I've definitely tried doing that, but I'm not gonna lie and say that promotions such as this in the past didn't lead me down that path to begin with, ahaha. I remember waaaaaay back in the early 2000s during a rough period of my life they advertised that Lunchable Chicken Dunks could be eaten without microwaving, and it had a gimmick with the Fantastic Four movie at the time. This was when shows like Code Lyoko were on Cartoon Network, (2004! I remember watching the episode "Frontier" while eating a Chicken Dunks meal) so it's really old school by today's standard.

But needless to say, getting the piece of the puzzle from a box of those chicken dunks was too tempting for my young self to pass up and I got hooked. Even now, despite cutting back on Banquet TV Dinners, (stemming from them being the "Adult" versions of Kid Cuisine with more food in them) Chicken dunks are a neat snack I still eat now and then since they feel perfect for a snack rather than for an actual lunch. Of course, that's still not a good thing to be hooked on. I've definitely cut down on those Lunchable pizzas recently ever since they changed the taste and made it even more unhealthy, and now my main goal is to get more fiber since Fruity Pebbles removed them for some reason and I literally just noticed.

I actually really liked when Nintendo had that Cereal promotion a year or so ago for the Switch. That seems like a much more beneficial option for all ages health wise than lunchables that aren't so good in the long-term, and with contests like these, there's going to be a lot of long-term purchases. Reminds me to maybe get some Honey Combs for the first time in 13 years... But yeah, I don't blame parents nowadays for really disliking Lunchables due to the health factors. What started as a good kit of pre-made stuff (The Uploaded meals are still decent in that they actually include some more stuff... But now they're all stuff like Kool Aid instead of Water/Capri Sun) became just a mish-mash of eh tasting fake food at best for stuff like the Dunks/Crackers and awful inedible garbage like the Chicken Pizzas. At the very least, one thing I do keep in check is my weight and it's certainly in a healthy range. You can thank years of Wii Fit U and now Pokemon GO for that.