In our last poll, we asked how you feel about your school's lunches. Fifty-eight percent of you said your school does NOT serve healthy lunches. Twenty-three percent said the food is healthy. Seventeen percent of you pack your own lunches, and said you're not sure.
In the comments, more than a few students and parents characterized their cafeteria food as "disgusting," "nasty," or "gross" -- regardless of its purported nutritional value. "My school serves partially healthy lunch, but the food is disgusting," wrote a student. "Frozen foods are often given, and taste horrible. Watery, tasteless veggies, tacos, dry chicken nuggets, it’s really bad.."
But a parent at PS 84 tells us that due to a partnership with Wellness in the Schools and the efforts of the school's wellness committee, their kids have a hot vegetarian entree option and salad bar every day -- though the the high fructose corn syrup in the chocolate milk remains a subject of debate.
If you could change the menu at your school's cafeteria, what would you serve?
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