Posted on 02/20/2017 9:40:02 AM PST by Hojczyk
The freedom from the strict restrictions on calories, fat, sugar, salt and other elements, came at the expense of federal funding to help cover free- and reduced-priced lunches for some students, but district business manager Brett Lago said the decision is already paying off in year one.
“We’ve lost, to date, about $40,000 worth of reimbursement, but our sales are up about $50,000 over last year,” he said. “Participation has gone from about 25 percent to 45 percent, and we’re still providing free lunches to all those students who would have been eligible under the school lunch program.”
Ditching the federal regulations allowed school food workers to redesign the cafeteria from a funnel system with few choices to a food court model with a deli and panini station, grill, main course counter and other stations, according to the news site.
“You get to choose what you want instead of being sort of funneled in and only having one choice,” junior Chase Zavarella said. “I think everyone is happier with the new selection.”
Senior Brianna Lander pointed to the cafeteria’s garbage cans as evidence that the new system is working better than the federal rules, which require all students to take a fruit or vegetable whether they wanted it or not.
“The trash cans were always full, sometimes overflowing,” Lander said. “You don’t see that now. People would go up to the snack line and get random junk food, where now you can get an actual meal and eat it.”
Penn-Trafford High School is among more than 500 schools that have dropped out of the NSLP since strict nutrition regulations were imposed on schools through the Healthy Hunger Free Act championed by former first lady Michelle Obama.
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That didn’t take long.
From what I’ve heard about those school lunches, there will be many more following.
A whole generation of Trump supporters is being raised up.
But..., but..., but..., his legacy?
I still wonder where the Constitution grants the federal government the authority to “regulate” local school lunches. It must be in ere somewhere.
If I understand in correctly, he has run out of pens. Had to reorder.
Such a great analogy to socialist centralized planning - it produces results counter to intention, waste and dissatisfaction. The only winner is the touchy-feely mastermind and his/her leftist colleagues as they pat each other on the back about their great works...
N O W THAT’S good news.
Isn’t it interesting, the Healthy Hunger Free Act and the Affordable Health Care Act are the exact opposite of what they claim to be. I’m sure we can come up with many many more examples of this. It would be so helpful if these things were truthfully named.
Sidwell Friends
February 23, 2017
MS/US
Oatmeal
Sundried Pesto Tortellini Salad
BBQ Chicken Salad
Breakfast for Lunch
Scrambled Eggs
French Toast Bake
Hot Cinnamon Apples
Hash Brown Potatoes
Turkey Sausage
Bananas
Whatever they are labeled is the opposite of the truth.
Yep that’s the nice menu. They feed those kids very well at that school.
Too bad the US cannot lock up the 0bummers and make them eat the Moochele school menu for the next 20 years
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