I also delivered for domino's and can confirm. Schools are making a profit off the school lunches. Where the profit goes is a good question I never had a answer to that one.

If the profit was used to pay staff, is that ok in your book?

Not OP, but HELL NO that's not ok.

It'll create an incentive for teachers to become salesmen to young, impressionable and gullible children instead of being teachers.

Lol I'm not saying commission based.

Here's a better way I could word it..

Assumptions:

1. The state has an education budget, it will cost $X.

2. They've exhausted all grant options.

3. Budget cuts wouldn't suffice.

4. The state must generate revenue to cover expenses.

5. Their options are increasing taxes or finding a way to generate revenue through the schools.

Question: In a situation where the citizens are going to pay for it either way. Do you care if they pay for it through either:

A) profitable lunch programs, which places the burden on citizens currently receiving benefits from the education system?

B) state-wide taxes, which places an equal burden on all citizens?

This is a reasonable post

ok I understand what you are trying to say this is not the first choice for anyone. So we agree it's a less than ideal system we have going. No one is arguing saying pizza is healthy. Or if they could have their choice of system it would be the for profit system we have in place now.

Now I haven't seen this be a major topic of discussion no one is trying anything else. Probably because it's too difficult to make the change at this point. People could risk losing their jobs. I knew the cafeteria ladies at all the schools I delivered to, most of them expressed negative feelings about the for profit situation.

no one stands up for anything the believe in anymore and everyone is ok with it. Its a combination of things, for one, the internet. Makes everyone feel like they are doing something useful but really we are just posting on a website. nothing is going to change from that alone. Real changes come from going to form groups which decide the best form of action. secondly, people can lose their jobs if they speak out. It's a reality of how things are, not everyone can take the risk. But someone has to. third. there is always more than two options you presented. If people in every state started to write their congress person etc who knows what could happen. It just takes people to be focused and dedicated to an issue even though many people will write it off as insignificant. If we are going to have profitable lunch programs. why not just have actual vendors set up shop and cut out the cafeteria completely. Every school parking lot is empty on weekends anyway it could be an actual business paying rent.

There are many solutions you just have to admit it's a very bad thing we got kids eating pizza every day when they are supposed to be eating good food getting that nutrition we all learned about.

not ok in any way shape or form.

Did you see my other response below my original comment? I feel like that first post didn't really explain my question well.

this can all be blamed on budget cuts bye the fed. schools have been forced to take whatever steps to ensure kids get something to eat. they simply do not have the budgets for full time cafeteria staff. states and cities where this is happening much of the time are in districts that are fairly poor with larger amounts of families that cant send lunches with theyre kids. school lunches arts music all get chopped. if it doesnt generate income it goes.

Teacher. Can confirm.

As always this happens in poor schools.

Growing up, we had Pizza twice a week. One was from the district's own kitchen (which kids didn't like as much), and on Fridays we had square pieces that were rumored to be from Pizza Hut or Domino's. I definitely think it can contribute to obesity when it is presented as a 2x a week choice (along with the other junk food offered). Very few kids (if any) picked the single 'healthy' option they would offer (which was usually like 2 things rotated, that no one would want.) I thought that was bad, but...

The link to the christian academy's lunch menu surprised me, though. I totally understood that schools were serving crap, but specifically listing french fries and whipped potatos as "Veg", Lemon Dinos as "Grain", Pork & Beans as "Veg", Croutons as "Grain", Tater Tots as "Veg".... wow, how can someone do that with a straight face.

And all the hormonal in the food is making girls start their period earlier. I'm 31 and a lot of middle school girls are much taller and larger than me. It's definitely different compared to when I was in middle school 20 years ago.

Many studies show that pesticides increase the problem of early puberty and weird growth patterns.

Are kids allowed to take their own lunch?

Bummer, this got picked up by automod. I approved it now, but the ship has sailed. Anyhow, great comment.

Let's be real. Kids are picky eaters. If you are unhappy about your schools cafeteria, make them a lunch. However you can't leave it up to the government to solve school lunches. They can't even manage school much less lunch.

If you are unhappy about your schools cafeteria, make them a lunch.

The problem is, under Michelle Obama's school lunch initiative, the school staff are required to assess that lunch you packed for your child, and to dispose of it if they determine it does not meet the necessary dietary guidelines.

As in, if it fails to check even a single box on their idiotic check lists, it's tossed.

It's a moronic system, but people like the OP of this thread prefer that self-aggrandizing idiocy to a more practical, common sense solution.

I grew up poor and ate sweet cakes for .50 cents and used the other .50 for a hi-c. I made out fine. I feel we have other issues like hand outs to people that prevent them from growing up. Just my opinion

You can't pawn your children off to schools and expect them to care? You can't even drink tap water so how do you think schools are going to provide real nutrition to kids? Dependency on the system makes them believe they can do what they want and steal all the money, which they do. News flash the system sucks! So don't depend on it anymore. If you can't afford to feed your child whole real foods then you have no business having children. Our country is run by psychopaths from micro to macro. If you want something done you do it yourself. Off grid is the way to be, independence from the system will be the only way to take back the truth.

This is a reasonable post

ok I understand what you are trying to say this is not the first choice for anyone. So we agree it's a less than ideal system we have going. No one is arguing saying pizza is healthy. Or if they could have their choice of system it would be the for profit system we have in place now.

Now I haven't seen this be a major topic of discussion no one is trying anything else. Probably because it's too difficult to make the change at this point. People could risk losing their jobs. I knew the cafeteria ladies at all the schools I delivered to, most of them expressed negative feelings about the for profit situation.

no one stands up for anything the believe in anymore and everyone is ok with it. Its a combination of things, for one, the internet. Makes everyone feel like they are doing something useful but really we are just posting on a website. nothing is going to change from that alone. Real changes come from going to form groups which decide the best form of action. secondly, people can lose their jobs if they speak out. It's a reality of how things are, not everyone can take the risk. But someone has to. third. there is always more than two options you presented. If people in every state started to write their congress person etc who knows what could happen. It just takes people to be focused and dedicated to an issue even though many people will write it off as insignificant. If we are going to have profitable lunch programs. why not just have actual vendors set up shop and cut out the cafeteria completely. Every school parking lot is empty on weekends anyway it could be an actual business paying rent.

There are many solutions you just have to admit it's a very bad thing we got kids eating pizza every day when they are supposed to be eating good food getting that nutrition we all learned about.