Over the course of my school career I have heard many complaints, and one of the most consistent ones, was about the school cafeteria food. I never started thinking about the complaints until recently when I saw an article about school lunches and how the nations school lunches remain below standards and that some kids are even getting sick from the lunches bought at their school. We are blessed to go to a very wealthy and prestigious public school, but even are school lunches would be called mediocre at best, apart from the spicy chicken of course. The article says that from 1998-2007 over 7,500 kids became sick from their school cafeteria food. Along with this over 8,500 schools failed to have their school kitchens inspected even once in 2008. How can institutions which are supposed to be providing a place of haven for these kids and prepare them for the future, do so poorly on one of the simplest of all things, food. Here at New Trier we have alright food that at least gets us through the day, but what would it be like to go to a school that didnt have as much money? What would their food be like in comparison to ours? As a principle we should at least feed the kids who will be the future mediocre food that is not below national standards and will not make them sick. What do you think? Do you think that school food is alright as it is or that their should be a change?
I think New Trier does a pretty good job with cafeteria food. They have a make-your-own sandwhich lines which is a lot more than some other schools can say. It definitely could be better. I talk to some of my camp friends who live in different cities, and theirs sounds luxurious, so I think it really depends on the school. But I would say that for schools who can't afford as much, they really don't care about the food; what they really care about are the teachers and the education they are providing for the students. So food is probably an after thought. But it should be considered more, if it's making kids sick, because that is not right at all.
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