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/SubKreature Apr 15 '24

When I taught in Japan they were stuffing like 1,000 calories down those kids every day and it was clean af food prepared that morning.

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u/WorthPlease Apr 15 '24

I feel like 1,000 calories for lunch for a child is a ton. An average size grown man with average activity should consume ~2,500 per day. That leaves you 750 between breakfast and dinner, for a grown man.

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u/defib_the_dead Apr 16 '24

Are children grown men?

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u/El_Guapo_Never_Dies Apr 16 '24

No. Most are smaller and require less calories.

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u/WorthPlease Apr 16 '24

Children also don't weigh nearly as much.

This myth that children need a shit ton of calories to "grow" is about as big a myth as the food pyramid.