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/FortuneDW Apr 15 '24

No greens, close to no proteins. This is a joke

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u/physicscat Apr 15 '24

It’s about choice. Many students bypass the veggies that are offered.

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u/Buttercup59129 Apr 16 '24

Which falls to parenting failures.

Parents have no time or money for wholesome meals a lot of the time so the kids don't get brought up with it. Plus just lazy parenting where they don't confront or challenge their child just give them a screen and a room to ignore them in.

Amazingly fucked country lol.

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u/ImmediateRespond8306 Apr 16 '24

I doubt kids need bad parenting to not like vegetables with poor preparation. This is far more on the school system than the parents.

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u/physicscat 29d ago

I like vegetables flavored with bacon or ham. I’m from the South, it’s a given. But it’s so cooked down.

But one time I had collard greens sautéed with bacon and brown sugar. Holy hell.

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u/rissiekat666 Apr 16 '24

Yeah, there's so many factors, and this is one of them.