What was for lunch, what is for lunch, and what will be for lunch.
A show about school lunch.
Host Andru and Matt talk about pressing issues with modern day school lunch, and invite a guest each episode to discuss their experience at the school lunch table.
School is out for the summer, so we're discussing summer school. On School Lunch Program, Andru, Matt, and returning guest Andrew reminisce attending a yearly summer enrichment program while growing up in Wolcott, Connecticut. Plus: Andrew reports back about his results from his informal survey, including a real food fight over the last Bosco stick.
20 Jul 2026
Isa Quiros shares school lunch photos
Isa Quiros joins Andru and Matt to share her school lunch memories growing up in Florida: from getting banished to the hallway for bringing Lunchables to a kosher school, to drawing faces on fruit in the middle school bathroom, to going to IKEA for meatballs during senior year lunchtime.
28 May 2026
Felicity never had hot lunch
In this episode of School Lunch Program, Andru and Matt are joined by our friend Felicity to talk about the lunch that defined her childhood living in both England and Montreal.
4 May 2026
Natalia taught us about Turkey Twizzlers
Andru and Matt are joined by special guest Natalia Ford, a food blogger from Bedford, England, to give her experience with British school "dinners." Listen for insight on the now-banned Turkey Twizzlers, the impact of Jamie Oliver's 2005 TV show, and growing up through the UK's school food system.
0:00 Intro0:53 Lunch Menu for Wolcott High School2:09 Jamie Oliver's School Dinners4:24 Turkey Twizzlers & British school food13:46 Packed lunches16:16 Natalia's school lunch relics21:13 Food fight and school lunch culture30:38 Reviewing a current British school menu32:28 School desserts & chocolate toothpaste
17 Apr 2026
Gen Z ally shares Nashville private school lunch memories
Andru and Matt discuss new legislation introduced in Connecticut to fund universal school lunch by taxing sugary drinks. Then, our friend Emma joins the show to share her memories of school lunch at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee. Further reading: Connecticut lawmakers revisit sugary drink tax for universal school lunches: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/connecticut-lawmakers-revisit-sugary-drink-tax-for-universal-school-lunches/3714493/ Connecticut lawmakers consider sugary drink tax to fund free school meals: https://www.wfsb.com/2026/03/17/connecticut-lawmakers-consider-sugary-drink-tax-fund-free-school-meals/ Raised Bill No. 5537: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05537-R00-HB.PDFTestimony For Bill Number HB-05537 In All Committees: https://www.cga.ct.gov/aspx/CGADisplayTestimonies/CGADisplayTestimony.aspx?bill=HB-05537&doc_year=20260:00 - Intro0:33 - Lunch Menu: Truth or Consequences Elementary, NM1:54 - News: Connecticut sugary drink tax for free school lunch9:05 - Interview with Emma: growing up in Nashville24:41 - Senior year & the pandemic29:20 - COVID lunch memories & goodbye
20 Mar 2026
We try the Naked Doritos with no artificial food dye
Matt and Andru conduct a blind taste test of the new Naked Nacho Cheese Doritos, Naked Cool Ranch Doritos, and Naked Flamin' Hot Doritos against their original counterparts. They also discuss Gatorade's new drink with no artificial dyes or flavorings.
3 Mar 2026
2000s school lunch vs now
Andru and Matt are joined by their childhood friend Andrew and discuss their memories of grilled cheese, chicken fryz, and deli bar.
Plus, hear Andrew's perspective as someone who now works at a school and sees modern school lunches firsthand.
0:00 - Introduction1:04 - Lake Worth High School lunch menu4:20 - Elementary school memories4:54 - The Triple-Decker Toasted Cheese Sandwich7:48 - Chicken fryz 9:14 - Middle School lunch24:20 - High School lunch31:21 - Future Lunch Plans for the Next Generation
24 Feb 2026
Allegra Frank lost her pizza tickets
Andru and Matt discuss Nebraska's bill to restrict petroleum-based food dyes in school lunches, and Allegra Frank joins to share her lunch memories from grade school to high school.
Further reading:
Nebraska Legislature advances bill to restrict food dyes in school lunches (https://www.wowt.com/2026/02/10/nebraska-legislature-advances-bill-restrict-food-dyes-school-lunches/)
NE bill targets petroleum-based food dyes in schools by 2027 (https://nebraska.tv/news/local/nebraska-bill-targets-petroleum-based-food-dyes-in-schools-by-2027)
How scientists are trying to solve something RFK Jr. hates about your food (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/11/20/natural-food-dyes-research/)
State Legislation on Color Additives in Food: Takeaways for Industry – Well Done (https://www.morganlewis.com/blogs/welldone/2025/05/state-legislation-on-color-additives-in-food-takeaways-for-industry)
California becomes the first state to ban 4 food additives linked to disease (https://www.npr.org/2023/10/10/1204839281/california-ban-food-additives-red-dye-3-propylparaben-candy)
16 Feb 2026
Laura Merli ate cookies for lunch
In this episode: 🥛 The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - Matt and Andru discuss the first bill signed in 2025 that brings whole milk back to public school food programs, reversing Obama-era restrictions. 🍪 Guest: Comedian Laura Merli shares her school lunch memories. 0:00 - Intro00:37 - NYC school lunch menu01:50 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act explained7:38 - Laura Merli joins17:36 - Food fights20:37 - Lunchboxes30:29 - The end piece of the bread32:10 - Current lunch menu at Laura's old school 35:39 - Thanks
7 Feb 2026
We revisit our school lunch menu
Andru and Matt introduce themselves and look back at what they used to have for lunch at public school in Wolcott, Connecticut.
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