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Did You Know #7: School Lunch
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on Aug. 21, 2008 at 4:39 PM
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In 1981 the United States Congress cut $1 billion from child-nutrition funding and gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just 90 days to develop new standards for school lunches that would cut costs but not nutritional value. At the time, the FDA required that lunches consist of milk, bread, meat, and two servings of fruits or vegetables.
However, most kids didn't eat the vegetables; they'd just end up in the trash. It was suggested that by reclassifying ketchup--which was served with most lunches--as a vegetable, the administration could eliminate waste and cut costs without affecting what the kids actually ate. While the idea made sense to someone at the time, the new rules were widely ridiculed and caused an outcry from parents, who accused the government of trying to take food away from children. The proposal was withdrawn, but President Ronald Reagan and the FDA had a hard time removing the ketchup stain.
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- by on Aug. 22, 2008 at 2:12 AM
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I was in high school then so i should remember that but i don't sham on me.
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- by on Aug. 4, 2009 at 4:14 PM
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I think that if it is financially possible for you, pack your kids lunch so you will know what they eat. Put things they like and don't make them eat what they don't like. For example, my daughter loves carrotts but not broccoli. I won't make her eat broccoli because I know how it was being forced to eat "all your vegetables." You can't change a person's taste buds.
My husband is finally home! =)
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