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Pasta becomes a vegetable under Trump administration as loophole is created which hacks away at Obama-era school lunch rules
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 15:07 EST, 24 January 2020 | Ross Ibbetson

Posted on 01/27/2020 7:40:31 AM PST by Olog-hai

A Trump administration “loophole” in school lunch rules will allow for certain types of pasta to qualify as vegetables as well as for students to get more burgers and fries.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposals will continue to erode Michelle Obama’s legacy by easing restrictions on the types and quantities on fruit and vegetables put on the table.

“Pasta made of vegetable flour(s) may credit as a vegetable, even if the pasta is not served with another recognizable vegetable,” the new guidelines say.

The department said the changes will help to reduce food waste, because students were often given too much fruit and vegetables, which was thrown away.

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said: “Schools and school districts continue to tell us that there is still too much food waste and that more common sense flexibility is needed to provide students nutritious and appetizing meals. We listened, and now we’re getting to work.”

The changes also give provisions for more à la carte meals, which can be things like pizza and burgers. …

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Education; Food
KEYWORDS: hamburgers; moochelle; obama; obamalegacy; pasta; schoollunch; trumpwinsagain; vegetables
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1 posted on 01/27/2020 7:40:31 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

The more things change, the more they remain the same. I remember when the corrupt MSM attacked Reagan because someone in his Dept. of Education said ketchup may be classified as a vegetable.


2 posted on 01/27/2020 7:41:53 AM PST by PGR88
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3 posted on 01/27/2020 7:42:15 AM PST by simpson96
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To: Olog-hai

Pizza is all 4 food groups :)


4 posted on 01/27/2020 7:42:18 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Magnum44

All we are saying...is ‘Give Pizza a Chance’


5 posted on 01/27/2020 7:42:57 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Olog-hai

Tomato sauce is actually much healthier than fresh tomatoes, since the anti-oxidants and fibers are concentrated in the sauce.


6 posted on 01/27/2020 7:43:32 AM PST by samtheman (I hope someone close to Trump is reading FR every day.)
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To: Magnum44

Pizza is all 4 food groups :)

True True

Crust Group
Sauce Group
Cheese Group
Pepperoni Group


7 posted on 01/27/2020 7:43:46 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: Olog-hai

What is it any of the Daily Mail’s (UK) business? Worry about your own pathetic country.


8 posted on 01/27/2020 7:43:52 AM PST by Russ (I)
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To: Olog-hai

If the Dems say a boy can be a girl and we can say pasta can be a vegetable


9 posted on 01/27/2020 7:44:06 AM PST by BRL
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To: Olog-hai

Cauliflower pasta is supposed to be good, and healthy to boot.


10 posted on 01/27/2020 7:45:34 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: BRL

You’re right! Some pastas might identify as vegetables, making them trans-vegetables.


11 posted on 01/27/2020 7:45:53 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: HombreSecreto

Oh man, now I want to get a pizza tonight.


12 posted on 01/27/2020 7:46:00 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
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To: Olog-hai
Pasta is just identifying as a vegetable. It is technically a trans-vegetable.
13 posted on 01/27/2020 7:46:22 AM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: Olog-hai

Somehow, I just don’t think our founding fathers envisioned
the federal government dictating local school lunch menus.


14 posted on 01/27/2020 7:46:57 AM PST by Repeal The 17th
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To: BRL

Congress will propose a compromise—pasta can be a vegetable on Tuesdays and Thursdays. ;-)


15 posted on 01/27/2020 7:47:00 AM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: dfwgator

‘Give Pizza a Chance’

HA!! Clever.


16 posted on 01/27/2020 7:47:02 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ("Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength" - Corrie ten Boom)
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To: BRL

“If the Dems say a boy can be a girl and we can say pasta can be a vegetable”
_________________________________________________

So true!! Excellent point!!
CArb fluidity lives!!!


17 posted on 01/27/2020 7:47:50 AM PST by bantam
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To: BRL

lol


18 posted on 01/27/2020 7:51:47 AM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: Olog-hai

Fellow Zappa fans, you know what to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhDXbElN1oY


19 posted on 01/27/2020 7:52:58 AM PST by thoughtomator (... this has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.)
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To: Olog-hai

Why was Mooch allowed to make binding rules for school lunches, and why can’t anyone change them?


20 posted on 01/27/2020 7:53:27 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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