National Cheeseburger Day Is Here—Celebrate With These Juicy Deals
National Cheeseburger Day is Sept. 18, and participating chains offer limited-time deals.Some restaurants have deals running all week long.Expect BOGO burgers, freebies with $1+ purchases, and value pricing.Craving something cheesy? National Cheeseburger Day is September 18, and to celebrate, many of your favorite chains are serving up sizzling hot deals so you can celebrate (in some instances, all week long)—and get that cheese fix taken care of. From buy-one-get-one-free deals to half-priced and super-cheap burgers, there are plenty of offerings to help you save up for your next great feast. Here are some of the best offers out there
Keep Those Buns Out of The Oven
Keep Those Buns Out of The OvenBimbo Bakeries, the owner of Sara Lee and Nature’s Harvest breads, recalled a slew of their products in 2015 after a lightbulb shattered in their factory, which affected around 48,000 packaged products, the company said in a statement at the time. The recall was made after one consumer found bits of glass particles on the outside of their bread package, the company said in a statement at the time, and it affected bread sent to 11 states including Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina
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$7.30 for a Packed Lunch? Parents Say Back-to-School Is Breaking the Bank
Sorry, kids, but summer is officially over, and back-to-school season is in full swing. That means parents are back to packing lunchboxes all across the country. And they're finding those brown bag sandwiches to be more expensive than ever to make.In August, Deloitte released a new report on school lunches, noting that although inflation rates are "substantially lower than at their peak in 2022, groceries today cost 23% more than they did five years ago." That means making the perfect school lunch is a lot more expensive, too. "Based on our 2025 Deloitte Back-to-School Survey, almost half of parents and caregivers (48%) said the cost of lunch on school days this year will likely be higher than last," the report explained. To determine how costly those lunches might be, the company examined the past three years of lunch-related food prices. While noting that each lunch box will look different, it used classics like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich alongside a "contemporary lunch featuring a chicken and avocado quesadilla, a health-and-wellness lunch centered on a salad, and a convenience lunch built around a prepackaged meat, cheese, and crackers kit."This Genius Lunchbox Snack Starts With Leftover RiceAccording to its calculations, the average daily cost of these lunch options is $6.15. That represents a 3% increase year over year, or "slightly higher than food-at-home inflation overall."There is at least a little, sort of, good news in the report: "This year’s rise is higher than in 2024 (which was flat year over year), but lower than at the start of the 2023 school year, when the average index lunch cost was up 6% year over year.
Why Kraft Heinz Pulled Lunchables Off Public School Menus
Lunchables are no longer on the menu at schools across the United States. On Tuesday, Kraft Heinz shared that it is pulling its Lunchables products from a program providing free and reduced meals to low-income school children across the U.S. The move comes several months after Consumer Reports sounded the alarm about the pre-packaged meals, which typically contain deli meats, cheeses, and crackers. In April, Food & Wine reported on the advocacy group's petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, asking it to pull the product from the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) due to the product's “relatively high” levels of lead, cadmium, and sodium.Kraft Heinz’s Lunchables Contain ‘Relatively High’ Levels of Lead, Cadmium, and Sodium, Tests Show“Lunchables are not a healthy option for kids and shouldn’t be allowed on the menu as part of the National School Lunch Program,” Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, said in a statement at the time. “The Lunchables and similar lunch kits we tested contain concerning levels of sodium and harmful chemicals that can lead to serious health problems over time. The USDA should remove Lunchables from the National School Lunch Program and ensure that kids in schools have healthier options.”
