Are American school lunches that bad?

My middle school food was very poor (see my answer about the content of American school lunches here). However, at the high school I attend, nutritious options are always available. The choice is upon the students to take them. read more

The days of mystery meat are far from over in the nation's school cafeterias. That's judging by an online project assembling thousands of photos of school lunches submitted by students from across the nation. But it's not all bad news: The images also show that in some cafeterias, change has already arrived. read more

Although the funding increase is not enough to ensure that every American child will eat like the students in St. Paul, experts agree that the attention school lunches are getting in the media and the halls of Washington, D.C., should make it easier for parents to change their communities' school lunches. read more

In the news analysis “Why Students Hate School Lunches,” Kate Murphy writes: More than 30 million children trundle through school cafeteria lines every day in the United States and thanks to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which took effect in 2012, they are no longer served greasy pizza, salty French fries and sauced up chicken wings. read more