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Oscar Mayer Lunchables, Chicken Dunks
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Oscar Mayer Lunchables, Chicken Dunks

Lunchables
1 ct
Available at Foodtown
270
Calories
9g
Protein
31g
Sugars
480mg
Sodium
226
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You’ll typically find Oscar Mayer Lunchables Chicken Dunks in the refrigerated grab-and-go aisle near other prepackaged lunch kits, deli meats, and single-serve juice pouches — often stacked on endcaps devoted to kids’ meals and convenience foods. It’s designed for quick school lunches, after-school snacks, park picnics, or road-trip pit stops when parents want something that requires no prep. The product’s branding leans into playful, child-focused marketing: bright packaging, “fun pack” language, and a built-in activity of assembling dips and bites that appeals to elementary-school kids and nostalgic adults. Labels highlight kid-friendly claims — “fun,” graphics, and small nutrition callouts like “7 g protein” — while the drink lists “natural flavors” and the small print reveals many stabilizers, preservatives, and colorings; there’s no organic certification or whole-food claim. In plain terms this is a highly processed convenience meal composed of breaded, fully cooked chicken patties, sweetened juice beverage, ketchup with additives, and a small candy portion. Sensory notes: the nuggets are crisp-at-first with a bready, slightly salty interior; ketchup adds tangy-sweet familiarity; the strawberry candy is brightly colored and crunchy; the fruit-punch pouch is sweet and hydrating. Packaging is modular — a plastic compartment tray with peel-back lids and a soft drink pouch — supporting a quick ritual: open, dip, chew, sip, treat. In American grocery culture Lunchables sit at the intersection of time-saving convenience and childhood ritual, traded for portability and ease rather than culinary complexity or whole-food nutrition.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 1
Calories270
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Cholesterol25mg8%
Sodium480mg21%
Total Carbohydrate44g16%
Total Sugars31g
Protein9g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

FRUIT, PUNCH, FLAVORED, WATER, BEVERAGE, WITH, OTHER, NATURAL, FLAVOR, (FILTERED, WATER,, SUGAR,, CITRIC, ACID,, STEVIA, LEAF, EXTRACT,, NATURAL, FLAVOR);, FULLY, COOKED, BREADED, NUGGET-SHAPED, CHICKEN, PATTIES, (NUGGET, SHAPED, CHICKEN, PATTIES, [WHITE, CHICKEN,, WATER,, POTASSIUM, LACTATE,, MODIFIED, CORN, STARCH,, CONTAINS, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF, SALT,, POTASSIUM, CHLORIDE,, DEXTROSE,, SODIUM, PHOSPHATES,, CARRAGEENAN,, SODIUM, DIACETATE,, LEMON, JUICE, CONCENTRATE,, FLAVOR],, BREADING, [ENRICHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID),, WATER,, ENRICHED, BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, (BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID),, DEXTROSE,, MODIFIED, CORN, STARCH,, YELLOW, CORN, FLOUR,, ENRICHED, BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, (BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR,, MALTED, BARLEY, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID),, WHEAT, GLUTEN,, EGG, WHITES,, TAPIOCA, DEXTRIN,, SPICES,, SALT,, CARAMEL, COLOR,, PAPRIKA, (COLOR),, ONION, POWDER,, GARLIC, POWDER,, EXTRACTIVES, OF, PAPRIKA,, SOYBEAN, OIL, (AS, A, PROCESSING, AID),, MONOSODIUM, GLUTAMATE,, CELERY, SEED, EXTRACT,, SPICE, EXTRACTIVE],, BROWNED, IN, SOYBEAN, OIL),, CONTAINS:, WHEAT,, EGG;, KETCHUP, -, STABILIZERS, AND, PRESERVATIVES, ADDED, (WATER,, TOMATO, PASTE,, HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, CORN, SYRUP,, DISTILLED, VINEGAR,, SUGAR,, SALT,, POTASSIUM, CHLORIDE,, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH*,, SOYBEAN, OIL*,, SODIUM, BENZOATE*, AND, POTASSIUM, SORBATE*, [PRESERVATIVES],, DEXTROSE,, ONION, POWDER,, XANTHAN, GUM*,, GUAR, GUM*,, SPICE,, NATURAL, FLAVORS,, *INGREDIENTS, NOT, NORMALLY, FOUND, IN, KETCHUP);, NATURALLY, AND, ARTIFICIALLY, FLAVORED, STRAWBERRY, CANDY, (CORN, SYRUP,, SUGAR,, DEXTROSE,, MALIC, ACID, [DL-MALIC, ACID],, CONTAINS, 2%, OR, LESS, GUM, ARABIC,, CARNAUBA, WAX,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, RED, 40, LAKE,, COLOR, ADDED)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soybean Oil - Processed emulsifier
  • Sodium Benzoate - Synthetic preservative
  • Potassium Sorbate - Synthetic preservative
  • Red 40 Lake - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The product contains multiple industrial ingredients, additives (preservatives, stabilizers, flavors, colors), sweetened beverages, processed breaded meat, and candy, fitting the ultraprocessed NOVA 4 category.

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Common Questions about Oscar Mayer Lunchables, Chicken Dunks

The Chicken Dunks are a fun option for a quick meal, but calling them 'healthy' depends on your definition. They pack in some protein (9g per serving) but are also high in sugars, with 31g of total sugars, which is quite a bit for a single serving. If you're looking for a balanced meal, consider pairing them with some veggies or a side salad.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

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