I graduated in 2006. IIRC, the normal school cafeteria meal was about $1.45 and it may have went up since then. The normal cafeteria meal usually consisted of an entrée such as a slice of pizza, taco salad, a hamburger, or chicken nuggets as the picture showed, a side item such as french fries or a veggie, a fruit cup or fresh fruit item, and a carton of milk. I do remember they also had a separate line that sold "premium" lunches such as chicken wings and snack items and drinks for a dollar or two more. As you can guess the premium snack line was always full while the regular lunch line was pretty short.



On a side note, in some northern and western schools some used to have partnerships with companies such as McDonald's that would actually serve real MCDs food in the cafeteria although I think that has stopped since schools have placed a focus on serving more "nutritious" meals.

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