A Harrisonburg, VA school system thought it was a good idea to put photos of their school lunches on their website. But what they didn't realize is that the food they were taking pictures of was a collection of the most unappetizing piles of garbage you wouldn't feed to a dying hamster.
And for some reason, they decided to give each dish a name (sometimes it would be an "extreme" name like "Chicken Fryz") and put the dish's abbreviation in the upper corner of each photo. I guess this is so you can print these out, put them in alphabetical order and reminisce about the time you once ate a CSS and lived.
This might explain the increase in heart attacks among Harrisonburg sixth graders.
It's no coincedence that the abbreviation for this dish is "BM."
I'm guessing you might need a little more sauce to choke down those cardboard sticks.
If you cut white bread up into rectangles and give it a European name, it's still slices of white bread.
That potato needs some more cheese. And we need a science lab to figure out what's in that cup next to it.
Not only do they us a Z, but they also spell "Fryz" with a Y. Food doesn't get anymore extreme than this. (Kids love to eat extreme things, FYI.)
As you can see, the corn dog is such a complete nutritional package that it needs no sides.
This sandwich used to be called the "Ebola Chicken Sandwich.
This sandwich's abbreviation is "MS" because this sandwich is full of Multiple Sclerosis.
If this meat was any grayer, it would be attached to my grandfather's corpse.
I swear to God, they took a photo of a lunchbox to show you what a packed lunch looks like.
Ahh, the nuanced flavors of French cuisine.
For those of you keeping score at home, the abbreviation for spaghetti is "S."
I don't know what this is.
This could also be called the "Totally Burnt To A Tasteless Crisp Pizza."
This is Thanksgiving dinner just like Mom used to make. (When she was in a coma.)
I think some of this food actually looks somewhat tasty, but 99% of it is really unhealthy. For example, look at the stuffed shells meal. Corn, bread, fruit juice, stuffed shells...on first glance how bad can it be? It sounds healthier than McDonalds or something. But in reality starchy corn, refined carbohydrates, and sugary fruit juice are all extremely bad choices. A smarter meal would be broccoil, whole grain bread ( or if you listen to some nutritionists no bread at all), and fresh or frozen fruit like apples or blueberries.
The stuffed shells add more refined carbs and who knows what inside. The tomato sauce is probably healthy though!
In college, (the first place I found it necessary to eat cafeteria food since I was like 11, ) I had a friend who worked in food service. He told me about boxes of meat marked Grade C (but edible). He said the "but edible" part was actually printed on them. Mmmmm. More horse rectum, anyone? PL for my child, please!!
Forget the obscene amounts of fat being served up, the sodium levels are off the hook, and nothing there looks like it contains any fiber. Kids who ate this 5-days a week would be at risk for constipation (at best), and serious circulatory problems later in life (at worst).
I can't vouch for what actually is served at Harrisonburg City Schools, or even if those pictures are really from Harrisonburg, but I encourage you all to also read this article: "At City Schools, Lunch Goes Local," http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?CHID=1&AID=17157
Actually, this looks strangely like the food served at West Greene High School. Some days the food was so bad, that if you asked a lunch lady about it, she'd say that if she were you, she wouldn't eat it. Thank goodness I'm off to college, to eat Ramen and popcorn for a couple years.
Harmony school district in bonaparte/farmington iowa has italian dunkers, but they aren't lame ass white bread. I would get high as fuck and eat those shits. y'know go into the locker rooms smoke weed fuck stanmeyer fuck ms fine fuck mrs thurman BA
Uhm... what the hell!? I live in the northern of Europe and we sure don't get every meal stuffed with cheese, I mean that's just idiotic. I bet u drink coca-cola with every meal too. The food we get isnt much better, quality compared, but it's way more less fat at least, and orangejuice is the most sugarfilled drinks we get. Damn, I really regret complaining about the school cafeteria food we got. And as someone said "I think we just found ground zero of obesity" hahaha, fat american bastards! Go get a terrorist heart attack on 9/11.
So are these pictures from Harrisonburg VA schools or from Harrisburg PA schools? You might want to figure that out first because you seem to have blended the two. I can vouch for the menu's at Harrisonburg VA schools and only one picture above (the cheese filled breadsticks) are served at the schools. The rest of those pictures are either from another school or very very old. Might want to figure this stuff out before you post.
The same companies that provide these meals for schools also provide them for prisons. The prisons, generally, spend more on a meal for inmates -- that is, they get the nicer stuff -- than schools do for students.
Wow. That food looks great to me, grainy pictures aside!
Is this written by a 6yo?! If this looks disgusting to you, you are a SPOILED BRAT! Spend some time at a soup kitchen, and find out what it's like to not have food. It's healthy food, served hot. I'd love to have someone cook healthy meals for me. Coming up with healthy and yummy meals every day is hard.
One thing travel has taught me, is that most rich people are constantly complaining, while the poorest people always find a way to rejoice in what they have.
I have to say, the responses to this post have made me laugh out loud. Yes, the food looks disgusting. Yes, the taco patty is probably the worst. But the cracks about fat Americans from drunken, Kangaroo-fucking Aussies are priceless.
wtf is wrong wit this even tho we get some of that shit to.........haha i want chick fil a bitches :P ///////////////;;;;;;;;::::::::'''''"""""",,,,,<<<<....>>>>????? Do you feel blame? Are you mad? Uh, do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage? Gefrannis booj pooch boo jujube; bear-ramage. Jigiji geeji geeja geeble Google. Begep flagaggle vaggle veditch-waggle bagga?
you guys are all retarded. that food is fucking good. especially for elementary school kids. fucking stupid ass post with lame ass jokes about the food.
fuck your jokes about the food are so lame that im mad i read through all of them right now.
You people are idiots. The only thing horrible about these is the horrible photography. Do you really think a school district is going to hire a Madison Avenue ad agency to create gorgeous high resolution photos of their food?
These crappy photos were probably taken with a cell phone, of course they look like shit. God, how stupid can you be?
"ZOMG the pictures are ugly! That MUST mean the food tastes bad and has no nutrition!"
I'd like to see how your mom's delicious home cooking fared with the same photographer.
Looks OK to me. At least it's a good variety. I would rather have this menu, than the same meal everyday of a higher quality. The really shitty items - like BBQ Meatballs - would just help you to appreciate the less shitty items even more.
lol Half that stuff does not look as bad as my old schools food, hell no one would even eat anything that came out of there unless they forgot the food the packed
LOL This crap still looks better than the pathetic shit at my school. I mean "Turkey Roast with Gravy" kicks "Thanksgiving Turkey from Two Months Ago"'s ass and I would totally trade our "Waffles With Mystery Meat!" for that "Roast Beef Croissant". I would also take their "Round Wedge Pizza" over any sort of pizza that has been dropped onto that dirty-ass floor anyday... And people wonder why I bring snacks to school all the time.
P.S. To the Healthy Team: FYI, putting water into a juice box does not change the fact that it is colorless and bland and hell no, I am not purchasing that shit for $1.25 when I can get the same shit from the water fountain in the courtyard.
this stuff may look gross but they probably don't run out of food like my school. and i'm an eighth grader! the oldest in the school and we get crappy cold food or they run out.
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August 18th, 2008 at 08:37 pm
I think some of this food actually looks somewhat tasty, but 99% of it is really unhealthy. For example, look at the stuffed shells meal. Corn, bread, fruit juice, stuffed shells...on first glance how bad can it be? It sounds healthier than McDonalds or something. But in reality starchy corn, refined carbohydrates, and sugary fruit juice are all extremely bad choices. A smarter meal would be broccoil, whole grain bread ( or if you listen to some nutritionists no bread at all), and fresh or frozen fruit like apples or blueberries.
The stuffed shells add more refined carbs and who knows what inside. The tomato sauce is probably healthy though!
August 18th, 2008 at 09:27 pm
Ummm, I work there, and the food the cafeteria serves is really decent, much better than when I was in school. And I've never heard of "taco patty".
August 18th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
In college, (the first place I found it necessary to eat cafeteria food since I was like 11, ) I had a friend who worked in food service. He told me about boxes of meat marked Grade C (but edible). He said the "but edible" part was actually printed on them. Mmmmm. More horse rectum, anyone? PL for my child, please!!
August 18th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I would not even consider eating any of this.
Forget the obscene amounts of fat being served up, the sodium levels are off the hook, and nothing there looks like it contains any fiber. Kids who ate this 5-days a week would be at risk for constipation (at best), and serious circulatory problems later in life (at worst).
August 19th, 2008 at 12:46 am
I can't vouch for what actually is served at Harrisonburg City Schools, or even if those pictures are really from Harrisonburg, but I encourage you all to also read this article: "At City Schools, Lunch Goes Local," http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?CHID=1&AID=17157
August 19th, 2008 at 02:12 am
Actually, this looks strangely like the food served at West Greene High School. Some days the food was so bad, that if you asked a lunch lady about it, she'd say that if she were you, she wouldn't eat it. Thank goodness I'm off to college, to eat Ramen and popcorn for a couple years.
August 19th, 2008 at 02:49 am
Harmony school district in bonaparte/farmington iowa has italian dunkers, but they aren't lame ass white bread. I would get high as fuck and eat those shits. y'know go into the locker rooms smoke weed fuck stanmeyer fuck ms fine fuck mrs thurman BA
August 19th, 2008 at 09:13 am
Uhm... what the hell!? I live in the northern of Europe and we sure don't get every meal stuffed with cheese, I mean that's just idiotic. I bet u drink coca-cola with every meal too. The food we get isnt much better, quality compared, but it's way more less fat at least, and orangejuice is the most sugarfilled drinks we get. Damn, I really regret complaining about the school cafeteria food we got. And as someone said "I think we just found ground zero of obesity" hahaha, fat american bastards! Go get a terrorist heart attack on 9/11.
August 19th, 2008 at 09:30 am
So are these pictures from Harrisonburg VA schools or from Harrisburg PA schools? You might want to figure that out first because you seem to have blended the two. I can vouch for the menu's at Harrisonburg VA schools and only one picture above (the cheese filled breadsticks) are served at the schools. The rest of those pictures are either from another school or very very old. Might want to figure this stuff out before you post.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I was born and raised in Harrisonburg. The school food there was just as bad 30 years ago.
August 19th, 2008 at 01:18 pm
The same companies that provide these meals for schools also provide them for prisons. The prisons, generally, spend more on a meal for inmates -- that is, they get the nicer stuff -- than schools do for students.
August 19th, 2008 at 02:18 pm
If you like eating crap check out www.citizenx.com
August 19th, 2008 at 02:25 pm
hahaha have you ever seen the cheese inside the cheese sticks? its all brown and doesnt look anything like a cheese ive ever seen before
August 19th, 2008 at 02:36 pm
I LOVE this post. I just put a sample on my blog (www.shewalkssoftly.worpress.com) and directed my readers here!
August 19th, 2008 at 03:20 pm
Cheese Cheese Cheese... Fat fucks!
August 19th, 2008 at 04:33 pm
agree with Lars
August 19th, 2008 at 05:37 pm
All this stuff looks like crap to me maybe i need to go cook for the school i can cook better than that my dog eats better than that
August 19th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
That's CHICKEN fajitas? Are they sure? It doesn't look like chicken. Maybe it's the same type of "chicken" that some NY Chinese Restaurants use.
August 20th, 2008 at 02:51 am
Taco Patty... looks like someone needed to take a shit... and what do you need to wipe your ass after taking a dump?
August 20th, 2008 at 03:31 am
the meatball sub looks like what the hobo who lives near my house shat the other day
August 20th, 2008 at 05:11 am
The ORC actually looks like roasted orc.
February 27th, 2009 at 06:59 am
Hi! vGLFUVBH
February 18th, 2009 at 10:31 am
here's the sad part.
most of the stuff up there? I've eaten for the past 4 years
February 9th, 2009 at 04:06 pm
stuffed shells stuffed with wat dog diharea
May 14th, 2009 at 01:49 pm
Heh, guess being homeschooled wasn't ALL bad. Though come to think of it, I traded a social life for good food...lol.
-C.P
April 8th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Wow. That food looks great to me, grainy pictures aside!
Is this written by a 6yo?! If this looks disgusting to you, you are a SPOILED BRAT! Spend some time at a soup kitchen, and find out what it's like to not have food. It's healthy food, served hot. I'd love to have someone cook healthy meals for me. Coming up with healthy and yummy meals every day is hard.
One thing travel has taught me, is that most rich people are constantly complaining, while the poorest people always find a way to rejoice in what they have.
March 25th, 2009 at 07:37 pm
I have to say, the responses to this post have made me laugh out loud. Yes, the food looks disgusting. Yes, the taco patty is probably the worst. But the cracks about fat Americans from drunken, Kangaroo-fucking Aussies are priceless.
March 27th, 2009 at 03:40 pm
wtf is wrong wit this even tho we get some of that shit to.........haha i want chick fil a bitches :P ///////////////;;;;;;;;::::::::'''''"""""",,,,,<<<<....>>>>????? Do you feel blame? Are you mad? Uh, do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage? Gefrannis booj pooch boo jujube; bear-ramage. Jigiji geeji geeja geeble Google. Begep flagaggle vaggle veditch-waggle bagga?
February 20th, 2009 at 06:24 pm
I can't believe children are actually expected to eat this shit. Wonder what the teachers ate...
April 1st, 2009 at 01:10 am
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March 31st, 2009 at 06:22 pm
Yea so I accidentally the first three is that bad?? Should I be checked out by a doctor?
August 7th, 2009 at 03:07 pm
you guys are all retarded. that food is fucking good. especially for elementary school kids. fucking stupid ass post with lame ass jokes about the food.
fuck your jokes about the food are so lame that im mad i read through all of them right now.
fuckin stupid ass post
February 14th, 2009 at 08:31 pm
I hate to ruin the tone, but the spaghetti looks better than what I get at home.
January 26th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
This food looks damn good. I've definitely had much worse!
January 21st, 2009 at 10:54 pm
taco patty for the win
January 1st, 2009 at 07:10 pm
I lol'd the whole way through that
February 19th, 2009 at 08:47 am
You people are idiots. The only thing horrible about these is the horrible photography. Do you really think a school district is going to hire a Madison Avenue ad agency to create gorgeous high resolution photos of their food?
These crappy photos were probably taken with a cell phone, of course they look like shit. God, how stupid can you be?
"ZOMG the pictures are ugly! That MUST mean the food tastes bad and has no nutrition!"
I'd like to see how your mom's delicious home cooking fared with the same photographer.
February 16th, 2009 at 06:04 am
you could really use this on fear factor. yuck!
February 19th, 2009 at 07:11 pm
Looks OK to me. At least it's a good variety. I would rather have this menu, than the same meal everyday of a higher quality. The really shitty items - like BBQ Meatballs - would just help you to appreciate the less shitty items even more.
February 17th, 2009 at 07:38 am
lol Half that stuff does not look as bad as my old schools food, hell no one would even eat anything that came out of there unless they forgot the food the packed
January 13th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Why would they put a picture of a LUNCHBOX up there?
Plus it's a stupid lunchbox, too! (No offense to anyone who has/had that lunchbox.)
January 8th, 2009 at 02:07 am
if youre smart you eat pack lunch
February 19th, 2009 at 07:12 pm
Oh yeah, and the Roast Beef Croissant looks like about the best thing in the world, if you were drunk.
February 2nd, 2009 at 06:34 pm
I am so lucky i live in Australia.
February 19th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Kinda makes you hungry for prison food...
May 6th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Holy fudge!
Most of these look delicious!
May 8th, 2009 at 08:35 pm
LOL This crap still looks better than the pathetic shit at my school. I mean "Turkey Roast with Gravy" kicks "Thanksgiving Turkey from Two Months Ago"'s ass and I would totally trade our "Waffles With Mystery Meat!" for that "Roast Beef Croissant". I would also take their "Round Wedge Pizza" over any sort of pizza that has been dropped onto that dirty-ass floor anyday... And people wonder why I bring snacks to school all the time.
P.S. To the Healthy Team: FYI, putting water into a juice box does not change the fact that it is colorless and bland and hell no, I am not purchasing that shit for $1.25 when I can get the same shit from the water fountain in the courtyard.
May 14th, 2009 at 05:26 pm
this stuff may look gross but they probably don't run out of food like my school. and i'm an eighth grader! the oldest in the school and we get crappy cold food or they run out.
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:50 am
i would eat that fucking lunchbox before i ate any of the other shit.
May 13th, 2009 at 01:49 pm
I would chow on all that shit.
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