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Consumer Reports says Lunchables ‘should not be allowed on menu’ for schools, petitions USDA for removal (www.cnn.com)

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The school cafeteria versions of popular kids’ grocery store snack kit Lunchables is packed with too much sodium, a consumer watchdog group warned on Tuesday.

Lunchables developed two new versions of the snack kit specifically to be available nationally as part of school lunch programs for the first time last year. But a new report from Consumer Reports said it recently compared the nutritional profiles of two Lunchables kits served in schools and found they have even higher levels of sodium than the Lunchables kits consumers can buy in stores.

Consumer Reports said sodium levels in the store-bought lunch and snack kits it tested ranged from 460 to 740 milligrams per serving, or “nearly a quarter to half of a child’s daily recommended limit for sodium.” The group found that sodium levels in the turkey and cheddar school versions of Lunchables contained 930 mg of sodium compared to 740 mg in the store-bought version.

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The article doesn't address this directly but:

the company first had to re-formulate the ingredients to ensure the products met federal guidelines.

The introduction of Lunchables in schools came amid proposed changes to school food guidelines by the USDA, which oversees the federally assisted school meal program. The proposed changes aimed to reduce added sugars and sodium levels in school-provided lunches.

Doesn't that imply a lot of the current options are even worse than the kiddy charcuterie?

I'm guessing a lot of these problems come from the comically low amount paid for each school meal?

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

kiddy charcuterie

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

There are schools serving those? Even the shitty processed food I got at my schools would've been a big step up from lunchables. That seems really weird to me that schools would've been serving kids the same snacks they would've chosen if they had no restrictions or guidance

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sounds like a Malk situation.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Now with Vitamin R!

[–] Hupf@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

https://youtube.com/@Steve1989MRE approved meal.