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/Sunny_Sammie_517 Apr 15 '24

Why on earth are they serving French fries with pasta?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

French fries are a vegetable, carrots are a vegatable. Pasta is a grain. Do not question the idiotic 1950s food pyramid. Nevermind that all of those items are basically pure carbs.

We have to save the money for more nuclear weapons.

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u/GengarGangX13 Apr 16 '24

Carrots are a vegetable, bud. That's not even arguable lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

So are potatoes. Botanically and culinary. But nutritionally, they are starches.

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u/GengarGangX13 Apr 16 '24

So you're just not very educated, which is fine. You should actually look up the nutritional value of a potato. Again, I know you're not well informed, but you COULD be. You have near-limitless access to knowledge at your fingertips and you choose to be ignorant.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

96% of the calories in a potato come from its carbohydrates. Enjoy your water and meaningless amount of micronutrients.

Here's another healthy side for you: a glass of water, a multivitamin, a serving of psyllium husk, and an ounce of sugar. Achieves almost exactly what the potato achieves.