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29. I totally disagree about the fruits and fresh veggies being hard to serve.

Wed May 21, 2014, 01:32 AM

May 2014

It would be a little more labor intensive for the lunch workers, but feeding kids is not a profit center, the school should budget for the workers' time. The emphasis should be on eating the right foods. And not all kids dislike vegetables. My kids always liked vegetables, but they started eating them at an early age. Cooked carrots, corn and green beans, most kids like these vegetables. When you talk about vegetables, you don't have to always bring up broccoli. Lots of green salad, what's not to like about that.

I watched a show on TV where Jamie Oliver was trying to introduce a healthy lunch menu at a school where they were eating heated up frozen pizza, chicken nuggets and French fries. He asked the kids what they ate at home for supper and they said chicken nuggets and French fries. USA - we have a problem.

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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