Cafeteria Food : A+

According to Mr. Millevoi, a GNSHS health teacher, the school cafeteria uses a higher “grade” of meat than Taco Bell does.
Surprised?
Many people generally view cafeteria food served in school as sub-par or uninviting. The radical anti-cafeteria students may go so far as to call school food “disgusting.” They would rather “go jump off a bridge” than ingest something produced by the school. Despite the bad reputation that school food has received has among students, the quality of it still remains relatively decent.
I personally think school food tastes good.
For instance, there are the Gassy foods; the oily, greasy, irresistible foods which make your mouth water at the sight of them. The tacos, the fried chicken, etc; they stimulate your salivary glands to work overtime. In the back of your mind, your conscience is probably telling you that this is extremely unhealthy, and will probably cause you to “pass gas” for the rest of the afternoon, but you still cannot help asking the lunchlady for “one….. no two, orders of that fried chicken right there. The ones with the nice, tender, chicken breast meat.” Sooner or later you know that eating this will be a terrible decision, but for the time being, you relish each bite, filling your mouth with the delicious juices.
One in a while, there are the Special Occasion foods; the turkey and stuffing served the day before Thanksgiving, the mashed potatoes and gravy included in your meal as a side dish. These are foods which are only served few times a year, and even though you don’t expect them to taste very good, you buy them for the sake of honoring the holiday. Your expectations of them are so low that when you actually sit down to have a bite, you are surprised that they are not too bad. You remark to all your friends sitting around you that, “Hey, the turkey’s not so bad”, while everyone just stares at you as if you just got knocked in the head with a baseball bat, and temporarily lost your sense of taste.
Then there are the Foods you wish you could have everyday, like the tater-tots, curly fries, and French fries. You are always in the mood for these foods, and whenever they are on the menu, you sprint to the lunch line hoping that they did not run out. If they ever do run out, you curse the last person to order it, and then sit back down sulking about how you are not hungry anymore.
There are always the Over $1.75 foods, which you want to buy, but don’t have enough money. Or it’s just not worth it. You can only afford these foods maybe once every couple weeks, and whenever you do, you complain about how the school overcharges them. You tell your friends, “this Quiznos sandwich isn’t even six inches long, or this Kosher pizza is so small.” You blame the school, the bad economy, and George Bush on how the sandwiches “last year” were 50 cents less and a lot bigger. By the time you finish the meal, you still feel hungry, but thoroughly satisfied.
Unfortunately, for all the good food, there must be some bad ones.
For example, the infamous meat-loaf. This hunk-of-meat is an appetite-killer . If you are brave enough to try it despite its appearance, I am sorry to say that you will not be rewarded for your actions. It is a shame that this meat-loaf actually tastes as bad as it looks.
Luckily for us, there are the Classic foods; the foods that never get old, and never fail to make a good meal. The Classics include the Chicken patties, the cheeseburgers (when they are not burnt), and the pasta. You can count on them to be there for you, to provide the energy you need to last the day. It also helps that they always taste good, so if you’re not in the mood to try something new, no problem.
Just make sure you don’t try the meat-loaf.

-Jason L.