Nebraska students won't have to worry about what's in the chili this week now that their school cook has been fired for serving kangaroo meat. Head Cook Kevin Frei said he added the kangaroo meat because of it’s nutritional value as a very lean meat. He shared the nutritional information with Superintendent Mike Williams after it was revealed the ingredient was added into the school’s chili. 




Parents of children in the Potter-Dix school district in Nebraska were told via letter about the use of kangaroo meat in their children's school lunches on Oct. 10th.




“This is a matter that I am taking seriously. I do not think that kangaroo meat is unhealthy or dangerous. It has to meet USDA standards in order for companies to sell it", the Superintendent said in the letter to parents. 


One mom in the district told the Omaha World-Herald that parents weren't necessarily mad about the unusual meat choice, but "they’re mad that it wasn’t disclosed."


If you're wondering where a school in Nebraska even got kangaroo meat, the newspaper reported the district bought it from food distributor Sysco. TIL you can buy kangaroo meat in Nebraska of all places.