Sad, but true - in post-communist Bulgaria, we didn't have a school cafeteria. 😢It was like a street food shop with no place to sit socially, so we would buy food and drinks, and eat outside.
It's interesting, really, what's considered normal for kids vs for adults. But I think school lunches are becoming more balanced and healthier. Hate to say "back in my day" so I won't 😂
I lived in the dark ages, before there were such things as Capri Sun and individually packs of Pringles. I usually brought my own lunch, usually pb&j. Sometimes Mom packed a meatloaf sandwich, which was my favorite back then. Thin, cold slices on toasted bread, with a plastic baggy of catsup to add later (because soggy toast sucks!). Sometimes Mom packed potato sticks, which was another childhood favorite of mine. We couldn't afford school lunch (or "hot lunch," as I always referred to it), but when we did, my favorite was shepherd's pie.
Sounds like you have some nice memories of good packed lunches 😊 I always hear how good a cold meatloaf sandwich is. Potato sticks were a favorite in my home too. Love all the snacks of childhood!
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I don't think I have any fond memories of those times really 🤔
It sounds like you had a really nice cafeteria.
Thank you for reading 😊 Our cafeteria was pretty okay, even for a tiny Catholic school in the middle of rural Pennsylvania haha
Welcome, I enjoy reading your posts! All of my cafeterias were windowless, one was in a basement even.
Sad, but true - in post-communist Bulgaria, we didn't have a school cafeteria. 😢It was like a street food shop with no place to sit socially, so we would buy food and drinks, and eat outside.
Thank you for sharing this, it's certainly different than what I was used to. I hope you have some good memories with friends in those lunch times?
The best times 😊
This gives me such Mean Girls vibes
Oh gosh 😂 At least I was not one lol
It was so "for-kids"! Fat and sugar with everything and on everything, unlike "strictly-healthy" nowadays!
It's interesting, really, what's considered normal for kids vs for adults. But I think school lunches are becoming more balanced and healthier. Hate to say "back in my day" so I won't 😂
Yeah, but every now and then it's nice to pigout. This is joy of being a kid. Responsibilities will be aplenty later!
I lived in the dark ages, before there were such things as Capri Sun and individually packs of Pringles. I usually brought my own lunch, usually pb&j. Sometimes Mom packed a meatloaf sandwich, which was my favorite back then. Thin, cold slices on toasted bread, with a plastic baggy of catsup to add later (because soggy toast sucks!). Sometimes Mom packed potato sticks, which was another childhood favorite of mine. We couldn't afford school lunch (or "hot lunch," as I always referred to it), but when we did, my favorite was shepherd's pie.
Sounds like you have some nice memories of good packed lunches 😊 I always hear how good a cold meatloaf sandwich is. Potato sticks were a favorite in my home too. Love all the snacks of childhood!
Potato sticks were the business! 😀