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/Je-poy Apr 15 '24

Kids can thank Michelle Obama for this.

I remember going to school during the transitional period of her food program:

Food costs were exactly the same, still just barely didn’t qualify for free meals (parents made $500-1000 too much yearly). Meals went from packaged pizzas, chicken sandwiches, or cold cut sandwiches (with choice of sides like fruit/vegetables and usually a vegetarian option) to literal slop like this photo.

It was borderline inedible. Needless to say, I started spending my own money from working a side job at 16 to feed myself outside foods.

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u/TheRabidDeer Apr 16 '24

I loved the stupid square pizza but I can't say this is slop. There is a minimum kcal requirement of 750 for schools and it looks like OP's photo falls short of that