All throughout elementary, middle, and high school, I thought crappy cafeteria food was a myth. Sure it wasn't the best quality food around. It definitely wasn't a 5 star restaurant, but it served it's purpose and was edible. Then came college.
Maybe I've just been oblivious to the quality of cafeteria food because I was never subjected to it almost 24/7, but now I do see the horrible qualities of cafeteria food. Why does cafeteria food suck?
Schools need money for food [I have no idea why my tuition/housing money for an expensive private institution does not pay for better quality food, but that's beside the point]. And because they don't have the funding, we get starch. Potatoes are always served in some form. Seriously, the cafeteria just serves starch to fill up the stomach whether it be potatoes or pasta. The meat is dry. The only clear side dish of vegetable is the salad bar which gets old after a while or a small bowl almost empty of peas and carrots. The freshness of fruit varies from day to day. Finding a combination of delicious and healthy is almost impossible.
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