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Lol, happy to provide the entertainment.

Just to be more precise from an example I am intimately familiar with-

* picky in this case means "specific"- specific products or combinations of products are required to satisfy a given child's nutritional demands. One can bellow like the dad in Calvin and Hobbes- "if they're hungry enough they'll eat it"- but that will be to no avail.

* actual individual serving sizes of these specific products are often at least $1, and combinations of those servings are needed on a per eating event basis.

* "snacking" means that it's more like there are 4-5 eating events of $3+ per day per kid

* packaging, portion sizes, product lifespan and pickiness mean that a lot of food- probably 40-50%- gets thrown away, either not eaten during a meal or not gotten to before it "goes bad."

From a recent daily trip that bled for $60:

* oat milk - $1+/serving for a wannabe vegetarian environmental activist

* quick cook oatmeal - $1/serving (and don't forget the cranberry raisins, also $1/serving)

* bagel - $1/serving

* cream cheese - $1/serving

* cut fruit - $5/serving (snack!)

* yogurt - .75/serving (cheap!)

* specific brand of peanut butter granola - $2/serving

* non-nut snack bars - $1/serving

The "whole" thing is insane.




> * cut fruit - $5/serving (snack!)*

You know... If you buy a knife, you'll save a lot in the long run. It doesn't even need to be a sharp knife.

> quick cook oatmeal - $1/serving

Quaker oats costs $1 per pound, not per serving. Granulated sugar costs even less.

I have similar comments about your other prices, but you probably get the point.

[edit] Wait, no. One more. I have to.

> cream cheese - $1/serving

365 Everyday Value, Whipped Cream Cheese, 8 oz Price: $1.79 ($0.22 / Ounce)

HOW MUCH CREAM CHEESE ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR KIDS? :)




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