School Nutritionists: Participation in School Lunch Program 'Abruptly Down' in 49 States

CNSNews.com ^ | June 25, 2015 | Gabrielle Cintorino

[Thorliveshere]

Why don’t the SCOTUS just MAKE us eat it, like they did with the LGBT ruling.

[Iron Munro]

Kids rejecting Moochie Meals.

Big Brother will not be happy.

[upchuck]

Another liberal, progressive utopia bites the dust.

Chewbacca is an idiot!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Foolsgold]

Let Mrs. Bigbutt eat the raw carrots

[wideawake]

So which is the 50th state where kids enjoy hamster kibble?

[Robert DeLong]

That’s what I was wondering. My other thought was, is the 50th state only moderately down rather than substantially down.

[__rvx86]

Oddly enough, I don’t care one way or the other re: whole-grain breads; in fact, it was the one edible item on my HS lunch plate...on days that they served it...

They had a catering company from Houston bring breakfast and lunch (the charter school district is HQ’ed in Houston); as such, the food was cold once it arrived in Dallas, *even with the cooler sealed*.

The canteen has a full kitchen; no one bothers using it...smh

Tip: The charter school system is run by Ottoman Moslems. In the classrooms, the instructors only make passing references to their “religion”, usually if one of the pupils asks. With the current geopolitical situation, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve gone on defence...

[AZLiberty]

Isn’t it a GOOD thing when fewer people are participating in a welfare program?

[Smokin' Joe]

But Harvey told the committee that “the addition of whole grain flour has created products that are dense, compact, dry and crumbly instead of light, moist, tender and flakey.”

Let them eat cake!

Likely, the garbage at Sidwell is more nutritious and palatable.

[Smokin' Joe]

Do these idiots ever listen to themselves or do they just repeat preprogrammed code phrases randomly without knowing what the words mean?

But, by Supreme Court decree, the words mean what they want them to mean when they want them to mean it, inasmuch as they mean anything at all.

The whole language, one formerly of semantic precision, has been rendered meaningless by these boobs.

[ballplayer]

This has to be the poster for the biggest waste of time and taxpayer money and a demonstration of idiocy of the American people

[Joe Boucher]

great job ya shelf ass wookie bitch moochelle.

[Republican Wildcat]

The nutritionists attribute the drop to new nutrition standards that were instituted by USDA in 2012. Total national participation in the School Lunch Program peaked in 2010 and 2011 at 31.8 million, according to USDA. In 2012, it was 31.7 million. But in 2013, it dropped by 1 million participants, to 30.7 million. In 2014, it declined again to 30.4 million Since its peak of 31.8 million in 2011, school lunch participation has dropped by 1.4 million, according to the USDA. “More than one million fewer students choose school lunch each day, thwarting the goal of promoting healthier diets for all students,” the SNA stated, adding that “school lunch revenue is down and food waste is up.” The group is asking Congress to “provide reasonable flexibility to help schools plan healthy meals that students will eat.” Students across the country have been complaining about the new school lunch program touted by First Lady Michelle Obama, and posting photos on Twitter at #ThanksMichelleObama. One recent comment: “It looks great, for an earthworm. We get to eat this and it tastes like dirt.” Lynn Harvey, an SNA member and chief of school nutrition services for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, testified on Wednesday before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that the new nutrition standards have “created unintended consequences”.

Now who could have seen this coming...

[Republican Wildcat]

Your point raises another question - how many fewer are purchasing school lunches altogether that aren’t on this program? I bet that data is even more striking.

[Oatka]

Now lets get this straight...I don't have to eat it, YOU DO!

Reminds me of a joke a traveler to Europe told me. Just after the plane reached cruising altitude, the pretty stewardess announced "Velcome to Lufthansa, YOU VILL ENJOY THE FLIGHT!"

[JPG]

And you vill be fed if you vill just sit down and OBEY ORDERS!!!