re: #109 Snarknado!

When I was cafeteria age, we weren’t offered a choice of what to eat — or how much. You held out your tray, food was put on it, and then you ate it, or went hungry. And we had (shock!) a cafeteria dietician, who chose foods on the basis of their food value. What the hell happened?

Many school districts — and colleges/universities — have outsourced their food services to companies like Aramark and Sodexo, so a corporate dietary department decides what all the clients get. Some school districts have even contracted with fast food joints like Mickey D’s to supply lunches. The days of food being planned and prepared by local people is long gone.

Jamie Oliver has done a great job in pointing out how horrible school lunches are, and how a little effort can produce good tasting, nutritious lunches that kids will actually eat. Guess what? It does not involve outsourcing to big corporations.
jamieoliver.com