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flvegan

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2. Read the article...so what are the changes?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 11:20 PM

Jan 2014

Shit journalism. And how does it tie into the subject line?

I see that the school lunch providers now might have the flexibility to keep kids "healthy and successful"...what does that mean? More tater tots and pizza?

Mmmm...tater tots.

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Senators: Are schools starving kids in the name of reducing lunch calories? [View all] RandySF Jan 2014 OP

Oh for pete's sake, they are hardly "starving"! femmocrat Jan 2014 #1

A snack bar? RandySF Jan 2014 #3

Pennsylvania. femmocrat Jan 2014 #6

And that's not a really old prohibition, I'm guessing. Igel Jan 2014 #13

Read the article...so what are the changes? flvegan Jan 2014 #2

I found a better article. RandySF Jan 2014 #4

Most of those senators are repukes and conservadems. femmocrat Jan 2014 #9

Our local news said they could have larger portions of "lean protein" and carbohydrates. femmocrat Jan 2014 #8

My reading is that it's lifting maximums, quite the opposite. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #5

Kids are "starving," yet childhood obesity is at an all time high. 1000words Jan 2014 #7

If hungry kids are the problem, wouldn't serving a greater quantity of healthy food solve it? LeftyMom Jan 2014 #10

One of the provisions of the nutrition act was that the kids could have "seconds" on.... femmocrat Jan 2014 #11

We send snacks RandySF Jan 2014 #12

The meals have specified calorie measures, and they'll still have to comply with that bhikkhu Jan 2014 #14

regulation in food service is necessary pipoman Jan 2014 #15

my pub;ic school son d_r Jan 2014 #16

OMG RandySF Jan 2014 #17

3:00 d_r Jan 2014 #18

When I visited the Bible Belt Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #19