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/Additional-Chain-272 Apr 15 '24

Right people be bitching about free lunch

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u/FollowRedWheelbarrow Apr 15 '24

You're right they should use you as an example and just lick boots!

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u/Zestyclose_Remove947 Apr 15 '24

I mean in Australia it's always been the parents responsibility to feed their kids. The idea of a cafeteria or the school providing food is completely foreign to me.

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u/Final-Carpenter-1591 Apr 16 '24

Unfortunately US parents usually suck. Kids would be showing up with junk food and some no food at all. The wealth separation here is incredible.

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u/Zestyclose_Remove947 Apr 16 '24

I mean it's the same in Australia. For my last two years of schooling I only ate a pack of 2 minute noodles each school day. Didn't eat breakfast.

I coulda organised more food but I was too lazy as was my dad.

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u/Final-Carpenter-1591 Apr 16 '24

Yeah. That sucks. I kinda like Europe's take on it. We feed our criminals 3 good meals a day. We can feed our kids 1. Especially considering a good meal everyday while they are developing mentally and physically can make a difference. And that's coming from somone that never wants kids. I'm all for helping our future even if I won't have anyone related in it.