# Food Feast

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [October 9, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539 "2019-10-09T17:14:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 337

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/6723 "2026-10-01T20:34:51Z")

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**Served at the school cafeteria**

1. Tater tots
2. Spring surprise (medley of old veggies)

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/6724 "2026-10-01T22:38:16Z")

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**Served at the school cafeteria**

1. Tater tots
2. Spring surprise (medley of old veggies)
3. ‘Gravy Train’

This was a staple at my HS in the 1970s. Instant mashed potatoes with a ladle-full of the infamous ‘mystery meat’ swimming in brown gravy poured over the top.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/6725 "2026-10-02T01:03:25Z")

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**Served at the school cafeteria**

1. Tater tots
2. Spring surprise (medley of old veggies)
3. ‘Gravy Train’
4. Pizza

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/6726 "2026-10-02T03:58:05Z")

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**Served at the school cafeteria**

1. Tater tots
2. Spring surprise (medley of old veggies)
3. ‘Gravy Train’
4. Pizza
5. Chocolate milk

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/6727 "2026-10-02T14:42:53Z")

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**Served at the school cafeteria**

1. Tater tots
2. Spring surprise (medley of old veggies)
3. ‘Gravy Train’
4. Pizza
5. Chocolate milk
6. Mini corn dogs (“corn pups”)

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/6728 "2026-10-02T14:48:56Z")

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**Served at the school cafeteria**

1. Tater tots
2. Spring surprise (medley of old veggies)
3. ‘Gravy Train’
4. Pizza
5. Chocolate milk
6. Mini corn dogs (“corn pups”)
7. Sloppy Joes

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/6729 "2026-10-02T16:14:52Z")

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**Served at the school cafeteria**

1. Tater tots
2. Spring surprise (medley of old veggies)
3. ‘Gravy Train’
4. Pizza
5. Chocolate milk
6. Mini corn dogs (“corn pups”)
7. Sloppy Joes
8. Fruit cocktail

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/6730 "2026-10-02T23:48:45Z")

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**Served at the school cafeteria**

1. Tater tots
2. Spring surprise (medley of old veggies)
3. ‘Gravy Train’
4. Pizza
5. Chocolate milk
6. Mini corn dogs (“corn pups”)
7. Sloppy Joes
8. Fruit cocktail
9. Chicken tenders

Also known as “Dino Bites”

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