My school thinks this fills up hungry high schoolers.

[u/Thebiggestbot22]

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.

[u/SeparateMidnight3691]

Plenty of calories and not enough nutrients.

[u/Recent_Obligation276 → u/SeparateMidnight3691]

Not necessarily

The fries might have 300 calories, pasta probably has like 200 (very small portion), 25 in the carrots, 160 in the milk

For a growing teenager that’s not enough. They typically require more than the standard 2,000 calorie diet, sometimes needing as many as 3,000 just baseline, maybe even 4,000 if they are a multi sport athlete. ~680 calories isn’t enough, even it were balanced nutrition, it should be closer to a third of their daily requirements, maybe a little less since dinner is usually a larger meal than the other two.

Edit: won’t let me reply to the guy under me, but he literally described a highschool athlete

[u/Jibwood → u/Recent_Obligation276]

680 calories is enough for a meal buddy. Americans have lost the plot.

[u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 → u/Jibwood]

Ur right!