Photos of school lunches through the decades
Through the decades, kids have sat in the school cafeteria and enjoyed different kinds of meals.
Whether the food was surprisingly good or questionable at best, the memories are unforgettable.
Here’s a look back at school lunches through the decades.
Kids lunch time
A photo from 1936 showing kids all ready for lunch, everything looks simple and peaceful.
School Lunch
Photo from 1964. At that time, an estimated number of six million cartons of milk and over a million and a half plate lunches were prepared and served annually.
Lined up for lunch
Teenagers waiting for their turn to get their lunch, photo from 1964.
Cafeteria workers
Cafeteria workers with excited teenagers and some fresh food. Photo from 1964.
Oneida School lunch
A photo from 1943 in the school cafeteria at the Oneida School, lunch was thirty cents at that time.
Oneida school cafeteria kitchen
Meals prepared and served in the Oneida school cafeteria with the help of home economics students in the kitchen, photo from 1943.
‘80s school lunch
Cheese pizza, corn, a soft pretzel with mustard, mixed fruit cup, and chocolate milk.
Burlington students
Students From Burlington, Vt. Eating Noon Meal at Ninety-Six Ranch.
English muffin pizza day!
At the school kitchen with a full tray of English muffin pizza, photo from 1999.
Paying for school lunch
Many children in the US pay for school meals, but the cost depends on family income and school location.
Families at or below 130% of the poverty line, or those enrolled in programs like SNAP, receive meals at no cost
Busy Cafeteria
Photo from 1999, with cafeteria workers serving meals.
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