- Nourish my mind, body and soul,
and let Gadiel choke, and Jesus let me pray.
Ahhh! (screeches loudly)
(school bell chimes) (energetic upbeat music)
- Hi, I'm Iván and I grew up going to school in Puerto Rico.
I was obsessed with school lunch, because rice,
beans, beef, fruit and it was free!
Like what, how could you not like it!
So I wanted to invite some of my friends, for a better like,
to give it a try and see what they think.
- I'm excited, it's lunchtime!
(speaking in Spanish)
- You're Puerto Rican.
- Yeah, Puerto Rican, but I've never had a school lunch.
I didn't go to school in Puerto Rico,
so today's going to be my first time,
but I've heard really great things.
- So, what do expect for Puerto Rican
school lunch to look like?
- They have (names of Puerto Rican food)
(speaking in Spanish)
- It's like, it's a long line,
then the next, people gotta come!
(speaks in Spanish)
- My school lunch growing up in Arizona
was like very dry, like chicken situation.
- Yeah, school lunch expectations are
very low for the United States.
- Actually though, I did read an article on saying
how Puerto Rico had really good lunch for their kids.
- What! You've got to be kidding me!
(speaking in Spanish)
- They eat this in Puerto Rico?
- Wait, this is their lunch?
- There's no way. And milk!
(speaks in Spanish)
- This cannot be the real!
- Are you serious?
- [Maya] Excuse me?
- [Alexis] Too good to be true!
- First of all, this looks amazing.
It looks like everything you need.
You have your rice, your beans, (names of Puerto Rican food)
And then it also gives you a little fruit on the side.
- This feels like, like I'm going to a restaurant
and I'll order this.
Oh yeah, let me get
- [Both Of Them] the school lunch
(laughs loudly)
- And this is only one of the menus, there's plenty.
there's sometimes (name of Puerto Rican food)
- Oh my god, are you kidding me?
- (speaks in Spanish)
- I did. And the funny thing is that,
a lot of kids hated it.
- What!
- A lot kids didn't want this.
They just wanted burgers and pizzas.
- (speaks in Spanish)
The struggle!
- Because they don't know!
- I think kids have the tendency to take for granted
the good things that they have in life.
- Uh-hum.
- And this is one of them.
- Uh-hum.
- (speaks in Spanish)
- I remember my mom would have cooked and
I would have wanted McDonald's for dinner,
so I understand, kids be trippin'.
- Public schools and many private school
offer this food for free.
- For free!
- It's delicious.
- Oh my god, the beans!
- So good.
- Damn, this is good.
- Oh my god.
(speaks in Spanish)
- Well, let me tell you something,
If I had this lunch everyday,
I would have done better in school.
- Uh-huh (laughs)
- I feel like this is better than like
pizza and burgers and stuff.
Just nutritionally. Period.
All schools should have free lunch!
- Hell yeah!
- Like you're there for eight, nine hours.
Why is it not possible?
And it should be good school lunch.
Good lunch that people enjoy!
- Definitely it showcases Puerto Rican culture,
especially the Caribbean culture, on one plate.
This is dope that you grew up eating this over there.
- Everyday.
- I'm even gonna take this shit home.
(speaks in Spanish)
- The only thing that maybe is a little funny
is that these look like prison trays.
- It comes in metal?
- Yeah literally, that's the exact tray I used at school.
- And then we had those corny-ass, little paper trays.
- So in a way there was less trash.
- I'm a little sad that I had eat
what I had to eat growing up.
Appreciative but sad.
- I'm really impressed with the lunches.
I can't even believe how lucky you guys are!
- Shout out to Puerto Rico, period,
for just taking care of the kids!
Like they need to know that also you feed them good,
they're gonna be awake, they're gonna ready to learn.
- I know it's also a testament to the Puerto Rican people.
We take our food game very seriously.
And even our school lunches.
- Shout out to the lunch ladies of Puerto Rico!
Not all heroes wear capes, sometimes wear net caps.
(singing in Spanish)