They always make me lose my appetite....
"Rules seek less fat, more fruit in school meals" January 26, 2012|By Ron Nixon
WASHINGTON - Hoping to combat the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, the Obama administration yesterday announced its long-awaited changes to government-subsidized school meals, a final round of rules that adds more fruits and green vegetables to breakfasts and lunches and reduces the amount of salt and fat.
I agree foods need to be healthier; however, this is all conditioning for kids to accept less while the elites get more, more, more!!!
The announcement came months after the food industry won a vote in Congress to block the administration from carrying out an earlier proposal that would have reduced starchy foods like potatoes and prohibited schools from counting a small amount of tomato paste on a slice of pizza as a vegetable. Under the latest rules, potatoes are not restricted, and tomato paste can qualify as a vegetable serving.
Related: Child Health Check-Up
But they really are looking out for you and not $ome other intere$t, kids.
The rules were announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Michelle Obama at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Va.
“As parents, we try to prepare decent meals, limit how much junk food our kids eat, and ensure that they have a reasonable balanced diet,’’ Obama said in a statement. “And when we are putting in all that effort the last thing we want is for our hard work to be undone each day in the school cafeteria.’’
Related: Michelle Obama's Appetite
Can you overeat hypocrisy because Americans are getting a heaping helping.
Some 32 million children participate in school meal programs each day. The new rules are a major component of Obama’s campaign to reduce the number of overweight children through exercise and better nutrition.
Then what is with all the skinny kids 'round h're?
The rules are the first changes in 15 years to the $11 billion school lunch program. They will double the amount of fruits and vegetables children are served in school and will require that all grains served are whole grains.
All milk served must be low fat, and for the first time the rules set limits on levels of salt and trans fats. They also set a minimum and maximum calorie intake per day based on student age....
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Related:
Massachusetts School Lunch
Yeah, you might want to check the date from the government that so cares about your tummy, kids.
Skipping School Series: School Lunch
I wouldn't blame you.
Social initiative asks Americans to eat half-sized meals to fight world hunger
All so the ELITE can have MORE, MORE, MORE!!
Yeah, I AM FULL-UP on the AGENDA-PUSHING NEWSPAPER, how could you tell?
