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Lunch Room Trades

As a pudgy youth with a penchant for chocolate pudding, I was the queen of lunch room food trades. I could negotiate the trade of a roast beef sandwich for a Snack Pack with a finesse that usually requires a degree from Wharton. Here is the rundown, in case you ever decide to brown bag it again and your PB&J just won't cut it.

Anything shrink-wrapped and manufactured by Little Debbie is worth its weight in gold.

The more unnatural the color of your beverage, the higher quality trading material it becomes. Go for neon when choosing juice boxes.

Don't be a tool and let your mom bring you fast food. People will hate you. And you inevitably have to give up your fries. Not worth it.

Lunchables trump anything, but your arteries will not think you're so cool in about 40 years.

True or False: An entire nutritious lunch is worth one pack of Gushers?


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