College Meal Plans - When does it make sense to buy the "Maximum" plan?

@ucbalumnus yes the price of 9, 13, and 19 meals are identical. I did try asking about it before she started but no one seemed to understand my confusion. I even called the registrar to confirm prices because it simply didn’t make sense to me. Now I just say keep the 19 and use what you use. When she skates at 6am she stops by to grab a drink and muffin or light breakfast but if she doesn’t need to be up early I doubt she goes to breakfast and she goes to many events with food that doesn’t use swipes. She also keeps a small amount of microwave food in her room just in case for any reason she doesn’t want to go out (bad weather etc).