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No, its funny how the federal government continues to intrude on issues that are none of their business
Sorry, the Federal Government helps fund school lunch programs, which has been discussed extensively in this thread. The program (NSLP) has been around since the 40's. That sort of gives them the right to have input.
As documented in a number of posts in this thread, some districts do share your opinion and are opting out of the Federal money and running their own programs. Unfortunately, a lot of poorer districts will likely be unable to afford that.
I understand the goal of the government here, but agree with many of the other posters in this thread that is will likely end up in a lot of wasted food. Yet another good idea from the government that ends up wasting a lot of money.
Sadly, it is probably impossible to force kids to eat everything they are given for lunch. It seems like there should be a healthy option, not a forced program. At the very least, fire the principals that will not let children bring their own lunch. Let parents decide what their kids should eat by letting the kids bring their lunch from home!
Sorry, the Federal Government helps fund school lunch programs, which has been discussed extensively in this thread. The program (NSLP) has been around since the 40's. That sort of gives them the right to have input.
As documented in a number of posts in this thread, some districts do share your opinion and are opting out of the Federal money and running their own programs. Unfortunately, a lot of poorer districts will likely be unable to afford that.
I understand the goal of the government here, but agree with many of the other posters in this thread that is will likely end up in a lot of wasted food. Yet another good idea from the government that ends up wasting a lot of money.
Sadly, it is probably impossible to force kids to eat everything they are given for lunch. It seems like there should be a healthy option, not a forced program. At the very least, fire the principals that will not let children bring their own lunch. Let parents decide what their kids should eat by letting the kids bring their lunch from home!
I agree. It was one of those ideas that sounded great in theory but was impossible to execute because you can't force feed children food they don't want to eat.
I don't think Michelle was wrong, intrusive or out of line for wanting to introduce healthy options into the school lunch program. Maybe some places went all Food Nazi and got carried away, but the overall basis of the program was well-intended. If you don't encourage children to make healthy choices when they're young, they're not going to do so when they're adults. We have the obesity rates to prove it.
A lot of kids don't understand what good nutrition is. It's a school so you would think education would be the answer to that and it might even partly solve the throwing away of good food. I know, crazy idea anyone should learn anything of value about daily living.
It is not on the federally mandated curriculum so it cannot be taught. Government control strikes again.
You could also make the argument that if parents would get off their lazy a**es and make a home-cooked meal instead of filling their kids up on crap, the federal government wouldn't have to step in and dictate what's served in the school cafeteria.
Obesity related diseases cost us billions annually and the percentage of Americans who are overweight/obese keeps going up. If parents aren't going to teach their children about nutrition, who else is supposed to do it? I get that it's personal choice, but when little Johnny is pre-diabetic at ten, that's an epic fail on the parenting front.
Yes, some people do not like to eat healthy, as I said we get it.
Same people that elected Nancy, Hillary, Barbara and the rest of the First Lady's
So no one elected them, by your own admission. For the record, I don't think that they had any business or right to act as a government official either.
That's the problem with parents these days. They're not willing to have
discipline instilled in their kids.
Instilled by whom and which discipline, that of the governments Big Brother? According to you, all choice should be limited and no freedom of choice is tolerated. Good little democrat.
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You had weak-willed parents.
If yours were any different, you had dictatorial parents who intimidated you into doing what they wanted. Lots of freedom of choice shown by them.
Conservatives seem dead set on their kids being poorly nourished and ending up with lower IQ and generally poorer health. Fine, if you want to be behind in every way that's your choice. Enjoy your third world standard of living, your sprawling ghettos, your obesity epidemics, your masses of uninsured...
Do you mean the ones being currently created by the oh so intellectually "superior" democrats that just eat what they are told to eat?
Attempting to make this a partisan issue is idiotic. Kids eat what they like and don't eat what they don't like. No mystery there. Force will create a backlash when these kids are grownups.
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