Did your public schools serve Mystery Meats in the school lunches?

Some school children in Nebraska got sick recently in Nebraska after eating the chili they were served in their school lunches. It was discovered that the chili had been prepared with kangaroo meat, which the school said was purchased from their vendor company "Sysco"....now I'm wondering how much cheaper kangaroo meat is than beef and why they didn't want to come out and tell students that was what was in it before they served it. And what all other meats have been substituted in meals.

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Dlrannie · 31-35, F

There is nothing wrong with Kangaroo meat - sounds like it was not cooked or stored properly

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Dlrannie There is something wrong with not telling students that they are being tricked into eating it.

Dlrannie · 31-35, F

@cherokeepatti Thats a totally different matter and should be addressed to the School managers or Education Department

CopperCicada · M

@cherokeepatti Food service is deceptive about food contents all the time.

It's common for restaurants to swap more expensive grouper with other fish. It's common for restaurants to be deceptive about the origin of seafood, swapping farm raised (and fairly gross) shrimp for wild shrimp. Same with shellfish, lying about the origin.

It's the same with meats. It's not uncommon for ground meats to either not be what they are sold as or to have a bunch of mixed meats in them. It's also not uncommon for damaged or out of date meats to be used. When I worked in a restaurant, a manager of another restaurant came and bought our burnt up and old burgers to put into his chili.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@CopperCicada For those reasons I don't get foods with ground meats in them. I've heard of what you're saying, bread pudding is made with buns and bread leftover from the day before as is stuffing....Chicken salad might be made from leftover roasted chicken, etc.

CopperCicada · M

@cherokeepatti Some of that is worked into the flow of any grocery or restaurant. Same thing one does at home. But yea, ground meats. And fish.