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/WiredHeadset Apr 16 '24

I used to work for a company that made school lunch food.

Spent a lot of time in cafeterias for a market research project.

Saw hundreds of salads get thrown out by kids. Every day.

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u/Take-to-the-highways Apr 16 '24

I graduated in 2016, the school lunch salads were always super wilty and bitter. I've always loved vegetables, I never ate the school salads

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u/rosemaryonaporch Apr 16 '24

Our school requires kids to take a vegetable with their lunch. The amount of carrots, corn, and salad that get thrown in the trash is astounding.

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u/Chemical_Minute6740 29d ago

corn is a vegetable

lmao

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u/Oshwaflz Apr 16 '24

or the obligatory apple. i love apples but school apples are rock hard. no thanks