What makes a family give lunchables for lunch every day?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:IDGAF if someone packs Cheetos and a 20oz coke every day for their kid.

How does this affect you OP? Get a life.

It very much affects us all. There is an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, etc that is bankrupting our country and causing tremendous suffering - all because companies want to profit by poisoning us with lab designed processed “food” like lunchables.

This is such a tired trope. Instead of using shame of the individual (proven to have zero effectiveness in changing behavior) why don't you lobby to get real change at a regulation level? Food companies do not care about our health because they like profits. They have to be forced to take out harmful ingredients and balance sodium. Lobby your leaders. Shaming the consumer will do absolutely nothing.

Why should food companies care more about your health (or yours kids’) than you? People need to take responsibility for what they are choosing to eat

Totally agree. We should also get rid of warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol. Let's just completely do away with the FDA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In OP’s mind, Lunchables are for a certain class of people. OP is perturbed because the Lunchable parents aren’t acting how she expects them to act based on their socioeconomic status. Bless her heart, she probably aspires to their status and here they are spoiling it with Lunchables.

What's funny about this is the fact that Lunchables are expensive. So are Uncrustables. (I'm not against either one; my kid loves Uncrustables, so do I)

[Anonymous]

You can't parent the world. And really I'm sure those parents appreciate your concern but it's not your job to pass judgement on anyone.

I'll even go so far on this and say I'd rather my kids eat a lunch I packed than that poison they serve at school. Ever wonder WHY schools want everyone to eat for free ? To make kids sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IDGAF if someone packs Cheetos and a 20oz coke every day for their kid.

How does this affect you OP? Get a life.

It very much affects us all. There is an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, etc that is bankrupting our country and causing tremendous suffering - all because companies want to profit by poisoning us with lab designed processed “food” like lunchables.

This is such a tired trope. Instead of using shame of the individual (proven to have zero effectiveness in changing behavior) why don't you lobby to get real change at a regulation level? Food companies do not care about our health because they like profits. They have to be forced to take out harmful ingredients and balance sodium. Lobby your leaders. Shaming the consumer will do absolutely nothing.

Why should food companies care more about your health (or yours kids’) than you? People need to take responsibility for what they are choosing to eat

Totally agree. We should also get rid of warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol. Let's just completely do away with the FDA.

Food already has detailed labels. Maybe they should put in the label: eat in excess and you will become fat and diabetic. Would that help?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In OP’s mind, Lunchables are for a certain class of people. OP is perturbed because the Lunchable parents aren’t acting how she expects them to act based on their socioeconomic status. Bless her heart, she probably aspires to their status and here they are spoiling it with Lunchables.

What's funny about this is the fact that Lunchables are expensive. So are Uncrustables. (I'm not against either one; my kid loves Uncrustables, so do I)

Humans have hit an all time high laziness. BP&J is the world’s easiest sandwich to make. But no. Let’s buy overpriced frozen ones in a box- I’m just too busy on DCUM for sandwich making

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In OP’s mind, Lunchables are for a certain class of people. OP is perturbed because the Lunchable parents aren’t acting how she expects them to act based on their socioeconomic status. Bless her heart, she probably aspires to their status and here they are spoiling it with Lunchables.

What's funny about this is the fact that Lunchables are expensive. So are Uncrustables. (I'm not against either one; my kid loves Uncrustables, so do I)

Humans have hit an all time high laziness. BP&J is the world’s easiest sandwich to make. But no. Let’s buy overpriced frozen ones in a box- I’m just too busy on DCUM for sandwich making

And then the excuse is that their kid eats the Uncrustables and won't eat regular PBJ. Ok, well that's on you for buying and continuing to buy Uncrustables.

[Anonymous]

Thought of you all when I made a home-made lunchable yesterday. But, for laziness, I got sqeezeable peanut butter and crackers and celery and just put the entire squeezeable thing in the lunch boxes. I"m sure somebody thought i was nuts, lazy, or stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IDGAF if someone packs Cheetos and a 20oz coke every day for their kid.

How does this affect you OP? Get a life.

It very much affects us all. There is an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, etc that is bankrupting our country and causing tremendous suffering - all because companies want to profit by poisoning us with lab designed processed “food” like lunchables.

This is such a tired trope. Instead of using shame of the individual (proven to have zero effectiveness in changing behavior) why don't you lobby to get real change at a regulation level? Food companies do not care about our health because they like profits. They have to be forced to take out harmful ingredients and balance sodium. Lobby your leaders. Shaming the consumer will do absolutely nothing.

Why should food companies care more about your health (or yours kids’) than you? People need to take responsibility for what they are choosing to eat

Totally agree. We should also get rid of warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol. Let's just completely do away with the FDA.

Maybe the government should regulate bad food AND people who know better can stop being lazy and try to care for their kids? It’s not like the nutrition content and analysis isn’t easily accessible, especially for the DCUM crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In OP’s mind, Lunchables are for a certain class of people. OP is perturbed because the Lunchable parents aren’t acting how she expects them to act based on their socioeconomic status. Bless her heart, she probably aspires to their status and here they are spoiling it with Lunchables.

What's funny about this is the fact that Lunchables are expensive. So are Uncrustables. (I'm not against either one; my kid loves Uncrustables, so do I)

Humans have hit an all time high laziness. BP&J is the world’s easiest sandwich to make. But no. Let’s buy overpriced frozen ones in a box- I’m just too busy on DCUM for sandwich making

I have no doubt an Uncrustable is 100x more tasty than the PB&J I make with no-sugar whole grain bread, no-sugar almond butter and low-sugar jelly. Luckily the only version my kids know is my version so they are used to it.

We send to private school so we control when they can buy lunch, and leftovers are brought back in the lunchbox, not thrown out.

[Anonymous]

My parents let me have every kind of junk food imaginable when I was a kid. As an adult, I barely eat anything junky. I joke that it's because I was "sugared out" by the time I hit 18, but really, it was more that once I could make better choices for myself, I made them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IDGAF if someone packs Cheetos and a 20oz coke every day for their kid.

How does this affect you OP? Get a life.

It very much affects us all. There is an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, etc that is bankrupting our country and causing tremendous suffering - all because companies want to profit by poisoning us with lab designed processed “food” like lunchables.

This is such a tired trope. Instead of using shame of the individual (proven to have zero effectiveness in changing behavior) why don't you lobby to get real change at a regulation level? Food companies do not care about our health because they like profits. They have to be forced to take out harmful ingredients and balance sodium. Lobby your leaders. Shaming the consumer will do absolutely nothing.

Why should food companies care more about your health (or yours kids’) than you? People need to take responsibility for what they are choosing to eat

Totally agree. We should also get rid of warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol. Let's just completely do away with the FDA.

Maybe the government should regulate bad food AND people who know better can stop being lazy and try to care for their kids? It’s not like the nutrition content and analysis isn’t easily accessible, especially for the DCUM crowd.

The government is pushing bad food on kids. Every seen the typical public school lunch? It’s basically mass produced crap from Walmart, except off brand. Off brand uncrustables. No name muffins made of oil. They do offer brand name junk cereal and brand name Dannon sugar yogurt though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In OP’s mind, Lunchables are for a certain class of people. OP is perturbed because the Lunchable parents aren’t acting how she expects them to act based on their socioeconomic status. Bless her heart, she probably aspires to their status and here they are spoiling it with Lunchables.

What's funny about this is the fact that Lunchables are expensive. So are Uncrustables. (I'm not against either one; my kid loves Uncrustables, so do I)

Humans have hit an all time high laziness. BP&J is the world’s easiest sandwich to make. But no. Let’s buy overpriced frozen ones in a box- I’m just too busy on DCUM for sandwich making

I have no doubt an Uncrustable is 100x more tasty than the PB&J I make with no-sugar whole grain bread, no-sugar almond butter and low-sugar jelly. Luckily the only version my kids know is my version so they are used to it.

We send to private school so we control when they can buy lunch, and leftovers are brought back in the lunchbox, not thrown out.

What’s sad is that this should be an acceptable and dare I say widespread food view, but tbh I can’t tell if you are trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IDGAF if someone packs Cheetos and a 20oz coke every day for their kid.

How does this affect you OP? Get a life.

It very much affects us all. There is an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, etc that is bankrupting our country and causing tremendous suffering - all because companies want to profit by poisoning us with lab designed processed “food” like lunchables.

This is such a tired trope. Instead of using shame of the individual (proven to have zero effectiveness in changing behavior) why don't you lobby to get real change at a regulation level? Food companies do not care about our health because they like profits. They have to be forced to take out harmful ingredients and balance sodium. Lobby your leaders. Shaming the consumer will do absolutely nothing.

Why should food companies care more about your health (or yours kids’) than you? People need to take responsibility for what they are choosing to eat

Totally agree. We should also get rid of warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol. Let's just completely do away with the FDA.

Maybe the government should regulate bad food AND people who know better can stop being lazy and try to care for their kids? It’s not like the nutrition content and analysis isn’t easily accessible, especially for the DCUM crowd.

The government is pushing bad food on kids. Every seen the typical public school lunch? It’s basically mass produced crap from Walmart, except off brand. Off brand uncrustables. No name muffins made of oil. They do offer brand name junk cereal and brand name Dannon sugar yogurt though.

Is the government also forcing “educated” UMC parents to purchase those same things for their kids? Because there are a lot of supporters of those foods on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In OP’s mind, Lunchables are for a certain class of people. OP is perturbed because the Lunchable parents aren’t acting how she expects them to act based on their socioeconomic status. Bless her heart, she probably aspires to their status and here they are spoiling it with Lunchables.

What's funny about this is the fact that Lunchables are expensive. So are Uncrustables. (I'm not against either one; my kid loves Uncrustables, so do I)

Humans have hit an all time high laziness. BP&J is the world’s easiest sandwich to make. But no. Let’s buy overpriced frozen ones in a box- I’m just too busy on DCUM for sandwich making

I have no doubt an Uncrustable is 100x more tasty than the PB&J I make with no-sugar whole grain bread, no-sugar almond butter and low-sugar jelly. Luckily the only version my kids know is my version so they are used to it.

We send to private school so we control when they can buy lunch, and leftovers are brought back in the lunchbox, not thrown out.

What’s sad is that this should be an acceptable and dare I say widespread food view, but tbh I can’t tell if you are trolling.

I am not trolling but I also don’t see what is sad about my post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parents let me have every kind of junk food imaginable when I was a kid. As an adult, I barely eat anything junky. I joke that it's because I was "sugared out" by the time I hit 18, but really, it was more that once I could make better choices for myself, I made them.

The 70s were all canned food and 80s and 90s about junk foods. 90s saw more emphasis on fresh foods thanks to California Cuisine, but we’ve got a ways to go.