What School Lunches Look Like In 20 Countries Around The World

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42. I question how representative some of these meals are

In Oakland, which is right next to Berkeley and Alameda, but is really poor, in elementary school we got a hot tray and a cold tray.

The cold tray usually had a piece of fruit and a small green salad, and the hot tray typically had some kind of vegetable, a starch, and a "main." For example, green beans, mashed potatoes, and meatloaf. And milk on the side, of course.

Don't get me wrong, it was pretty vile, but the school tried to feed us something that wasn't all nutritionally bankrupt.

High school, on the other hand, I remember splitting a Taco Bell burrito and a cup of fries with my friend almost every day. It wasn't what we were served, but it was what we picked out for ourselves.

With most of these lunches, I guess my question is what age group they're feeding, and whether it was something the school was serving on that day or whether it was something the kids picked out for themselves.

I found what Oakland is serving now:

http://publicportal.ousd.k12.ca.us/ousd/lib/ousd/_shared/Meal%20Menus/Elem_Lunch.pdf

Still doesn't look great, but they're obviously trying here.