(P.S. I don't believe the picture of the "maggot" in the green beans. That's a meal worm for snakes and lizards kids keep as pets. And it's something I would have done as a kid.)
Posted on 10/23/2014 5:06:02 PM PDT by jazusamo
Politics: As children across America tweet photos of their meager school lunches, Gitmo detainees are fattening up and illegal aliens are getting second helpings. How our government sets priorities is just amazing.
'Our greatest assets are our children," President Obama said last month as he signed something called "America's Promise Summit Declaration" that pledged in part to keep children "healthy."
But healthy's hardly the word that comes to mind when you read all the "#thanksObama" commentary on Twitter and other social media by disgusted kids posting photos of their government-issued victuals.
In a bid to meet the rigid regulations of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, with its one-size-fits-all calorie counts, children are finding their meals the sorriest, measliest and most unappetizing ever served.
It's shocking to see what now passes for meals in school cafeterias under the guise of "healthy": a couple slices of cheese, some florets of cauliflower, salads "naked" without dressing and assorted mystery meats. One kid even posted a photo of maggots in his green beans.
That, not surprisingly, is why large amounts of food are going straight to the trash and school districts are dropping out of the federal lunch program at a cost of foregoing federal funding.
The National School Boards Association last week reported that 84% of districts reported an increase in "plate waste" based on the new meals championed by first lady Michelle Obama.
Failure of this scope — and on the sort of thing children will remember all their lives — is not only a government scandal. It also stands in stark contrast to the cosseted coddling the government offers its favorite special-interest groups.
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