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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 The proposal was withdrawn, but President Ronald Reagan and the FDA had a hard time removing the ketchup stain.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. 21, 2008 at 6:41 PM
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That's interesting. This year our school is giving free breakfast to all students.
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- by on Aug. 21, 2008 at 7:33 PM
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Thats interesting CM!
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- by on Aug. 21, 2008 at 9:44 PM
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Completely ridiculous! Just another way the government tries to take away from our kiddos!
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- by on Aug. 21, 2008 at 9:50 PM
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Wow! That's crazy, my son loves vegetables of course we are vegetarians so maybe that's why. I am really picky about what he eats. At his preschool it aggravated me b/c he would eat breakfast their & they had no healthy cereal only things like lucky charms, etc. & they gave them goldfish crackers or animal crackers with it???? I don't know about anyone else but I never eat crackers with my breakfast, why not try a banana or an apple with their cereal??
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- by on Aug. 22, 2008 at 12:14 AM
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I remember this as well. My hubby and I often tease each other about not eating all our veggies when we leave ketchup on our plates!
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