lunch money lunch money school lunches are not what they used to be and junk food brands have
taken advantage here are 10 junk food brands that profit from school lunch dominoes if you were a
hand toasted Pizza no Domino's is one of the big brand names that has been involved in schools in
various forms while they're not the only fast food pizza chain that has had an influence on schools
and school lunches they are definitely still one of the biggest players in the school lunch
Market Studies have shown that the most popular school lunch option is pizza because let's face
it most people absolutely love it rich people love pizza poor people love pizza but that does
not mean that it should be on the menu for kids every day Pizza is not known to be healthy for
the most part or at least not without altering a lot of the ingredients that are found in fast food
pizza there have been plenty of battles fought over whether or not pizza should be included
regularly in school lunches to the point where pizza sauce was even dubbed as a vegetable so
that pizza could remain on the menu Pizza while delicious is not a good source of vegetables
or really any nutrients often greasy and made with plenty of processed food it includes a lot
of calories sugar and fat that are not not good for anyone let alone children who are eating it
often Domino's has done everything from supplying food for the actual school lunches themselves to
offering rewards programs for kids who accomplish certain grades where they would earn free pizza if
they do well in school Doritos I was eating spaghetti and Doritos yesterday is probably
where my farts smells so violent Doritos are not something that most people would expect to be
involved with school lunches but they are involved in a couple of different ways the most obvious way
is the fact that a lot of schools sell bags of Doritos and other chips either in cafeterias
themselves or in vending machines and sometimes both eating Doritos at school is a snack for lunch
or later in the day is fine if done occasionally there's nothing wrong with having a bit of junk
food as a snack once in a while but oftentimes children are eating these items multiple times
throughout the week wow that good huh another way that Doritos have infiltrated school lunches
is by inserting themselves as an ingredient for certain menu options one such cafeteria
menu item is essentially Taco fillings that are piled on top of Doritos chips and mixed up and
eaten kind of like a strange nacho salad chips are not a food item that make for a good lunch
option whether they're eating on their own or as an ingredient with other things they're full of
sugars and sodium that are not healthy for anyone and should definitely not be eaten by children for
lunch at school despite this they continue to be popular among many schools and the company behind
them continues to make large amounts of money off of their use and sale at schools PepsiCo
all right give me a Pepsi free PepsiCo is not the only soda brand that has made its way into
schools in fact all of the major players have done it in some form or another even some smaller soda
brands are getting involved in schools there are many reasons why children should not be drinking
most sodas but the largest is the pure amount of sugar and caffeine available in these drinks these
carbonated beverages are not good for adults to be having regularly and they most certainly are
not good for children these days it's extremely easy for children to get their hands on soda at
school whether it's from the cafeteria itself or from vending machines around the building soda
is addictive due to the amount of sugar in it and children really shouldn't consume it that
often most kids do not understand that sodas not healthy for them all they know is that it tastes
great and they love it most kids would choose soda over water every single time not knowing
how bad it is for them if you want zero calorie water try Diet Water zero light large companies
such as PepsiCo have spent a lot of money to get involved in school lunches selling their sugary
sodas during lunch time to kids who would then crave the sugar and caffeine later as well the
whole idea behind it is to get kids to want more so their sales outside of the schools also go up
PepsiCo also offers other products for school lunches really taking advantage of the captive
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next General Mills okay what do you want two wheels General Mills is known for making a lot
of familiar products including favorite cereals pancake mix cupcake and cake mixes and various
snack foods as well snack foods a lot of their products include a lot of sugar and
non-natural ingredients and they're one of the bigger players in the market of school lunches
oftentimes companies will make versions of their snacks that are just a bit healthier for schools
but what it ends up doing is driving these kids to get their parents to buy the same snacks from
the grocery stores which are the full sugar and full fat versions of the snacks General Mills has
been in the snack market for a very long time and over the years they've begun making snacks with
more and more sugar because it's what people tend to Crave one of the biggest things that
they sell to schools for lunches and breakfast programs is a mini cup of their popular sugary
cereals which then drives the kids to ask their parents to buy those same cereals smart and smart
they also offer a range of pre-made baked goods and yogurt in bulk as well yogurt is at least a
little better than the baked goods or the cereals but it too is still full of a lot of sugar if your
child eats breakfast or lunch at school you can at least attempt to try and get them to choose
the healthier options such as yogurt over more sugar-filled cereals glaze we're on strike hunger
strike you're eating potato chips Blaze is another chip brand that is popular in schools maybe even
more popular than Doritos because they offer a lot more variety of flavors lays have all sorts
of chip flavor options including many limited editions that are only available for a certain
amount of time lays can be served as a side with a school lunch or purchased individually by the kids
themselves in the cafeteria or vending machines lays are known for their heavy salt content and
salt is something that a lot of people end up craving oh my God delicious the high salt and
fat content found in chips is not something that's good for anyone having chips like these so widely
available for children in schools just encourages bad eating habits throughout their time in school
and after as well both lays and Doritos are made by Frito-Lay so the company is making a bunch of
money off of kids with their different snack foods none of which are exactly healthy to be consuming
every day the best thing you can do for your child is make sure they know that these types of snacks
are not for daily consumption and should be a once in a while treat try to stick to healthier
snacks if given the choice McCain sweet potato fries McCain is a pretty big household name best
known for their frozen potato products that can be thrown into the oven and made quickly when you
don't have time to make fries from scratch a while ago large companies such as McCain lobbied to have
frozen french fry style potatoes considered a vegetable serving and school lunches what what
while technically potatoes are a vegetable frozen fries are not what you should to be eating when
it comes to getting your daily vegetable nutrients these companies that create these products use all
sorts of oils and fats to fry their products before they're frozen and sent out they also
contain large amounts of salt including a large percentage of your daily recommended sodium
intake which is an even larger percentage of the daily recommended sodium intake for children
unfortunately Studies have shown that fries are one of the most popular lunch items in schools
because they are delicious and kids love them it is the best they're also too young to really know
better and know that fries are not good to eat all the time McCain no doubt makes a lot of money off
of their frozen potato products sold to schools from different cuts of fries to wedges and tater
tots all of these products are not what should be considered as healthy options in school cafeterias
craft Heinz Kraft mac and cheese if your parents don't buy it stop loving them but craft Heinz is
a large company that makes a large variety of products in fact the majority of households use
a craft Heinz product daily from desserts to condiments they have been large players in the
food production game the company is more than just Kraft mac and cheese and Heinz Ketchup so it's no
surprise that they're also involved in supplying things for school lunches as well as do a lot
of large food production companies Kraft Heinz is probably the largest supplier of ketchup products
to schools and while you would think that there's nothing wrong with ketchup what a lot of people
might not really realize is just how much sugar is in most ketchup gross gross all that Sugar
it's really gross on top of that ketchup was once attempted to be made an official vegetable so that
the ketchup could count as a vegetable serving as required by the organizations in charge of setting
the nutrition standards for children in schools Kraft Heinz is not the worst when it comes to
offering junk food to kids in schools but they are definitely one of the companies benefiting
from serving things that are less than healthy to children for school lunches Krispy Kreme donut
Krispy Kreme is less present when it comes to school lunches but they have attempted to get
involved in schools and school lunches there are a few schools that have made Krispy Kreme Donuts
available in their cafeterias but the bigger way that they've found their way into schools is
by offering rewards for kids with good grades or offering free donuts to some high school graduates
while this may seem like a wholesome way to get kids to focus more on school or celebrate those
who finished high school it's actually a way for Krispy Kreme to get some positive publicity for
very little cost Krispy Kreme provides the donuts to the students at little cost to them and all
sorts of media picks up the story and spreads it around hearing the feel-good story people tend to
go out of their way to support them this is not the worst thing that large companies have done
when it comes to providing food to school children the occasional donut can be a great treat but they
no doubt have made a good amount of money off of these non-advertising attempts at providing
free donuts to school children of all ages easy money right as long as they do not start trying
to push Donuts as a food group for lunch Krispy Kreme isn't doing much harm in schools Quaker
if you've never been to a quaker Fair before Quaker is another company that is a household
name among many making a range of mostly oat based products for use at home work or school Quaker is
a company owned by PepsiCo so they're also making money through products such as carbonated sodas
Quakers specifically though does offer a healthier range of products for school
breakfasts and lunches bulk quantities of their oats can be bought and used to make healthier
options like oatmeal for breakfast and they also offer granola bars while granola bars still have
sugar and are the less healthy option they're not as bad as some of the other options out
there Quaker offers some more options for school breakfasts and lunches that are a little better
than chips or pizza you can find Quaker snacks at schools and also on grocery store shelves so
if the kids eat these snacks at school it's likely that if they enjoy them they'll ask their parents
to buy the same products for home easy peasy so in the end companies are taking advantage
of the free advertising on top of making money from selling their products to schools sun made
the shriveled husk of Raymond holt look Gina is that a talking raisin sun made is all about
raisins and they have stuck to their specialty over the years for the most part while the do
offer some other products they've largely just worked on different versions of raisins raisins
are something that kids tend to either love or hate and they're often used as quick snacks for
young kids raisins are actually surprisingly full of sugar but are still better for a snack
than something like potato chips or candy not bad not bad the company has collaborated
with all sorts of school boards and other organizations that determine what should be
served at school lunches which is a smart idea in order to ensure that they're selling to as
many schools as possible they sell their raisins in different flavor packages and classic raisin
individual packs or even in large bulk boxes of raisins intended to be scooped out and used
in recipes or simply served as a snack throughout the school day while sun made is simply in it for
the profits they are at least offering a snack that is healthier for children than most of the
other available Foods out there sun made is just one of many companies that has taken advantage
of the need for school breakfasts lunches and snacks but at least they're not pushing unhealthy
items like some of the other companies at least there's that we've got more just tap or click
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