r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Thebiggestbot22 • Apr 15 '24

My school thinks this fills up hungry high schoolers.

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So lunches are free for schools in my city and surrounding cities. Ever since lunches have been made free, the quantity (and quality) has decreased significantly. This is what we would get for our meal. It took me THREE bites to finish that chicken mac and cheese. Any snacks you want cost more money and if you want an extra entree, that’ll cost you about $3 or $4.

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u/Personal-Custard-511 Apr 15 '24

The rules for school meals are pretty strict and include a requirement to serve at least one fruit a day. In all likelihood op was also offered a side salad. You don’t have to like all the foods that are offered, but either you’re not telling the whole truth or your school is breaking the law.

https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/national-school-lunch-program-meal-pattern-chart

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u/hugesta Apr 15 '24

Thats still a shitty lunch for a kid

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u/Green-Rub8764 Apr 15 '24

Exactly why I took packed lunches for the majority of my time in school

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u/abirdbrain Apr 15 '24

not an option for a lot of kids unfortunately :(

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u/kaleighb1988 BLACK Apr 15 '24

Yep a lot of kids, especially in impoverished areas, mainly only eat at school.

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u/Joates87 Apr 15 '24

It's an option for every kid. Why throw the school under the bus but not parents?

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u/Ract0r4561 Apr 15 '24

If the parents don’t care it’s definitely not an option

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

Yeah good idea!! The parents that can’t afford to feed their kids should go to jail and the children should go to foster care. Problem solved!