Thanks Michelle Obama: School Resumes — so Do Skimpy Lunches
By Kyle Olson. Public schools across the country are throwing their doors open for another year of learning.
That can mean only one thing: the drudgery of school lunches influenced by Michelle Obama’s rules.
September 30 is the deadline for Congress to reauthorize — or change — the National School lunch Program. The program was changed dramatically in 2010 when the Democratically-controlled Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act — legislation that was championed by First Lady Michelle Obama.
Those members of Congress who are concerned about the success of the program may want to challenge their colleagues to taste test a sampling of these “creations” . . .
#thanksmichelleobama I don't think this would be enough for a kindergartener pic.twitter.com/CDB2gzqVe0
— Ryan Hussey (@ryan_countryboy) August 28, 2015
This poor, pathetic excuse for a kabob. #thanksmichelleobama #triplecprobs pic.twitter.com/Vc2Naklw6s
— CCC (@TripleCProblems) August 26, 2015
#thanksmichelleobama
#schoollunch pic.twitter.com/L0JQVs6ljg
— Jordan Chance (@JordanChance15) August 26, 2015
So far, few Republicans have been serious about changing the program that’s causing these lunches to be served. Will they listen to their constituents — and future voters — or Washington, D.C. bureaucrats who want to dictate what children will eat? (Read more from “Thanks Michelle Obama: School Resumes — so Do Skimpy Lunches” HERE)
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Study: Many Students Throwing out Fruits, Vegetables From School Lunches
By CBS Connecticut. Though many students may be loading up fruits and vegetables on their lunch trays, a lot of those aren’t actually being eaten.
New federal guidelines that require healthier school lunches are in effect, but a lot of children are simply throwing out fruits and vegetables instead of eating them, according to a new study.
University of Vermont researchers conducted a small study using digital photos to capture students’ lunch trays after selecting food, as they were leaving the lunch line, and then again after they passed their lunch trays to the food disposal area, as reported by CBS News. The study indicates that while more children are placing fruits and vegetables on their trays, they’re consuming fewer of them, with food waste increasing by 56 percent.
“We saw this as a great opportunity to access the policy change and ask a really important question, which was, ‘Does requiring a child to select a fruit or vegetable under the updated national school lunch program guidelines that came into effect in 2012 correspond with increased fruit and vegetable consumption?’” lead study author Sarah Amin told CBS News. “The answer was clearly no.”
The team of researchers evaluated hundred of tray observations over the course of 21 visits to two elementary school, both before and after the USDA guidelines were implemented. (Read more from ” Study: Many Students Throwing out Fruits, Vegetables From School Lunches” HERE)
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