Parents complained about the quality of food in Krasnodar schools.

Children refuse some dishes in the school cafeteria and remain hungry, complained one of the parents from Krasnodar. Other parents, commenting on this complaint on social media, also spoke about the low quality of food in other schools in the city and that some children prefer to bring food from home.

One of the parents complained that Krasnodar schoolchildren refuse to eat some dishes in the school cafeteria, including fish casserole, and suggested providing an alternative. According to him, some students remain hungry and bring food with them, and buying another dish or pastry in the cafeteria is difficult due to queues.

The complaint from the Krasnodar resident was published on October 2 by the Telegram channel "Tupodar Krasnodar," which has about 56.7 thousand subscribers. As of 11:20 AM Moscow time on October 3, this post received 52 reactions from users and 99 comments.

Other parents confirmed that children refuse school food and prefer to bring meals from home. "My child hasn’t eaten in the cafeteria for three years, the food is bad, cold. The drinks are also not tasty. We bring food from home," wrote Alena S.

"My kids didn’t eat there, they refused," noted Brainbeard.

"We had such commissions at our school, and as my son said, on the day of the commission, they really cooked well. On other days, it was just terrible. My son stopped eating," remarked Anna.

Another group of parents pointed out that the quality of food varies significantly in different schools in Krasnodar. "My daughter studied at [one of the gymnasiums], where the food was bad. And literally next door is [another gymnasium]. When I was there as an observer during the elections a few years ago, they offered me lunch in their cafeteria. I was shocked by the choice and quality of dishes. It was delicious homemade food that most children can only dream of in the school cafeteria. And it all comes down to what one of the teachers secretly told me – the presence of students from families of city and regional officials," stated Nessa.

"This week I was in the commission for monitoring the school cafeteria. I was pleasantly surprised: everything was tasty and clean. What’s interesting is that children from large families, low-income families, and participants of the SVO eat at separate tables, and there is both first and second courses, compote, pastries, and even fruits, while children whose parents pay eat much more modestly, without choice," wrote Olga.

"Well, both of mine complain about the cafeteria food [of one of the schools], that rarely anything edible is there, although in kindergarten it seemed they ate relatively well and the older one is generally omnivorous. At first, when the older one went to school, it seemed everything was better, then the suppliers changed and it got significantly worse. But, by the way, the last year or two it has also gotten a bit better. Before that, it was something really terrible, they complained... Everything is known in comparison," wrote a user with the nickname USB.

Some commentators linked the problem not to the school itself, but to the organization of food. "What does the school have to do with it if the food in Krasnodar is currently provided by the NGO 'School Nutrition'?" asked Daria F.

"There are schools with their own cafeterias, cooking on-site," replied C'est la vie.

As of 11:20 AM Moscow time on October 3, there are no comments regarding parents' complaints about the quality of food in schools on the websites of the Krasnodar administration and the NGO 'School Nutrition'.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of Krasnodar Krai have repeatedly complained about the organization of school nutrition. For example, on September 8, residents of Tuapse complained about the quality of food in school cafeterias, and parents called for ensuring proper nutrition for children. On August 31, residents of Krasnodar reported that payment for school nutrition was mandatory, and one of the residents said it could only be refused with a medical certificate.