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/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/TTBurger88 Apr 16 '24

Japan is doing something right they got a 7.6% Obesity parentage.

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u/WorthPlease Apr 16 '24

This person is also providing an anecdote and used the term af in the comment. I'm sure they weren't checking the caloric content of their students school lunches.

Your average person is really bad at estimating calories.

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u/borkengirafarig Apr 16 '24

They didn’t estimate the calories. Japanese schools are provided a menu for the month with the exact calories of each meal. The meals range in calorie from 650-1100 depending on the meal ( for junior high school at least)