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Favorite school lunches : A nostalgia thread

I kind of remember elementary school peanut butter being not that great. It was sort of translucent. Not to rip on my elementary school cafeteria, though. Their food was good.
 
Helix said:
I kind of remember elementary school peanut butter being not that great. It was sort of translucent. Not to rip on my elementary school cafeteria, though. Their food was good.
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I don't really remember peanut butter being served, they were allergy aware. Kids were still allowed to bring it with them though. Those Mr. Peanut cookies were a hot trade item. The only PB our school served was a PBJ that was given to kids who didn't have a lunch for whatever reason and wanted it.
 
ASHES said:
I don't really remember peanut butter being served, they were allergy aware. Kids were still allowed to bring it with them though. Those Mr. Peanut cookies were a hot trade item. The only PB our school served was a PBJ that was given to kids who didn't have a lunch for whatever reason and wanted it.
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At least they gave jelly. I remember the freebie if one didn't have lunch money, was chunky PB on a hamburger bun.
 
ASHES said:
I don't really remember peanut butter being served, they were allergy aware. Kids were still allowed to bring it with them though. Those Mr. Peanut cookies were a hot trade item. The only PB our school served was a PBJ that was given to kids who didn't have a lunch for whatever reason and wanted it.
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PB allergy awareness wasn't high when I was in school. It is now. I have to make sure that it's ok before I send the kids to school with anything PB.
 
Helix said:
PB allergy awareness wasn't high when I was in school. It is now. I have to make sure that it's ok before I send the kids to school with anything PB.
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Ontario schools I've seen are very strict on it. For over 10 years at least only packaged products with peanut free labels are technically allowed and no peanut anything else.
 
iliveonramen said:
Mexican pizza day. When those octagonal orange looking pizza's where sitting on the line, it was a good day.
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Stop sign pizzas, the best!

I also liked the nachos, which was just tortilla chips with chili and liquid cheese topped with sour cream.
 
btthegreat said:
I have a very narrow concern. It's the kids. Its Tuesday March 4th and for whatever reason, Steve just needs the damn lunch, because Mom did not get it done and he's hungry! Maybe its a constant problem or a sporatic one, but Steve just needs to fill his stomach so he can concentrate on the next 3 hours and do his work and get some needed calories, protein, and micronutrients that may or may not be available that night either.

You can ditch the govt produced check too and let 'private programs' fill the entire poverty need, but we both know the inherent weaknesses of that approach. That's a very long list. Its not hard to read about them over here in a history bood, before FDR's New Deal, and LBJ Great Society programs.
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In 1943, my mother began her teaching career in a one room schoolhouse, Grades 1-8, in a tiny community on the edge of the Maine woods. There was one family with a barrel of kids who were poorer than most and frequently sent their child with half a raw potato, or nothing at all. My mom was the 'lunch program.' She packed an extra sandwich and would moan that her aunt kept sending more than she could eat, or something similar, and then would casually offer it to him.

School lunches might not be as good as they were 50 or 60 years ago, but they still serve a purpose. In Maine the elementary schools of poorer communities also send some kids home with a backpack for the weekend with stuff like cereal, mac and cheese, soup, snacks (all donations from foodbanks). I always hoped they got to eat at least some of it.

I agree with you; students need that midday meal and not all American parents are able or willing to provide it.
 
ASHES said:
Ontario schools I've seen are very strict on it. For over 10 years at least only packaged products with peanut free labels are technically allowed and no peanut anything else.
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I never realized it was such a common allergy.
 
BirdinHand said:
My father in law tells me how when HE was in elementary/middle school - they went HOME for lunch.
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Kids here have the choice to bring a lunch or they can walk home for lunch if given written permission and of course live close enough.
 
Callen said:
Kids here have the choice to bring a lunch or they can walk home for lunch if given written permission and of course live close enough.
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I went home for lunch in elementary school because we lived 4 houses away from the school.

In middle school the best was a fish sandwich, sloppy joes or Johnny Marzetti.

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In high school we were permitted to leave campus for lunch and I did most of the time.
 
I remember the lady who took our lunch tickets. She was always friendly and very patient, which was no small feat at my school. Some people are really great around little kids, and she definitely was.
 
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