Ask anyone here at Carter High School how they feel about the food in the school cafeteria and their response will often be complete disgust. It’s dry, flavorless and generally revolting. Many students pack their own lunch or even don’t eat lunch at all because pizza that has the same texture as cardboard will never be anything close to appetizing. Probably the most prominent reason that people have a problem with the school food is that it doesn’t taste good at all. It is nowhere even close to being considered good in any way. An abundance of students have stopped eating the school food altogether because of how genuinely awful it is. Not eating can have a wide range of negative effects on the human body, especially for people in the high school age range. The biggest issue is that it can have a major effect on students’ energy levels. This makes it more difficult to stay awake in class and therefore affecting our ability to learn properly. This means that even teachers can be on students’ side in this argument. However, even though the food tastes awful, it is actually nutritious and follows the Myplate Guidelines. The health science and nutrition teacher here at Carter High School, Ms. Wade, says “I do think students who eat food provided by the school are getting proper nutrition. Schools and districts must follow federal guidelines when it comes to school lunch and breakfast.” Even though it is nutritious, tasting good is just as important. The budget spent on student’s meals is ridiculously low. On average, the government spends about $3 per student lunch. Personally, I feel like they could spend a little more to at least make the food taste good, even though it is giving students the proper nutrition. Altogether, though, the food here at CHS is nowhere close to enjoyable and it needs to change.
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