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Liberal_in_LA

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87. lol. thanks.

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Tue Apr 24, 2012, 05:25 PM

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What School Lunches Look Like In 20 Countries Around The World [View all] marmar Apr 2012 OP

Lunches have actually gotten better here in Florida. trumad Apr 2012 #1

looks like US covered three food groups - fries, dogs and 'za! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #2

Don't forget the fourth ... zbdent Apr 2012 #7

What's that little thing in the upper right section of that USA styrofoam container? MADem Apr 2012 #8

It looks like the kid's chewing gum. robinlynne Apr 2012 #17

It's either that or Soylent Green. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #37

Don't you mean... FedUp_Queer Apr 2012 #91

Wasabi ... or mucus n/t VWolf Apr 2012 #52

A lettuce spill Alcibiades Apr 2012 #62

That's what I was thinking--that salad was on the menu but the consumer either said MADem Apr 2012 #92

Might have been something that had just fallen off the ceiling? KansDem Apr 2012 #83

what is 'za? Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #75

Probably short for 'pizza' kentauros Apr 2012 #76

lol. thanks. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #87

pizza! (it's what we called it years ago when I was in grad school!) NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #96

Kinda says it all. Hepburn Apr 2012 #3

If that's beef and not horse on the French menu, I'd love to be a kid in France! MADem Apr 2012 #4

When I spent a year at a French high school in the 1960s they served beer and wine in the cafeteria aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #36

OMG, I'd need a nap if I had wine at lunch! nt MADem Apr 2012 #94

That's nothing aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #102

When I lived in Spain (as a kid) we always had wine on the table at meals. MADem Apr 2012 #106

That's true aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #111

I went to school in Paris in the mid 80s JackintheGreen Apr 2012 #85

what's wrong with horse? nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2012 #108

I can't eat My Friend Flicka. I don't characterize those who do negatively--just my choice. nt MADem Apr 2012 #109

I can understand... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2012 #124

USA! USA! USA! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #5

lol We're number 65 We're number 65!! grantcart Apr 2012 #73

US = STFU and eat your cholesterol happy fat meal! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #6

I want to go to school in Japan mactime Apr 2012 #9

It depends on how well "healthy" would go over... kentauros Apr 2012 #19

I had no idea Jamie Oliver was involved in this... MrMickeysMom Apr 2012 #72

I read later after that aired kentauros Apr 2012 #78

I don't. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #128

I know at least recently Idaho had done much better than neighboring brewens Apr 2012 #10

When was the last time anyone saw a food pic... -..__... Apr 2012 #11

As a person who has worked on food shoots.... AlbertCat Apr 2012 #20

oh come on NJCher Apr 2012 #98

That isn't representative of schools around here... Frustratedlady Apr 2012 #12

Very true. Like almost all issues in education: it's about the parents. But... MatthewStLouis Apr 2012 #16

This one's hilarious frazzled Apr 2012 #13

Freedom fries with catsup AND a mayonnaise based sauce, it looks like! nt MADem Apr 2012 #95

Sad but true... MatthewStLouis Apr 2012 #14

If you watched Jamie Oliver's series in a US school cafeteria Doremus Apr 2012 #104

Unless you live in Berkeley frazzled Apr 2012 #15

What's the per capita income of Berkley? nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #21

$30,477 frazzled Apr 2012 #26

Perhaps per capita wasn't a good measurement. Median seems to be more representative. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #30

Also easily searchable frazzled Apr 2012 #35

And that was 2007. It's likely even higher now due to steady gentrification. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #39

It doesn't have to cost more frazzled Apr 2012 #55

Unfortunately, chicken nuggets are cheap and easy. Require less prep and less sanitizing. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #56

I see you didn't watch the video frazzled Apr 2012 #69

Can't watch video on this computer. Will watch later tonight. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #70

Post removed Post removed Apr 2012 #86

And that is the bottom line zeemike Apr 2012 #33

Isn't that number skewed by the fact that it's a college town? RZM Apr 2012 #47

Good grief, is this a decent school lunch or not? frazzled Apr 2012 #49

I'm sure they have great school lunches in Berkeley RZM Apr 2012 #57

I'd say your user name is appropriate gateley Apr 2012 #120

inspiring... if we keep working at it Tumbulu Apr 2012 #22

Again, as one who has worked of food shoots... AlbertCat Apr 2012 #24

There are districts that serve high nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #32

Wow! spinbaby Apr 2012 #44

Chinese school lunches are amazing. More food than you can eat. Suji to Seoul Apr 2012 #18

Americans could learn from that. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #29

Ummm. . .not really. Suji to Seoul Apr 2012 #41

i have a great friend in Nanjing! AlecBGreen Apr 2012 #103

What a disgrace. (nt) PotatoChip Apr 2012 #23

I wish every community could have a program like this... MsPithy Apr 2012 #25

My kid lost weight when she started taking her lunch. davsand Apr 2012 #27

According to this report, taking a lunch isn't allowed kentauros Apr 2012 #34

In my day there was no danger of obesity based on the intake from the tray TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #53

Frankly, my high school's food was so revolting we ate vending machine food by choice. davsand Apr 2012 #59

Grade school lunches are skimpy too, where I live bread_and_roses Apr 2012 #113

Minneapolis Public School lunches are even worse. qb Apr 2012 #28

I always took my lunch to school in JH and HS geardaddy Apr 2012 #60

Suffice I to say, veggies are icky nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #31

There is real reform in certain pockets of the USA Arugula Latte Apr 2012 #40

happily NJCher Apr 2012 #101

make vegetables taste good? Scout Apr 2012 #63

Well you could make them taste good nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #68

I love steamed Brussels sprouts drizzled with butter and closeupready Apr 2012 #79

Carbs are cheap 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #89

Our meals could use some work no doubt 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #38

What specifically leads you to believe they went out of their way... LanternWaste Apr 2012 #65

Look at how it's shot 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #82

I question how representative some of these meals are XemaSab Apr 2012 #42

School lunches have changed over the years. xmas74 Apr 2012 #116

This was in the 90s XemaSab Apr 2012 #117

So was mine. xmas74 Apr 2012 #118

not all US lunches look like that.... Chakaconcarne Apr 2012 #43

Brazil looks a lot like what I remember our lunches. liberal N proud Apr 2012 #45

Lunch does not look like that here in this area of CA. IndyJones Apr 2012 #46

Honestly, they all look unappealing with Italy being the exception cabot Apr 2012 #48

Those Durn Europeans and their healthy socialist meals!!! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #50

Propaganda. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #51

+1 Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #58

The USA photo looks precisely as did the HS lunches served in the mid-eighties. LanternWaste Apr 2012 #66

I don't dispute that. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #71

Ah come on, you mean American kids don't get their food thrown at their tray from 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #84

Thank you.....it's a stupid joke with a lame punch line. Joe the Revelator Apr 2012 #107

The fact that it is messily presented doesn't negate the fact that it's high fat, empty calories Arugula Latte Apr 2012 #122

I'm not disputing that. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #123

Embarrasing and disgusting. Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #54

Eat all your lunch, now. Children are starving in America. nolabear Apr 2012 #61

What the heck is that in the US one? chrisa Apr 2012 #64

Looks like the French get hamburger steak for lunch (at least in the photo). JDPriestly Apr 2012 #67

kick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #74

Just reading about school lunches takes me back to my high school lunches OKNancy Apr 2012 #77

When I went to HS in San Diego in the fifties, WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2012 #80

Those Kenyan kids eating sliced avocado for lunch closeupready Apr 2012 #81

The food at my HS was mostly home made tech_smythe Apr 2012 #88

SO much white rice/white bread/white noodles. Kids need whole grains. SunSeeker Apr 2012 #90

Singapore and Italy are the winners in my opinion. bluestate10 Apr 2012 #93

A little clarity on Singapore.... drmjg Apr 2012 #121

Thank you for that bit of clarity. MADem Apr 2012 #125

That may be what one kid would choose ... spedtr90 Apr 2012 #97

We've sold nothing but cheese pizza w/ tater tots Nevernose Apr 2012 #99

In the D/FW area school district that I attended, most of the food we had was okay........... AverageJoe90 Apr 2012 #100

Like this isn't absurdly biased.....give me a break. Joe the Revelator Apr 2012 #105

Here's a sample Boston Public School elementary school menu--doesn't look bad, really. MADem Apr 2012 #112

Is that ALL we have in US schools? treestar Apr 2012 #110

i think they should ban fried potatoes for school lunches JI7 Apr 2012 #114

Almost everybody's else's school meals look healthier than ours. Beacool Apr 2012 #115

This might sound like a crazy question but HOW much Time do these students in other countries Justice wanted Apr 2012 #119

At my high school in NJ... TheCruces Apr 2012 #126

GREAT & HIGHLY INFORMATIVE! As is this: "What Cars Look Like in 7 Countries, Around The World!!!" Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #127