DS isn't big about the lunches at school. (elementary)
When they serve spaghetti, it is overcooked pasta and a flavorless sauce.
When they serve pizza, the whole grain crust wouldn't be a problem, but the fact it isn't completely cooked is.
The cheese quesadillas have jalapenos in them...they may give out at most 10 or so of these when they have them, because those jalapenos can be spicy for little ones! I like them, though...
The chili is not chili. It is tomato sauce with ground beef and beans...the spice was just shown over the top and not actually applied.
The veggies are usually overcooked green beans, collard greens, carrots or peas. The only one he'll eat are the peas, because mushy peas are ok, but the rest need to be crunchier for him.
He can get the 2nd option (spinach salad, sometimes a southwestern version, sometimes with chicken, or caesar) but he doesn't like salad dressings (not even ranch) and they overdress the salads to the point they are almost soupy.
So, most days he takes lunch. A fruit (apple/grapes/raisins); carrot or celery sticks; bag of chips; juice box or water bottle; a snack (cookies/jello/cupcake) and a sandwich--either ham, cheese and lettuce (no mayo) or pb&j (natural pb--only nuts--and the "all fruit" blackberry jelly) on whole grain bread. He also grabs a milk at lunch.
And he's not my super picky kid. He'll eat pork chops (but not bacon
); loves sushi (not just California rolls--the only rule is no head); meatloaf and mashed potatoes are his current favorites; and the only veggies he doesn't like are asparagus, brussel sprouts and onions.