American schools have been providing lunches to students for more than 100 years, with Philadelphia and Boston being the first two cities to offer meals to students in 1894. Over the years, it has helped many families by unburdening them from part of their food costs and the time that it takes to prepare a meal to bring to school.
However, the nutritional aspect of it is questioned time and time again, and recently, this issue was brought up again by foreign students, who shared the unenviable state of American school lunches in one of their TikTok videos. The snippets of their school lunches ignited quite a discussion, with some people even comparing the meals to those that individuals get in prison. Scroll down to check them out for yourself, and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments below, too.
