I know there is a common hatred for cateteria food, but sometimes I get cravings for some of the things I used to eat! Strange. Does anyone have a favorite cafeteria food they used to eat?

Nachos and cheese, yummy.  ;D

I can't remember that far back!!  :-[ :D

I never had school dinners

We never had school lunches, but I swear the food they dish out at universites are just as bad as the crud that would be served at a school cafeteria. For double the cost as well...  :P

I never had school dinners


Did you attend school at night, Phil?  :D

Gosh that's so long ago, I'm lucky to remember what I ate yesterday.

I *think* we used to get Salisbury Steaks, (that probably explains why I like the t.v. dinners today.)

I remember eating lots of chunks of cheese in high school.  I swear I have mouse genes in me.

Also remember eating tacos in high school.  Yummy, but not as good as a real Mexican restaurant.

my schools didn't have cafeterias prior to highschool  :)

Fish and Cheese ROCKS!!!

I'm kidding. When it comes to New York City schools, everyone knows the golden rule DON't EAT the FOOD!!!

very rarely ate school dinners and didn't at all at primary school.  I usually went home for lunch.  If I had a club (recorder lessons for example) then I would bring my own sandwiches in.  You had to pay for meals weekly so you couldn't buy in for just one day.

Yep! Sponge with jam on the top sprinkled over with coconut. It was a regular thing when I went to primary school.

Fairy bread  :D

When they make either some sort of breaded chicken or Grilled Cheese.. oh God, it's the best.

Fairy bread  :D


what is that?

My daughter kept going on about the 'fairy dust' they had at school.  I worked out it was the cooks word for any sort of chopped herbs that they had.

Tuna sandwiches and potato chips(crisps) on Friday was always a big deal.  My mother always packed our lunches, but sometimes she let us buy the friday tuna.  For some reason it was a hit with all the kids.  I remember a kid once invited a few of us to his house and he said his sister was gonna make tuna sandwiches "just like the ones in school because she worked in the cafeteria and knew how"  That set it, we all went.  Oh yes, and we always put the chips(crisps) in the sandwich, I've heard that that is not common everywhere.

I used to like when they had the salad bar set up.....also, we all used to get french fries and dip them in ranch dressing.....they had the best ranch dressing!



Erin :)

there was never a cafeteria at my elementary school  :(  I had to take my own crappy lunch from home.. PB&J

Cheeseburgers
beef patties
french fries

I always liked Pizza day, because it was the only thing that wasn't made by the lunch lady.



Beth

Well, I guess it's my turn -
Early Elementary - kindergarten-4th grade -(1986-1992) I went to a Private school, and they didn't have a cafeteria during the time I attended. But, they would treat us every once in awhile for some nachos or order out pizzas for us, or even a bunch of burgers at the local hamburger stand.

Late Elementary - 5th-6th grade (1992-1994) - I changed to a public school and was introduced to "real" cafeteria food. It was actually very good!  They served us either water, juice, milk or choc. milk and they had a daily menu for us. There were several items I couldn't wait to eat a second time..

Junior high (1994-1996) These were also good foods, too. They had a salad bar, pre-made sandwiches, chilled drinks, and also a pizza hut stand outside. They had some great french fries!

Elementary- Chicken. Our school makes great chicken.. used to be my favorite.

Middle School- Still Chicken, But I'm digging the Grilled Cheese a lot more.

High School- Grilled Cheese, and the salads are superb.

Hamburgers and fries were my fave in the fifth grade.  I recall better cafeteria food that year.

High School- Grilled Cheese, and the salads are superb.


Grilled cheese and tomato soup is by far the best meal at our school. It's probably one of the biggest meals as well.

Mozerrella cheese sticks and chicken soup... the ONLY good school lunch. Otherwise, it sucked.

The funny thing was the lunch lady, she had the classic creepy voice a lunch lady is supposed to have

I used to like their oatmeal cookies and rolls.  Like Beth said, pizza day was always a treat.

I used to like their oatmeal cookies and rolls.   Like Beth said, pizza day was always a treat.



Hahaha...I just noticed that you're ass (donkey) is walking to the beat of "You can call me Al"... ;D



Beth

Hahaha...I just noticed that you're ass (donkey) is walking to the beat of "You can call me Al"... ;D



Beth

I haven't heard that song, but...

Awesome, Beth!  I was trying to find a way to get past the censors!

Hahaha...I just noticed that you're ass (donkey) is walking to the beat of "You can call me Al"... ;D



Beth


LOL  I have a cool ass.

LOL   I have a cool ass.



Fo' Sho'  ;D



Beth

Fo' Sho'  ;D



Beth


I say hey sky, s'other s'ay I wan say :P ;D

Mozerrella cheese sticks and chicken soup... the ONLY good school lunch. Otherwise, it sucked.

The funny thing was the lunch lady, she had the classic creepy voice a lunch lady is supposed to have


I agree on both points - was she like the "Lunch Lady" from the Simpsons? ;D

Well, I pretty much avoided the school cafeteria in Elementary school on regular lunch days - alot of it grossed me out! But as others have pointed out, I tended to like more "snack-ish" foods, like salads, pizza, nachos, etc.

Things started to improve around high school, though.

Elementary school... wow... so long ago.  I don't believe I ever ate cafeteria food.  I seem to remember carrying a metal lunchbox to school every day.

what is that?

My daughter kept going on about the 'fairy dust' they had at school. I worked out it was the cooks word for any sort of chopped herbs that they had.


Nothing like that !

See the link below  ;)

http://www.zdesign.com.au/eva/food/fairy-bread.html

Nothing like that !

See the link below  ;)

http://www.zdesign.com.au/eva/food/fairy-bread.html


healthy then!!

I like instruction number 6

healthy then!!

I like instruction number 6


Aah yes....strange but true....! ;D

It reminded me of a recipe I have in a children's cookery book for sugar toast.

Toast one side of bread then butter the plain side and sprinkle it liberally with sugar.  Pop it back under the grill until the sugar melts and browns slightly.  Then eat it.  It tasted delicious but is probably not something a dentist would recommend

The lunch lady always served us french fries every single day. :P

Hamburgers, on top of everything else. I also enjoyed hotdogs and chicken patty sandwiches...even into junior high. (In fact, I ate from the cafeteria every day in junior high; if there was anything that didn't appeal to me, I'd just get a sandwich or go to the hash lines.)

The pickles and salad

The pickles and salad

No offense, but I never really cared for pickles. :P I never liked the way they tasted.

No offense, but I never really cared for pickles. :P I never liked the way they tasted.



What was wrong with the pickles?

No offense, but I never really cared for pickles. :P I never liked the way they tasted.


Same here Jeff - I still can't stand 'em. Whenever I get a sandwich at Togo's, for instance, I always pick 'em off. ;)

Same here Jeff - I still can't stand 'em. Whenever I get a sandwich at Togo's, for instance, I always pick 'em off. ;)

Whenever I order a hamburger from Burger King or Carls Jr, I always ask them to hold the pickles. If they disobey and I see pickles anyway, I just pick 'em off and throw 'em away. It's that simple.

Pickles are pretty good if they're marinated right. I use to love sweet pickles but now I prefer dill. I like them crispy, though, not soggy.

Beef and Bean Burritos with cheese and mild salsa

For the life of me, I cannot remember anything that I would call a 'favourite' (or, for that matter, nutritious) whilst in Primary...

...but I do vividly remember the mashed spud with added 'stringy bits and lumps' and also a vile custard which was meant to be strawberry flavoured, but looked (and tasted) like someone had just thrown a pink felt-tip into the mixture!

By the time I hit Secondary, I got wise and took my own lunch in - despite the fact that my Ma was doing the dinners there at the time!