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Hard to argue with that.
At 70, Purdue could be dead from a heart attack instead of being the Sec. of Agriculture if he had eaten a bad diet all his life.
But then again, ya never know... we all know somebody who smoked 2 packs a day and lived on beer and made it to 93.
At 70, when Purdue was a kid Monsanto was still making floor tiles instead of artificial food.
Seems that hateful vindictive republicans think they know more than a mother.
I fail to see the "hateful" and "vindictive" part in this thread, but let me just throw back: seems that Democrats think they know more than *everyone* even though the unintended consequences of their top-down meddling often make things worse.
I beg to differ. There are things kids will not eat and they will skip lunch. And yes one can tell the difference in WG breading and WG pasta. I certainly can and do not care for it.
No one said anything about starvation. Being hungry and starving are not the same thing although the word starving is often used to exaggerate hunger.
5 solid meals a week can be the difference between a well nourished kid and a malnourished kid. this is not about government interference, as nobody makes you buy or accept the meal. it is about giving kids the best start in life. And remember a well educated healthy kid is a lot lot cheaper over 50 years than a poorly educated unhealthy kid.. That is just a fact.
No I have not. If they are not eating those "5 solid meals a week" there is no difference. If they do eat those meals and 16 other meals a week 365 there is no difference. Either way they are not malnourished.
In the larger scheme of life those meals eaten or not arent making an impact.
I never ate lunch at school. In grade school, I went home for lunch. In high school, I didn't eat during the entire time at school and spent lunch period in the library doing homework. Graduated with High Honors.
I'm glad to see the "legacy" of the Obamas being washed away. He will probably be the most intentionally forgotten presidency.
That DOES sound good. Good for you too. But maybe it's too expensive.
I don't think the new meals sound that bad. Not perfect but who wants to drink that blueish skim milk? We used to have chocolate milk in school in little cartons. It was fine--whole milk. You need some fats in your diet. Give them some fun foods that aren't too bad nutritionally. The real answer is to let them go outside to play and run around and burn off some of that extra fat. Some schools don't even have recess anymore.
I don't have kids in school, so I was shocked when I read [URL="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/agriculture-roll-back-standards-school-meals-47129977"]this.[/URL]
"School lunches for elementary school students are now required to have less than 1,230 mg of sodium, a change put in place in 2014. The changes would keep the meals at that level, delaying until at least 2020 a requirement to lower sodium to 935 mg. That requirement was scheduled to begin in the 2017-2018 school year."
1,230 mg? Isn't that a lot of sodium for one meal?
That DOES sound good. Good for you too. But maybe it's too expensive.
I don't think the new meals sound that bad. Not perfect but who wants to drink that blueish skim milk? We used to have chocolate milk in school in little cartons. It was fine--whole milk. You need some fats in your diet. Give them some fun foods that aren't too bad nutritionally. The real answer is to let them go outside to play and run around and burn off some of that extra fat. Some schools don't even have recess anymore.
I do agree that when it comes to most children, one school lunch won't make a big impact on their lives. My other comment was referring to children from homes where they don't get a nutritious breakfast or dinner and evilcart's response was right on point.
Regarding the fat content, that also depends on the other meals they eat. Good habits start in childhood and obesity costs taxpayers close to $200 billion annually.
"The estimated annual health care costs of obesity-related illness are a staggering $190.2 billion or nearly 21% of annual medical spending in the United States. Childhood obesity alone is responsible for $14 billion in direct medical costs."
[url=http://www.healthycommunitieshealthyfuture.org/learn-the-facts/economic-costs-of-obesity/]Economic Costs of Obesity | Healthy Communities for a Healthy Future[/url]
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