Zachary Maxwell, 11-Year-Old, Makes Documentary About 'Gross' New York City School Lunches

[marmar]

The entrée a menu describes as a “Burger Bash" may really just be a thin slice of meat.

At least that’s the case when it comes to New York City public school lunches, according to a young filmmaker's documentary.

“Yuck: A 4th Grader’s Short Documentary About School Lunch” documents the discrepancies between what is described on school lunch menus and what is actually served. According to the film’s trailer, New York City public school student Zachary Maxwell made the documentary by sneaking a video camera into his school cafeteria and using it to film his less-than-appetizing meals.

“The city’s Department of Education says that it’s committed to providing ‘delicious and nutritious meals through their food service program.’ But the lunch being served at my school was nothing like what they were advertising on their website,” Zachary, now 11, says in the trailer. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/zachary-maxwell-documentary-yuck-school-lunches_n_3268723.html?ir=Entertainment

[KurtNYC]

1. Trailer and a clip here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022824514

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. Boomberg's DOE lies about everything. Every. Thing.

Curriculum, teachers, schools, test scores, budgets, food. You name it, they lie about it.

Funny, when I did lunch duty back in the 80's and 90's the food wasn't all that bad. Teachers would occasionally purchase the lunch the kids got.

Then again... the schools weren't as bad as they are now either.

I like Zachary's comment about the credulous M$M buying into the celebrity salad bullshit. They buy into *everything*.

It's called "market-based reform." Wave of the future.