contents: Nachos, French fries, ketchup, chocolate milk, peaches.

Source: ?

Notes: Seriously? Nachos and French fries? This is why kids are fat.

Source: Thanks Nicole!

Notes: Fruit dip: 1 jar marshmallow fluff, 1 container (any flavor) cream cheese, 1 container (any flavor) cool whip. My mom used to make something similar to that, it was delicious.

Contents: Soup, milk, sandwich and an apple.

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:School_Lunch_Programs.gif

Notes: Young girl prays before eating school lunch of soup, milk, and an apple. 1936. Part of U.S. Works Progress Administration Surplus Commodities: School Lunch Programs during the Great Depression.

Country: USA (Stafford, VA)

Contents: 4 homemade chicken taquitos, oranges, bananas, chocolate sauce to dip the bananas in, and  Oreos.

Source: Thanks Nicole

Notes: To make the taquitos I use leftover rotisserie chicken, salsa, cumin, grated cheese. soften tortillas in a little hot oil, fill, roll and bake. Those look awesome, please mail me some.

Country: USA (Stafford, VA)

Contents: Mini chicken taquito, leftover meat from taco salad, salad and chips (for mini taco salad), orange & banana slices, mini marshmallows & chocolate chips,

Source: Thanks Nicole!

Notes: Looks a lot better than the lunch I brought today. What dressing do you prefer on taco salad? I've come to prefer French dressing.

Notes: I don't know how else to describe what she is eating. Any thoughts?

Country: USA (Homemade)

Contents: Quiche (cheese, onions, and tomatoes) dried fruit, a biscuit with jelly and butter, a black cherry Jello jiggler egg, and strawberry milk.

Source: Thanks Lea!

Notes: I love quiche, but my wife and I have to find a healthier recipe. It has a lot of cream in it, but man is it delicious.

Notes: Better judgement aside, those fish nuggets actually look appealing.

Source: http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/2010/03/23/is-the-school-cafeteria-worse-than-a-fast-food-restaurant/

Notes: Seems like a lot of food, mostly crap. Honestly, how many calories do we have here? Pizza does look like perhaps it was made on site, instead of shipped in, so that is a plus.

Country: USA (Homemade)

Contents: Triscuits, turkey pepperoni, cheese cubes, a Capri Sun flavored water, dried fruit, and some graham crackers dipped in chocolate.


Source: Thanks Lea!
Notes: Looks delicious and nutritious. My son doesn't like pepperoni, and it makes me sad. I hope it is because he is only 18 months, and he will learn to love them. I just can't justify buying plain cheese pizzas.

Contents: Roll, chicken finger, apple, chocolate milk.

Source: http://miamidish.net/2009/09/01/lunch-week-time-for-better-school-lunch/

Notes: Chickens don't have fingers, it's pulverized and remolded chicken parts. I think they should be renamed.

Source: Thanks Bruske - http://betterdcschoolfood.blogspot.com/2010/06/whats-for-lunch-marvin-schwans-pizza.html

Notes: Here, according to one of those boxes, is what the pizzas are made of:

"Crust: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, defatted soy four, yeast, contains 2% or less of soybean oil, isolate soy protein, sugar, GDL (glucono-delta-lactone, DATEM, sodium bicarbonate, salt, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dough conditioner (wheat starch, L-cysteine hydrochloride, ammonium sulfate);

"Topping: Low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes);

"Sauce: Tomatoes (water, tomato paste [not less than 28% soluble solids]), modified food starch, sugar, contains 2% or less of dextrose, salt, spices, onion, dehydrated romano cheese (sheep's and cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), garlic powder, paprika, citric acid, beet powder."

Country: USA

Contents: Chicken sandwich w/ pickles, fries, orange slices and a cookie.

Source: A La Corey/Flickr

Notes: Looks pretty typical. I'm sure it tastes ok, and is filling, but that's about it.

Notes: You would think that most lunches brought from home would be more nutritious than the stuff served at schools, but that's not always the case. I hope this child packed their own lunch, because there is no excuse if a parent is responsible.