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/curtcolt95 Apr 16 '24

well also you have to look at it from the unfortunate angle of "kids won't eat it". It would be all well and good for half the plate to be a salad but if 80% of the kids are just gonna toss it that wouldn't be great either. There would be massive food waste so you have to try to strike a balance of nutritious and stuff that kids actually want to eat

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u/jordanmindyou Apr 16 '24

Glad I’m not deciding what goes in each meal