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In reply to the discussion: What was you worst school cafeteria meal. Mine was a concoction of mashed potatoes with ground meat on top--no gravy [View all]debm55
(60,881 posts)118. Same here with the pizza, Never for meals. Evening snack only while watching TV, I think the sauce in tomato beef
macaroni was tomato soup. As a teacher, I would go into the supply room and there were large cans of Tomato soup, canned ravioli. tuna fish and veggies. I am not talking about the large cans we could buy, but industrial size, Bag upon bag of Nachos and industial size cans of nacho cheese and salsa. In freezer were in Government cheese , ham and turdkey(imitation turkey_) I asked the lunch lady where they got this and she told me it was food from the government.
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What was you worst school cafeteria meal. Mine was a concoction of mashed potatoes with ground meat on top--no gravy [View all]
debm55
Jan 2024
OP
My school had a choice of sandwiches--tuna, BPJ at the end of line. After you got your crummy meal.I think every day I
debm55
Jan 2024
#6
I like them, when I make them. Not a school choice for me. It would have been tuna sandwich day. The thing is we never
debm55
Jan 2024
#11
That sounds terrible. One time I did eat their spaghetti. Luckily, I got there early. They ran out of noodles and put
debm55
Jan 2024
#17
The school was huge--700 students in each grade AND it was from an upper middle class suburb of Pittsburgh.
debm55
Jan 2024
#23
We had something like that but with a side of scallop potatoes. Our "ham" had a red color but the pineapple was there.
debm55
Jan 2024
#42
Thank you for your answer. Most kids in my cafeteria just ate the things they liked and talked the rest of the time.
debm55
Jan 2024
#45
Whereabouts did you grow up? My husband is from Boston and remembers the American Chop Suey and he
beaglelover
Jan 2024
#71
That is so true--Goulash is stew. I worked in schools for 40 years. and if you think it was bad then, you should see it
debm55
Jan 2024
#52
Liver! Forced to eat it in grade school. Back in the 60s there was still a lot of corporal
Ziggysmom
Jan 2024
#36
Children should NEVER be forced to eat something . Give them alternatives to pick from--a salad bar, sandwiches, etc. I
debm55
Jan 2024
#56
College dorm cafeteria..a cafeteria staff member mashed cold cream cheese into a salad
Demovictory9
Jan 2024
#131
Teacher here, you were most likely eating Government issued "meat" and "cheese" When we had it at out school , I would
debm55
Jan 2024
#61
Sounds like ours. I swear the sauce was ketchup. The "cheese" was Government issued American.
debm55
Jan 2024
#62
Our school was huge. HS 700 kids in each grade. It was two big to that . You got what you got. Yes, fish sticks every
debm55
Jan 2024
#64
Agree with you. Today. in most schools, you have servers not cooks. As a teacher I saw the huge cans of ravioli, chop
debm55
Jan 2024
#65
The fish they served on Fridays was nothing like the fish my dad caught and cooked.
hunter
Jan 2024
#70
You had real pizza dough??? My school must have had a ton of government issued muffins or they read a book on 101
debm55
Jan 2024
#106
Yes. you would think that you couldn't go wrong with a burger, WRONG. I ate one one and cracked a tooth on something
debm55
Jan 2024
#109
That is upside down Shepherd's Pie. We get it fresh made at our food market (cold months only). Hubby loves it.
CTyankee
Jan 2024
#75
Thank you for your "survey" posts. Such a welcome respite from Trump, Trump, Trump.
LoisB
Jan 2024
#80
Remember the jello stuff with shredded carrots and peas. I have made Welsh rarebit with melted chees over toast. Glad we
debm55
Jan 2024
#97
the worst fish I ever tasted. I think it is the reason I am very picky about
yellowdogintexas
Jan 2024
#103
Same here with the pizza, Never for meals. Evening snack only while watching TV, I think the sauce in tomato beef
debm55
Jan 2024
#118
They had to as the government kept very close tabs on what was used and what to replace. The staff had to fill out
debm55
Jan 2024
#119
Tuna casserole. I couldn't even eat my brown bag lunch in the cafeteria on those days. The smell.....
Runningdawg
Jan 2024
#126
Thats a small school! My schools had more than 1000 for only three grades!!!
Demovictory9
Jan 2024
#133
Western PA, It was a mix of 3 local smaller districts--- new name Norwin School District ,We had two Jr Highs,
debm55
Jan 2024
#137
No problem, alot af the districts were merging and forming Mega Schools. The problem now is they are not needed , So now
debm55
Feb 2024
#147