Expanding school lunch programs

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6 жыл бұрын

Today more than 30 million schoolchildren benefit from the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Truman in 1946. For many students, it may be the only nutritional meal they get - and some kids are still being denied a hot meal because their parents can't afford it. Lee Cowan visits a school district in Indiana where an innovative approach to feeding schoolchildren means no one gets turned away. He also meets a New Mexico legislator who backed a bill to fight "lunch shaming."
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@user-pv7nf3gu8u 5 жыл бұрын

No child should go hungry. Period.

@leeleviner8159 4 жыл бұрын

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@AlxzAlec 3 жыл бұрын

then they will get fat

@hannahd7342 3 жыл бұрын

Al_xz so all you care about is if they get fat? As long as it’s not unhealthy weight then they’re fine... Would you rather have kids starving every night?

@anthonydambrosio8531 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of country is this if we allow our kids to go hungry? Punishing kids for not being able to pay for their lunch...Crazy.

@CaptainBones222 3 жыл бұрын

Then don't have kids you can't afford. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g5eDqZV436i5oJ8.html

@margaretphenicie4522 6 жыл бұрын

I still remember having a dollar burrito for lunch because I couldn't afford the $4 lunches in 1979 in high school.

@lostindiancamp 5 жыл бұрын

Same here, I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and drank punch every day for lunch.

@krvted8960 5 жыл бұрын

chris banks the school couldn’t afford it,

@tinytt854 5 жыл бұрын

@chris banks Some people can't.

@MarcoMarroquin 5 жыл бұрын

chris banks you don’t know what kind of situation they were in.

@augustinedaudu9203 5 жыл бұрын

@chris banks then what is a person supposed to do when there's no food at home either? Starve and fail in school?

@wdh47211 6 жыл бұрын

I remember when I was a kid I got free lunches in school. The other kids always made fun of us "less fortunate" kids. It was humiliating but necessary. We have since gone on to must more prosperous times but It was a blessing to have something that most people take for granted. I applaud these programs.

@miaumiau6014 6 жыл бұрын

Billy Goats You should have for writing that hateful comment.

@billygoats4064 6 жыл бұрын

Shut up or I'll shoot your kitty and send it to Mcdonalds for Nuggets

@IHateMyLifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Billy Goats I don’t think McDonalds wants cats for their nuggets. They just want pink slime

@JadedJassy21 6 жыл бұрын

For real. I know this struggle.

@mirrorflame1988 5 жыл бұрын

Sad to hear something like that happened. You would get never made fun of for getting help in my country - we understand that sometimes people just go through rough times then they improve and that it's not a good thing to do as the pauper today can be a king tomorrow.

@CassyMonique 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could’ve gotten the free lunch. My Parent was too proud to sign me up, so I just went hungry. It breaks my heart to think of children out there today starving at school. Parent need to always make sure their kids have food to eat. No excuses!

@CaptainBones222 3 жыл бұрын

Good, you were not leeching off of tax payer money and willing to go hungry, that's more honerable than if you got "free lunch" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g5eDqZV436i5oJ8.html

@volz519 2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainBones222 absolutely nothing about a starving child is honorable

@dtacaraya 5 жыл бұрын

dude i remember the “lunch shaming” i would get lunch and then i wouldn’t have money so they would throw it away( in front of me) and then they would give me a cold sandwich on whole wheat bread with half a slice of cheese on it. that happened on multiple occasions.

@bananaboat5031 5 жыл бұрын

My lunch was taken away and I couldn't eat anything for lunch

@fightttttt 4 жыл бұрын

I think school lunches should be free for everyone, but why take lunch if you dont have money for it? have your parents sign up for free or reduced lunch you cant just go to a supermarket and take a chicken cause your hungry

@colinchampollion5605 4 жыл бұрын

Dominique ~I would have thrown that sandwhich on the principles feetvand slapped him\her and given youna ten dollar hot lunch😇😆! ! !

@colinchampollion5605 4 жыл бұрын

@@bananaboat5031 ~I would have given money for a hot lunch daily ~now don't make me CRy😉😤😶😲

@dtacaraya 4 жыл бұрын

Colin Champollion aw 🥺 thanks!! 💞

@silverlve70 6 жыл бұрын

13 million children are struggling with hunger.. am glad to see that there are some fighting so children can have food. God bless.

@nepalihercules 6 жыл бұрын

700 billion for military

@oeckstei 6 жыл бұрын

Where are the parents?

@analisapena3086 5 жыл бұрын

But it is VERY inedible.

@CenturyofTerror 5 жыл бұрын

@@oeckstei they all getfoodstamps. they can bring lunch to school.

@justapersonhere9269 4 жыл бұрын

@@CenturyofTerror have you ever been on food stamps?

@jackiecolbert3915 5 жыл бұрын

I love it I'm a lunch lady and I took a kids lunch once because I was told to do so. I know what it feels like when you can't afford the lunch. I have kids of my own and it broke my heart to take that childs lunch. I would rather be fired. No child should go hungry.

@nox5555 3 жыл бұрын

Thats not Okay! you are giving away money that could go to someone in administration!

@9175rock 4 жыл бұрын

I was in elementary school in the 80's. My Mom had 7 children, one job, and for a short period I got free lunch and it was no problem. When I got to middle school I qualified for free lunch for a short period, I was shamed. At some point I didnt qualify anymore, I was then shamed for not being able to pay for hot lunch. Teachers would call you out in front of class, cafeteria lady would dent you in front of students. I was then teased for not being able to buy the junk food lunch they sold as the alternative. I would make up excuses to not be in lunch room, say I wasnt hungry, borrow money from other children, only have 75ct to eat with, sit there making these excuses while everyone else were eating. My Mom provided food for a sack lunch but because of the shaming, pressure, bullying, I didnt want to take leftovers from home. I'd rather steal money from her purse, sell forbidden items out my locker then to take my own lunch. It's sad to see almost 40yrs later little has changed.

@Red4score 3 жыл бұрын

If your mom was a single parent i feel bad for her

@user-ui7jt8ms5i 3 жыл бұрын

I feel very sorry for you. My school doesn't let you eat anything if you don't have money so some kids have to starve, including me. People laugh at me for having no money to pay for lunch. My friend noticed that I was being bullied for having no lunch and tried to pay for my lunches. I denied and the bullying didn't stop. Now there's a pandemic and school still opened so I have to go back to school physically. Sorry im not good at English.

@gloriadouglas5968 2 жыл бұрын

Cafeteria laby stolen money from a student stolen savings account bragging t stolen money

@JadedJassy21 6 жыл бұрын

People are talking about parents. Not all parents aren't able to pay. Some aren't working or struggle to pay bills. If you had to choose between rent and food...often times it rent that gets paid. So kids go hungry.

@chieftp 5 жыл бұрын

if you're that bad off, or that bad at planning - DON'T HAVE KIDS!

@punkthatissmart 5 жыл бұрын

@@chieftp well what if the person your married to dies(therefore reducing the financial capability of your household) ? What if the job your specialized in becomes obsolete? Their are many real reasons why they have kids and life punches them in the gut.

@chieftp 5 жыл бұрын

@@punkthatissmart again - planning. if you have kids, you should have an insurance policy in the case of the death of a spouse. what if MY job becomes obsolete? I pursue another line of work. I've had to do that several times. I didn't go to my neighbor and stick my hand in his pocket to pay my bills.

@FoggedTears 5 жыл бұрын

If you aren’t financially stable or barely able to support yourself, don’t bring kids into the world. Kids shouldn’t have to suffer because of poor adult decisions.

@ErrorPagenotFound-ig1cy 4 жыл бұрын

Problem is, parents get COMPLACENT with the fact that they can take advantage of such programs they decide not to look for better paying jobs, learning new skills or just striving to provide a brighter future for their children. Very true, not everyone can have children.

@mirrorflame1988 5 жыл бұрын

Good that they are actually doing something to solve hunger. You know it's ridiculous that the world's richest nation has such a big problem - this feels more like the problems developing countries like India, China and so on face. No developed nation has this percentage of their population without proper healthcare, food or social support. That's the key to having a happy capable population that is willing to take risks to grow.

@allthingsnn1955 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from India, and in most public schools (keep in mind that public schools are not nearly as common here, most people who go can't afford a computer, or even clothes for themselves sometimes) they give a simple lunch of pulses and rice. I've also seen schools where kids can bring their own lunch instead. In private schools like mine (super common here) we get a really awesome lunch with rice, Indian flatbread, mixed vegetables, pulses, curries, desserts, etc. Oh, and in both public and private schools, breakfast is usually offered as well.

@gloriadouglas5968 2 жыл бұрын

Cafeteria laby stolen money bragging bout it cashier first her clothes

@Minecraft2Unique 5 жыл бұрын

i remember when i was 12-14 i couldn't afford food so i just didn't eat..i lost a lot of weight though

@analisapena3086 5 жыл бұрын

Basically what is happening at my school.

@dolphinsfan004 5 жыл бұрын

@@analisapena3086 same when you don't have money they basically 😂😂 in your face

@winterbeaches 5 жыл бұрын

Me too. The school had a taco bell, steam counter and salad bar, but I didn't have money. Some weeks I'd have a couple dollars so I could get the cheap little milk cartons a few days. Spent a lot of time in the library.

@yurr6304 4 жыл бұрын

At my school, if you can’t afford lunch, you would get a ham, and cheese, sandwich.

@randomelephant9077 3 жыл бұрын

The school food is too expensive for what you get.

@ChooChewChu 5 жыл бұрын

That food looks bomb. When I was growing up, all we had was prepackaged frozen food.

@dorisbain9281 3 жыл бұрын

One day my daughter got raw burrito! When the school did free lunches for covid 19 it really open my eye im so glad I pack her lunch

@magicpony9 5 жыл бұрын

I’m a little baffled by how these adults (“the days of this being a Brady Bunch convenience are over”, “reading, writing, and arithmetic doesn’t cut it anymore”) think there was a time in this country poverty and hunger didn’t exist. Do they think when Truman instituted this it wasn’t really needed, but now it is?

@michaellangford4192 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this segment. I have recorded it so I can go back and develop ideas for local feeding programs.

@billygoats4064 6 жыл бұрын

Kids should starve

@analisapena3086 5 жыл бұрын

But while you’re doing that plz ask for the food not to smell like a swamp cooler, thanks.

@yuexyooj2148 4 жыл бұрын

Billy Goats, go to the Amazon rainforest to apologise to the oxegeon makers for wasting their oxegeon on you. :)

@samriwelkeish7981 4 жыл бұрын

Billy Goats shut up little boy

@CrystalSmith-uk6hd 4 жыл бұрын

@@yuexyooj2148 OXYGEN!!! And while we're at it, almost ALL oxygen we breathe comes from the oceans! The Amazon consumes what little oxygen it's plants produce through photosynthesis at night effectively emmiting less than zero percent into the atmosphere! You should take a dip and thank the little oxygen makers for wasting their oxygen on you!

@kari76g 5 жыл бұрын

School lunch should be free period if prisoners get it free why cant kids who are trying to make a life for themselves get it free

@colinvanblaricom6573 3 жыл бұрын

That's actually a really good point I never thought about. One of another billion reasons why kids should not be going hungry

@mitchellspears4626 3 жыл бұрын

Because we have far more students than prisoners in our country. So providing free food to all students would be massively more expansive.

@Brother_-sh6eh 3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellspears4626 and?

@mitchellspears4626 3 жыл бұрын

@@Brother_-sh6eh and that would cause a large increase on taxes. More taxes means people have less money to buy the things they need. Remember "free" stuff is never free. Tax payers including me and you have to pay for it. It comes out of people's paychecks.

@CaptainBones222 3 жыл бұрын

@@Brother_-sh6eh kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g5eDqZV436i5oJ8.html

@sandrahohl3417 3 жыл бұрын

when i was in school i was in special ed school we had free lunch and free breakfast at school it was great my mom is a single mom it really helped out my mom too

@kellytaylor9742 5 жыл бұрын

I remember getting my lunch taken away in elementary school because I owed too much to the school. They gave me a small pack of goldfish graham crackers instead (not even a cheese sandwich). I remember being so hungry, embarrassed, & sad because the lunch lady at the register acted like it was my fault even though I was a young kid.

@luvcamille5277 5 жыл бұрын

Whatever may be going at home, if the parents are hardworking or just using assistance and don’t try to work, the kids shouldn’t have to pay. They should always be fed no matter what because they are innocent .

@dennisp8520 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand how parents could ever let their kid go hungry. I remember when both my parents lost their jobs at one point when the recession hit hard and my mom became super resourceful to feed me. I mean there were times the fridge was empty with just bread and baloney but it was still food.

@Sausanoo 5 жыл бұрын

Dennis Pietrandrea It depends on your situation most of these kids parents have to choose between rent and food and most of the time it’s rent

@dennisp8520 5 жыл бұрын

I mean I have a hard time believing that. Churches offer food to the needy all the time. There is welfare and food banks which also help. Even if none of those things existed there are cheap foods you can eat. I am in college my food budget is 30 dollars for a month and I make it work. I bought a 20LB bag of white rice that has been feeding me for months. The only other things I buy are canned vegetables when they are on sale for $0.49 a can with a coupon I get them for about 37 cents each. They don't go bad and last. For protein, I eat eggs or some form of bean. Is it a appealing diet. No not at all but it feeds me. If I feel like splurging I buy milk but its a luxury item for me.

@taralynneethier-southard4735 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is food out there. However, food pantries do have limits on how much and how often you can use them. A lot of people are not aware of this. Also, much of the food is expired. I have had situations where the shelf stable milk was bad when I got it. Or food goes bad within a few days and the next pantry date is not for another month. In general, I think people are wasteful and sadly food pantries are abused. I personally try not to use food pantries unless absolutely necessary because there are those out there worse then me. The is another way, but not sure what the answer is.

@journeythroughtherails5294 3 жыл бұрын

Some kids dont even tell their parents

@fireballz-ym8gb 4 ай бұрын

They have my full support. These food programs should exist everywhere in all schools these days.

@nicolehunter5927 4 жыл бұрын

I had free lunch at school. And during the summer. Loved the peaches and plums..

@InFltSvc 5 жыл бұрын

God Bless these children!

@lizmariediaz8062 5 жыл бұрын

I’m in tears. My mama is a single mom and for most of my childhood she struggled to give me the best that she could. Bless her because even though she struggled with jobs and school to get a degree she always made sure I was happy. I had reduced lunch at school. Sometimes I’d end up unable to pay for lunch and the only thing they had to offer me was PB&J sandwiches which I’m allergic to. I’d still take them but I’d trade it for food from my friends. I’m glad these kids have a better system

@Keaton0801 3 жыл бұрын

When I was in school, everyone wanted the cheese sandwich, because it was the only thing the food department couldn’t f up.

@poppyssad6545 4 жыл бұрын

6:16 idk why but that was adorable

@nikkigulayan3754 4 жыл бұрын

Poppy's Sad it really was I agree

@madc2004 5 жыл бұрын

Supper? what a great idea why isn't this everywhere

@capriciousstudent Ай бұрын

I qualified for free lunch in school, and my district handled it really well. All students had a lunch card / student ID to scan or punch in at the register. That card could be refilled with lunch money by parents, but kids who qualified for free lunch got the same exact card. You’d scan it at the register, the lunch lady would see it was covered by the free lunch program, and no one else would know- other students just assumed they had money on their card. It made the process a lot easier and less embarrassing, so students who qualified for free lunch would actually take it. I remember strategically choosing from the menu to get as much food as possible, and then packing away at least half to bring home for dinner. My parents were proud, but not proud enough to let their children go hungry. I always felt bad for the students whose parents didn’t apply, even if they qualified, because they were either embarrassed or facing a language barrier that made filling out the paperwork impossible.

@lindathrall8209 5 жыл бұрын

I REMEMBER THE FREE HOT LUNCH WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL THE FOOD WAS THE BEST HOME-MADE WAS WHAT MADE HOT LUNCH TO ENJOY

@sophiatran8204 5 жыл бұрын

The school lunch staff is so much nicer than my school. Never mind the are SOO much nicer than my lunch staff.

@skye2527 4 жыл бұрын

It’s just so sad to me that people have to go through this. :(

@Grace-zt5cq 5 жыл бұрын

It’s great that this is happening and working helping everyone x

@darlahkelley9800 3 жыл бұрын

♥️Our Kids Are Worth It♥️

@michaelcampbell5849 3 жыл бұрын

This is very important and helpful to needy families across the country and this types of food programs are needed throughout the entire year for families.

@peacenow4456 3 жыл бұрын

Finally these dear children have been seen! Keep up the good work!

@gedisdiop 6 жыл бұрын

This is a wonderful program. I'm just thrilled ! I live in Columbus, Indiana,

@nelsonruiz9951 5 жыл бұрын

When you can afford a Phone but you can't afford a school lunch.

@taralynneethier-southard4735 5 жыл бұрын

I agree here! People do not need the latest, most updated or even a smartphone. I had a cracked phone for at least 3yrs, but it worked amazing. There is also the notion that manufacturers do not make things to last anymore. If they did, then money can be spent more efficiently.

@luvcamille5277 5 жыл бұрын

They don’t need a expensive phone but they do need a phone. Either way the way money is spent isn’t on these kids, it’s on the parents.

@trishapastas2961 5 жыл бұрын

You can get a Prepaid cellphone at dollar general for 30 dollars, shut up. Also, do you even know what a cellphone contract is?

@trishapastas2961 5 жыл бұрын

"when you can afford a car, but can't afford a school lunch" yes, cause everyone buys a car at it's full price

@ayeyo5097 4 жыл бұрын

Nelson Ruiz most phones are a one time payment and ppl save up to buy them.

@ElectroAtletico 6 жыл бұрын

Our kids deserve it. Now.....let's talk about the negligent parents.

@crucisnh 4 жыл бұрын

@spirals 73 Some aren't but some are.

@mikeaskme3530 3 жыл бұрын

@@crucisnh and how do you know, do you know what their financial situation is like?

@lucasstout3148 5 жыл бұрын

I love these programs because I used to get my food taken away from me at lunch some days same with some of my friends because we couldn't afford it do to siblings get food money before us quite often or not having any at all at sometimes.

@michaelw.lemaster9779 4 жыл бұрын

There are so many fantastic people in this country. 👍😎

@MuguEvolution 3 жыл бұрын

These student's are lucky to get all that food and more food in class.

@Mel-ix1un 6 жыл бұрын

jesus christ the school's cafeteria looks a lot better than mine...what is this?!

@mikejoe3760 5 жыл бұрын

MelancholyRacoon a fake cafeteria lmao

@matthewholt2174 5 жыл бұрын

The students are all white

@dazexerhxes6224 5 жыл бұрын

woobwoobwoobwoobwoobwoobwoob zoidberg true

@Canwegetsubscriberswithn-uq1eu 5 жыл бұрын

woobwoobwoobwoobwoobwoobwoob zoidberg nope you are wrong. 1:13 there's a black girl

@bharatAV 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@nguyen2003 5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about food waste. At my school, I still see a lot of wasted food, from people who leave trash on the floor, even whole foods.

@christinab.2864 4 жыл бұрын

What about the cafeteria worker having to throw out the unused food I mean never been open?

@subversivelysurreal3645 3 жыл бұрын

‘Kids unable to pay their meal debt have sometimes been denied food, or had their hot meals thrown away in front of them-‘ CBS, you just said ‘kids unable to pay’, as if children were independent members of the workforce!! (😳…🥺)

@rebeccashuman6199 3 жыл бұрын

No kid should ever starve without food! They have to grow

@sandrahohl3417 3 жыл бұрын

all schools should have more free lunches and breakfast to help out mom and dads

@garycaceci4715 6 жыл бұрын

I think if you're paying all these high school taxes the kids should eat for free where's all that money going all the teacher in the schools packets

@garycaceci4715 6 жыл бұрын

No you must be kidding teachers make a lot of money are you serious what school district do you work for and not even just teacher's what about all the school taxes that we pay where is that all going that's all going in their pockets you got to be kidding

@garycaceci4715 5 жыл бұрын

Like I said don't know where u live but out where i live they make money but again where's r taxes go should pay for lunches we pay high school taxes that's a lot of money

@grapefives7762 5 жыл бұрын

Wtf teachers make nothing

@matthewholt2174 5 жыл бұрын

35k a year starting you idiot, many get paid more than 80k per year

@alexchop391 5 жыл бұрын

Generally depends on the county. Teachers where I live can make around 75k a year, but in poorer counties they make next to nothing something like 32k - 35k a year and that's after they've worked there awhile

@elz1250 3 жыл бұрын

Man i remember getting out of class in elementary school to help out serve lunch’s to the younger kids. But I think it was for free lunches or for good behavior, don’t remember why exactly helped out the lunch ladies, but it was exciting to do so.

@gloriadouglas5968 2 жыл бұрын

Yes too student

@gloriadouglas5968 2 жыл бұрын

Love kids

@Lpp360 2 жыл бұрын

Good thing at my cousin's kids school they don't sell their food the only time they sell their food is if it's at the snack bar stand will usually do it I was stuff they sell like popcorn Fridays and and most of the school days including mainly the weekend they sell a lot of the schools merchandise and so because of this people who are poor or can't afford it will be able to get a free lunch and whatever and don't really have to deal with it because the school of got it all paid because there's a lot of people that go there.

@tjdubois7278 5 жыл бұрын

Why can't these huge company's just a least donate some money, they are already rich while kids are going hungry

@chieftp 5 жыл бұрын

funny thing. when you give poor people more food, they have even more poor people.

@blanconaam 3 жыл бұрын

Angel S I can’t believe the lunches at schools in America all is warm and soft for easy digest and filled with sugar. Sandwiches are great alternatives here in Europe most northern country’s eat sandwiches for lunch. They have all sorts of things there’s probably more stuff to put on bread then there’s lunch combinations in America. Why would you pay a school for food for your child. Isn’t it normal to get it from the grocery store and let your kid take it. 1 bread of 20 slices costs 2 euros around 2.60 dollars I believe. Americans are so used to warm meals and a bunch of sugar.

@nicolaforrest6384 2 жыл бұрын

40% of the food in this country is thrown away. They can just give it to the schools.

@karenvincent5202 5 жыл бұрын

When I was still teaching I saw two sides to this. Probably 65% of our kids were on free or reduced lunch and our cafeteria was actually pretty good. However, it was upsetting to see the kids take a tray, pick up one item like the chocolate milk, and dump the rest. Then there were the kids who were truly hungry and had parents that either would not or could not fill out the forms. The system was seriously flawed and I found myself buying lunch for kids on a regular basis.

@lkjhb1 3 жыл бұрын

I understand how some parents don't fill out that form. The form is probably a long process and if your a busy working single parent taking care of the kids then I imagine you probably don't have much time to fill it out.

@AngryBell206 5 жыл бұрын

I wish this happened in Chesapeake, Va

@XxBubbleNuggotxX 5 жыл бұрын

My lunch is so bad you can literally pick up the mash potatoes and you can throw them and hit the wall it doesn’t even break you have a better chance of killing someone with our mashed potatoes than you do with a sharp pencil

@lindastier3763 3 жыл бұрын

When i was in school in 1984 my breakfast was a coke and candy bar and lunch was fries

@deansapp4635 5 жыл бұрын

My mom made lunch for me for school

@dewisc2564 3 жыл бұрын

Just like the reporter said whoever can’t pay for lunches gets a cheese sandwich and one day it was PERFECT I didn’t have any money in my account so that exactly what I got and that day was grilled cheese sandwich day so I guess me and my mom backed the system lmao

@josephparker646 5 жыл бұрын

I still remember my high school was one of the few districts that didn't food shame. The only limitation they made for those debt was one lunch line was given access and they clarified that one but everyone got a hot lunch.

@NavaFootball23 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, if only our school served lunch like that.

@silo4250 4 жыл бұрын

“So we can give our students the best” yea tell me about it

@Shrek_Harvey08 2 жыл бұрын

I am only going to have 30 minutes to eat but when we have christmas and thanksgiving meals it takes like 20 or even 25 minutes to wait in line

@connieehresman1171 2 жыл бұрын

We never had junk food, it was not allowed. But some times I did pack my lunch, I did buy my milk aswell.

@monkeyman7870 5 жыл бұрын

But we also have unhealthy food given to children.

@dolphinleary3777 2 жыл бұрын

I remember reduced lunch even into my college career in Milwaukee Wisconsin I'd supply $1.15 to the $0.21 lunch no off days 🤷‍♀️😶

@analisapena3086 5 жыл бұрын

My school you either get crap, or a “swamp cooler burrito” we call it that cause it smells like a swamp cooler. I eat lunch maybe 2 days out of 5 days but I am very grateful and happy I do get food at home. But today the smell of the cafeteria was so terrible my friend and I just left. Imagine the kids, two meals for a week. That is crazy. The only free food we get is crap, this is how you’re feeding your future guys!! Swamp cooler burritos!! I live in New Mexico and the food is absolute crap. This has been a problem for YEARS.

@lailai25279 5 жыл бұрын

Our school now serves breakfast, lunch and to-go dinner for children. It is all free for students who’s parents have low income. I’m proud of our school district because what they serve us is real food

@Nevasleep83 4 жыл бұрын

Love this

@spideryoutubeaccount424 5 жыл бұрын

Gordon Ramsay should react to the food

@deeehi3 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes. The 3 r's. Reading, ritring and rithmetic.

@pushkarlakhe13 5 жыл бұрын

Well when one looks at this video , you feel compassion and want to appreciate what good work the American schools are doing , BUT ! then you realize USA is the Richest FRIIKKIN country on the planet with a defense budget more than the next 10 countries combined ! You people shouldn't be having "feeding the poor kids" problem ! Whats the use of such a massive Economy and calling yourself the only true global superpower if 1 in 6 children are going hungry ( as per this video). I mean I can understand my own country India, we got miles to go, but this is not expected of you Americans !

@adriannavazquez5512 5 жыл бұрын

I've had my lunch taken away from not paying my dept, and it was replaced with a cheese or pbj sandwich, but it was always embarrassing when everyone in the line could see.

@MrImmortalFish 4 жыл бұрын

Gosh. Where are kids going to get a healthy meal now that all the schools have been closed?

@lkjhb1 3 жыл бұрын

When I was living in NYC when I was a kid they were so desperate for parents to return the lunch applications even if you didn't qualify. They would even give you lunch detention just because your parents did not return the lunch application.

@gorditospamsl2518 5 жыл бұрын

This compare to Miami Dade county school is amazing because my school lunch is dodo

@shouldacomewithawarninh4974 4 жыл бұрын

Gordito Spams L2 doodoo not dodo

@nikithwawlagala8307 4 жыл бұрын

You know despite all the flack that school lunches get for serving lunches that are cheap and artificial, and while that is a problem, we also need to recognize the fact that it's still food. And for some people, this is the only meal they're getting

@empresszaire2305 5 жыл бұрын

We didn't have money growing up, but my dad never allowed us to get free lunch. I still wonder all these years later why???

@RIP19851 3 жыл бұрын

All school lunches should be free

@princesstrapbaby8047 3 жыл бұрын

I went to roseville high school in California our lunch choices were disgusting. Soggy chicken strips, with soggy french fries. Hamburger patties come from nasty water🤮.

@princesstrapbaby8047 3 жыл бұрын

when I was younger My parents had 5 kids in school lunch everyday is expensive. When I would go to get my lunch and not have money to pay when I was 7 the lunch lady would shame me and be rude. My grandparents would have to pay the money so that I would keep getting my hot lunch

@Bertuzz84 3 жыл бұрын

Where i grew up there was no such thing as school lunch, and people just made sandwiches every morning to take to school/work. They are pretty cheap so in general there isn't any kind of money issue with bread plus cheese/peanut butter/jam.

@lukasahs6064 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing.. here in Sweden it's an everyday thing. We just take things for granted.

@punkhoe 5 жыл бұрын

I remember getting my lunch and not having enough money and my meal being taken away

@itsannikayogirl7019 4 жыл бұрын

Oof 😅

@CaptinHoot51 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised they called out Tampa.

@kevinhoward9593 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know where these people get their information from. In most schools if you don't have the money to pay for your lunch you get a cheese sandwich and you have to watch the lunch person throw out your food. In my entire 12 years of schooling not one student had to ever pay for their lunch ever and there are over 150,000 students in my city.

@songofyesterday 5 жыл бұрын

Bacon and rice, that's all one needs. . . and maybe 2 fiber gummies.

@elviaknoll4705 5 жыл бұрын

its good to see that in this school district they are doing a good job and offering access to food. i don't love that they are eating while working which is not exactly a great thing to do. I mean you do it when you have to- but taking time to just rest and eat is necessary. but there should be more collaboration between schools and nonprofits across the united states. if there is a program that is working - why not do it everywhere? why must it be so hard to change this.

@proserfina21096 5 жыл бұрын

I wish this will happen also in the Philippines.

@RichterBelmont02 3 жыл бұрын

*03:30** - NEVER WILL THAT HAPPEN, BECAUSE THOSE SCHOOL MEALS FOR THE CHILDREN ARE SHOULDERED BY THEIR PARENTS AND NOT TOTALLY SUBSIDISED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND MANY CHILDREN GOT BULLIED BECAUSE THEY PARENTS ARE NOTHING TO PAY WITH THEIR CHILD'S SCHOOL LUNCH BILL.* *"THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FREE MEAL".* 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@carissabelford5366 3 жыл бұрын

Elementary school Past breakfast : Pancakes or chicken waffles , pop tart chocolate fudge, orange ( sliced and sometimes peeled) Thanksgiving lunch : turkeys, mashed potatoes with gra green beans casserole, wit Lunch : Pizza , broccoli, Dinner: ( only for Christmas and Thanksgiving) Thanksgiving : Turkey leg as well breast, green beans casserole, gravy with mashed potatoes , pinaple mush stuff . Sweet ice tea as well homemade pumpkin pie Christmas : Chili beans ( normal with cheese ) , and hot cocoa As of 2020-2021 Monday Feb 8: Pre-‘k breakfast : free -1.75 Breakfast pizza ( sausage and cheese) Fresh apple slices 1% milk Breakfast ( k-7) Mini Pancakes or pancakes on stick Mystery food Milk and orange juice Graham crackers Elementary ( Prek-5) : Entrees: popcorn chicken with homemade rolls or pizza sticks for elementary Mysterious fruits vegetables Chocolate and vanilla milk Middle school lunch ( 6 and 7) Same lunch menu as elementary with an add salad with ranch Jr. High ( 8-9)

@samanthadennis3145 3 жыл бұрын

1:00 Dad likes the liberty.

@thartwig26 5 жыл бұрын

Revamp all schools... get rid of too many admins that get paid 100 thou or more a year and end up playing on their phones during lunch duty. Invest in classrooms that children have access to real usable skills and real food for students.

@nox5555 3 жыл бұрын

@Angel S thats not Admins. those sit in some office and do nothing but getting a paycheck.

@JWParkerPhDDDiv 3 жыл бұрын

As a person, if I was selected for a university president(average salary is $500,000 yr) I would probably either start a program to send boxes of groceries to households once a week or pay the lunch fees for students in all schools surrounding the university.

@Ctasker5 3 жыл бұрын

Couple this with the story with the one where grocery stores throw away good food…. And yikes.

@shealynskye5046 5 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile prisoners get 3 meals a day free. Hmm... 🙄🙄🤔🤔

@Daisy-pr5bj 5 жыл бұрын

@Wojak Feels in the usa high % of prisioners go back to prision in my country you have a high quality of live in prision and short sentences and low % will come back to jaul

@ThePHYL 5 жыл бұрын

Growing up poor we had some hungry days....with me, my sister and brother we would snitch food, fruit was easy to get...at home you never opened the fridge to take something, my mother would, I will break you arm if you take something.....lunched at school she would wrap a sandwich in newspaper...so embarrassing...I had a friend and her mom always gave her a thermos of warm cocoa, she would give me the cup and she would drink from the thermos.

@victoriajo5683 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in a little border town in Texas I was 1 out of 5 white kids that went to my school 3 were my siblings lol!! Any who I think I was the only person besides my sister's who payed for lunch kids would make fun of me because I had to pay and they didn't and on days that we didn't have money witch was often I was never offered a sub lunch or a cheese sandwich or even a piece of bread or milk we just didn't eat and drank water from the fountains!!!! All Mexican school by the way!! I remember being ashamed of being white and my mom a high school teachers aid until I was 14 and we moved to Florida and the tables were turned we were considered low class there and I got free lunch and it was the complete opposite of everything I went threw in the past now I was just another poor white girl in a mostly blk school that was given free lunch. It's crazy how the lunch school system has an impact on your life and how people view you!!

@islandgirl9479 5 жыл бұрын

I remember we couldnt get free lunch because my dad the sole breadwinner made to much....but he had 9 kids and a wife to take care of...so to help him out me and my sister would babysit our neighbors kids for extra money...the boys would cut grass take out trash and shovel snow and other odd jobs to help the family...once we make money i told my dad to buy a lot that was next to our house so we can grow our own vegies ...with that we cooked our own food and feed the family.

@tiffanifarrington4039 5 жыл бұрын

We were spoiled near San Diego... Taco bell.. Pizza hut... Burger king... Were contracted and breakfast was free to every one... And my mom couldn't understand why I wanted to pay 1.50 for lunch

@yankeeswin4266 3 жыл бұрын

Kids this is why I pack my lunch I got some plastic pizza so I started packing

@angelicaemillamariealejand7771 4 жыл бұрын

It's really easy to prepare your kids lunch at home just do it the night before simple as that and give it to him before they go it's better than giving them lunch money and then they get bullied and then they lose their lunch money are always put a few extra dollars and their lunch box and a ziplock bag just in case they're still hungry

@emilyyamasaki4968 4 жыл бұрын

some parents can't. Some have to get up for work early and come home late and don't have the time. Or some don't have enough food for that

@cheekyvx5371 3 жыл бұрын

damn that school got nice food tbh

@alessandramtz9777 5 жыл бұрын

They take our lunches if we don't have the money I always get a lil scared of going up the the register

@dsparks149 4 жыл бұрын

Sad But I worked 33 years in the kitchen in school 23 years as a cook and I seen a lot of kids just to throw out the food the wheat food is no good. Even the cookies chocolate chip cookies were made with wheat and there’s some kids that are allergic to wheat can have everything wheat just doesn’t taste good what a shame so many kids go hungry but if they don’t like the food they will not eat it.