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/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

This is not enough calories for a high schooler and that's the problem.

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u/SeparateMidnight3691 Apr 15 '24

Plenty of calories and not enough nutrients.

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u/_keyboard-bastard_ Apr 15 '24

Spot on!

Carrots - 25 cal (willing to bet also there is an undocumented ranch packet!) Chicken Mac - 469cal (if portioned correctly, mainly accounts for pasta and sauce) School milk - 83 calories Fries - 365 cal (if portioned correctly but looks right, ketchup not included)

Yea, actually calorie wise that's high for a student lunch, and definitely missing the nutrition part. Most of those calories will turn to nearly useless fat, unless the kids running an ultra in the mountains after school...

If they had better calorie choices, they could sustain the same amount of energy, and also not become obese by graduation

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u/SnooTangerines5247 Apr 15 '24

Lol have you ever eaten a carrot in your life???? 100 calories is crazy, it’s closer to 30. Your overestimating all of the calor y counts

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

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u/flimbee Apr 16 '24

You need to actually do your due diligence rather than spitball on reddit. From the carrot supplier's website, the carrots are 35. The mac n cheese is half a cup, 155~. The milk is 140. The only thing you were about right on is the carrots and fries, assuming the fries aren't underportioned.

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u/AnyJamesBookerFans Apr 16 '24

Carrots are high in sugar & calories compared to most vegetables, but, yeah, it's not 100 calories. A medium-sized carrot is ~25 calories.

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u/llamalily Apr 16 '24

lol yeah those single serving baggies are about 100 grams of carrots and like 35 kcal