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In my town and school district, the feds pay for over 65% of meals at schools. We now provide breakfast for anybody under 18 who walks in the door, no questions asked. They are getting bids for food trucks to go into the neighborhoods to take meals when there is no school.
Questioned about throwing out fruits and vegetables, a dietitian remarked the kids in her district could not identify a pear. They thought it was funny shaped apple. She also said many of the kids had dinner a fast food restaurants and convenience stores most nights.
Look into the reduced and free lunch program. It is a big scam.
IMO, if the taxpayer is buying meals at around 2.50 dollars a meal, the taxpayer can decide what is gonna be served.
My kids ate what was on the table. Their lunches were in a brown bag. The food served at school did not meet my standards years ago. All fat, sugar and empty carbs.
Read the article. The only fines will be to lunch rooms run by congenital idiots.
In my town and school district, the feds pay for over 65% of meals at schools. We now provide breakfast for anybody under 18 who walks in the door, no questions asked. They are getting bids for food trucks to go into the neighborhoods to take meals when there is no school.
Questioned about throwing out fruits and vegetables, a dietitian remarked the kids in her district could not identify a pear. They thought it was funny shaped apple. She also said many of the kids had dinner a fast food restaurants and convenience stores most nights.
Look into the reduced and free lunch program. It is a big scam.
IMO, if the taxpayer is buying meals at around 2.50 dollars a meal, the taxpayer can decide what is gonna be served.
My kids ate what was on the table. Their lunches were in a brown bag. The food served at school did not meet my standards years ago. All fat, sugar and empty carbs.
Read the article. The only fines will be to lunch rooms run by congenital idiots.
Why is this any different than obama care? THEY mandate health insurance to all but some still many are on the cusp where it would be a burden to buy insurance but they don't qualify for assistance so there is a fine placed on them for not having it.
I get nervous anytime the Gov. says we are here to help with a terrific program that is going to solve everything and when it doesn't they impose tax, fines and penalties.
What looks good on paper often doesn't translate to the real world.
FWIW, there are many thing about O that pizz me off. I did vote for him the first time, but his early on appointments verified he is just one more politician standing up for the status quo.
I am neither defending O or his wife. Don't give a durn about either. I am on my broom defending feeding kids nutritious meals. As we all should.
I have never understood this argument. The federal gov't (whether it should or not) pays a huge amount for free or reduced priced meals in the public schools. What is wrong with imposing nutrition guidelines in order for schools to get this money?
When my children were in school and I didn't make alot of money, the school would actually pressure me (although their lunch tickets were always paid) to apply for reduced price meals because the gov't paid them more per meal than they could charge the parents. Told them 'no thanks' and the kids got good, balanced meals in a small town school cafeteria.
Who are these parents that insist that their children cannot eat healthy food, and it is abusive to try to make them?
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