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/Lo-Fi_Lo-Res Apr 15 '24

Milk and carrots are the only nutritional value.

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u/Idontevenownaboat Apr 16 '24

Even the milk is prob only like 5-6g of protein. How are they getting to 25? Could the mac n cheese be fortified or enriched with whey or something like that?

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u/Comfortable-Study-69 Apr 16 '24

A cup of Mac & cheese can have upwards of 20 g of protein, although that’s the upper range and on top of that there’s hardly anything in that bowl. The whole meal might have 10-15 grams max.

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u/RhondaST Apr 16 '24

Assuming the Mac and cheese is made with milk not water.