School lunch is notoriously disliked by many students in high schools, but something not talked about as much is school breakfast. The lack of discussion of breakfast does not mean it is of less quality. Some of the iconic school lunch choices include Crispitos, Uncrustable peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and chicken tenders wrapped in tortillas. Conversely, breakfast provides pizza squares, Tornadoes, and individual cereal cups.
There are many different types of tastes and preferences throughout a high school as diverse and densely populated as ours. This leads to many different opinions about school lunch.
Ethan Atkinson, BGHS senior, says, “The quality [of lunch] has definitely gone down from previous years.”
Meanwhile, Jake Wilson, a fellow senior, thinks differently. “The school lunch has stayed pretty consistent,” he said, but added, “That doesn’t mean it is good, though.” The lunch has had more or less the same options for several years, but this does not mean that it has always been of the same quality.
Atkinson emphatically described his feelings about school lunch: “Last year, I ate a ham and cheese sandwich every day at lunch, but this year, I can’t even look at them without gagging.” More students eat school lunch due to a lack of other options at lunch time since leaving campus for food is not permitted.
Meanwhile, school breakfast has Pop-Tarts and cereal cups everyday, basically equivalent to the ever-present Uncrustable at lunch. Other options include chicken biscuit sandwiches, mini Eggo waffles, and sausage biscuits. The breakfast always seems more fresh than lunch, but this might be from the cold walk into school that has students craving something warm.
Wilson said, “I usually enjoy breakfast more than the lunch at school.”
This does not mean that breakfast does not have its problems. Recently, the snack line has not been open before first period, when the majority of students come in to school, leaving less options than desired. Aside from that one glaring problem, the consistency and quality of breakfast seems to put it above lunch in students’ eyes.
There are many different types of tastes and preferences throughout a high school as diverse and densely populated as ours. This leads to many different opinions about school lunch.
Ethan Atkinson, BGHS senior, says, “The quality [of lunch] has definitely gone down from previous years.”
Meanwhile, Jake Wilson, a fellow senior, thinks differently. “The school lunch has stayed pretty consistent,” he said, but added, “That doesn’t mean it is good, though.” The lunch has had more or less the same options for several years, but this does not mean that it has always been of the same quality.
Atkinson emphatically described his feelings about school lunch: “Last year, I ate a ham and cheese sandwich every day at lunch, but this year, I can’t even look at them without gagging.” More students eat school lunch due to a lack of other options at lunch time since leaving campus for food is not permitted.
Meanwhile, school breakfast has Pop-Tarts and cereal cups everyday, basically equivalent to the ever-present Uncrustable at lunch. Other options include chicken biscuit sandwiches, mini Eggo waffles, and sausage biscuits. The breakfast always seems more fresh than lunch, but this might be from the cold walk into school that has students craving something warm.
Wilson said, “I usually enjoy breakfast more than the lunch at school.”
This does not mean that breakfast does not have its problems. Recently, the snack line has not been open before first period, when the majority of students come in to school, leaving less options than desired. Aside from that one glaring problem, the consistency and quality of breakfast seems to put it above lunch in students’ eyes.
By Ethan Klein