• infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    Lunchables aren’t even cheap, calorie for calorie. There’s probably more kJ you can get from pyrolyzing the plastic into crude than there is in the food itself.

    That’s not food, you’re eating branding.

    • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      You’re paying for the pre-portioned servings and the plastic containers. I mean, I get it to an extent - it’s quite a bit of work to pack a child’s lunch nearly every morning on top of all the other stuff to get ready with a child. I’d love to have the extra 10-15 minutes back, too, but putting the work in saves money and plastic waste, and also avoids stuff like this (as far as I can control at least).

      • EatPotatoes [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        3 months ago

        Free decent breakfasts, lunches and even dinner as part of an extended school day could be such a help for so many parents. So much household labor is required to keep this fucking nightmare on track to killing us all.