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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Mouldy cheese? False nutrition claims? Unpacking the Lunchly drama | story | Kids News - CBC.ca

Neither Lunchly nor Lunchables are healthy lunch options, say experts

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • MrBeast, KSI and Logan Paul released a lunch product called Lunchly in September.
  • They claim it’s healthier than similar products like Lunchables.
  • Some experts say this isn’t exactly true.
  • Some have also complained they’ve found mouldy cheese in the products.
  • Read on to find out what’s really going on.

You can’t get Lunchly in Canada, but you have probably been hearing about it.

Kids across Canada have been telling us that it’s creating quite the buzz in classrooms.

Why? Probably because of all the drama around the products since their release.

At the end of September, influencers KSI and Logan Paul — the faces behind Prime energy drinks — along with YouTube giant MrBeast released a new lunch product in the United States.

The product, called Lunchly, isn’t very different from the Lunchables you can get here, but the creators say it’s a “healthier alternative” to its competitors.

But is it?

Critics say it isn’t actually a healthy option and some have claimed the product could be recalled over allegations around mouldy cheese.

Claims around nutrition are deceiving

Lunchly claims that its products are healthier than Lunchables, but to know the truth, you have to look closely at the products.

On its website, it even compares the nutrition information of the three Lunchly types — Pizza, Nachos and Turkey Stack ‘Ems —...



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