Because the reason for the article is to validate the teacher/state rep in NC replacing a parent supplied lunch with an FDA approved one.
Bon Appetit has been doing these “Junk Food Makeover” articles for a while, well before the NC incident. They’ve done cupcakes, cinnabons, pizza pockets, buffalo wings, and a few others. I don’t think there’s a political agenda here, just because this one happens to be about chicken nuggets.
This article is trying to come up with a better chicken nugget, implying that the ones served at schools aren't very good to begin with. Have you ever eaten a "Chicken McLugnut?" They're nasty! But kids love them. Nowhere in the article by "Bon Apatite Magazine" is the NC incident mentioned... And what about the "Tater-Tot Makeover" that's linked there? I don't recall any "tater-tot" incidents in the news recently.
Mark