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angrychair

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23. can't believe what I'm reading

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:56 PM

May 2014

We have people taking the position of "fuck it, let kids eat processed, high salt, high sugar foods...it will save us a couple of bucks...besides it hard and stuff."

It a much better idea to have the future of our country crammed full of "chicken" nuggets and french fries and drinking a carton of "chocolate"-like milk that has more sugar by volume than a 20oz bottle of soda. Who am I to argue. Sounds like a plan.

"Its good for you, it has electrolytes!"

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GOP: Drop fresh fruit, veggie rules for school lunches [View all] Newsjock May 2014 OP

If the President ever came out for fresh air and sunshine... MrScorpio May 2014 #1

If only he would! The GOPigs can wave their rebel flags yelling NO! till they run out of air! freshwest May 2014 #31

I thought the Republicans claimed they were for family values? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #2

A way to attack Mrs. Obama? Say babylonsister May 2014 #3

If this passes we need a new Executive order.... catnhatnh May 2014 #4

Yes! n/t factsarenotfair May 2014 #51

Something tells me that Republicans grew up hating vegetables, anyway Warpy May 2014 #55

If anything... Dopers_Greed May 2014 #5

I help serve in the food line tavernier May 2014 #6

I suppose they mean stuff left on the plate... targetpractice May 2014 #9

Excellent point and anecdote. Thanks. n/t freshwest May 2014 #32

Republican children must be following orders from their parents. Here in SF... displacedtexan May 2014 #39

They'll have them on bowls of unadorned gruel before we know it Warpy May 2014 #7

Raygun wanted to use this as a vegetable.... Omaha Steve May 2014 #8

Raygun WAS a vegetable. jmowreader May 2014 #10

That's an insult to vegetables! RoccoR5955 May 2014 #17

And Del Monte was caught flat footed when they discovered.... Brother Buzz May 2014 #15

Vegetables are Un-American! kwassa May 2014 #11

You do know that 95% lean ground beef is quite healthy right? Pizza and fries are indeed crap though MillennialDem May 2014 #34

Lean ground beef still has lots of fat. Not so healthy. kwassa May 2014 #45

Your link and post essentially glosses over 95% lean and talks about 90% and fattier MillennialDem May 2014 #47

No, it doesn't gloss over anything. Regular hamburger is about 80% lean. kwassa May 2014 #59

Well, that's under the assumption of not caring what % beef you get. I only cook 95% lean for myself MillennialDem May 2014 #61

You really should read the more recent science. Fat is not the problem. Psephos May 2014 #58

I have read a number of these articles .... and they are really reaching in many cases. kwassa May 2014 #60

In other words, you didn't read these articles or the studies behind them. Psephos May 2014 #62

well, I can't read this article without subscribing and paying money. So, I didn't. kwassa May 2014 #63

If you read my first post, I clearly said "refer to the primary sources." Psephos May 2014 #64

Not just fries but "FREEDUMB FRIES" Bandit May 2014 #46

Sorry but they have a point. Kids notoriously don't like anything green. YOHABLO May 2014 #12

You're joking right? My kids eat broccoli all the time - TBF May 2014 #19

that isn't true, my kid likes money, but it is the only thing he likes that is green. olddad56 May 2014 #22

I work at elementary school. roody May 2014 #28

My daughter gets mad when we don't serve broccoli enough. Codeine May 2014 #30

Broccoli was the only veggie I liked as a kid. wickerwoman May 2014 #33

excellent point NJCher May 2014 #38

My favorite part of that show wickerwoman May 2014 #44

The GOP can't help but being dicks, even to kids. Dickishness is deep bred into the GOP's DNA. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #13

States that don't want to feed children a healthy meal should not get Federal funds. Sunlei May 2014 #14

Forget the pugs, the problem is that kids won't eat a lot of the stuff they're getting. Psephos May 2014 #16

From the folks who decided ketchup was a vegetable ... nt TBF May 2014 #18

That was a pure economical decision. DetlefK May 2014 #53

That's how republicans operate - no secret about that. nt TBF May 2014 #57

chickens. the answer to this is chickens. mopinko May 2014 #20

really is a shame to throw away any foods. food could be frozen in a big block & a farm will buy it. Sunlei May 2014 #48

lotta laws about such things. mopinko May 2014 #50

oh I know what you mean about local laws. over-regulated IMO. Sunlei May 2014 #52

well, chi mopinko May 2014 #54

if it were up to the GOP, the kids would be eating Soylent Green. olddad56 May 2014 #21

can't believe what I'm reading angrychair May 2014 #23

GOP: We need more salt, fat and sugar for "your" children. L0oniX May 2014 #24

These people need to be taken out and and given a beating Botany May 2014 #25

It's all about the money dem in texas May 2014 #26

Exactly. Rhinodawg May 2014 #35

Our high school doesn't do the federal lunch program, so we don't adhere to any of the guidelines. MissB May 2014 #27

I totally disagree about the fruits and fresh veggies being hard to serve. dem in texas May 2014 #29

Jamie Oliver's series on this topic NJCher May 2014 #40

Our school doesn't serve chicken nuggets, thank goodness! MissB May 2014 #41

A wonderful display of ''Christian'' values: DeSwiss May 2014 #36

Kids who are eating McNuggets & pizza at home are not going to eat fruit & veggies at school. CrispyQ May 2014 #37

The RW won't be happy until the kids are fed shredded newspapers and concrete dust. FSogol May 2014 #42

Seasoned with mercury and lead, with a hint of Fukushima. truthisfreedom May 2014 #43

republicans probably back the food services corps who provide foods to a lot of our public schools. Sunlei May 2014 #49

We always had the rule that you had to eat at least one spoonful in our house. appleannie1 May 2014 #56

Republicans want kids to have poor nutrition soda, chips and cookies..... Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #65

If you don't eat fruits and veggies cap May 2014 #66

I'm not sure what's worse. The GOP's stupid idea or the random idiots here defending them. tenderfoot May 2014 #67

Republicans should just say it: shenmue May 2014 #68

How evil and rotten are these scum republicans. tabasco May 2014 #69