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a kennedy

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29. High Fructose Corn Syrup .....and there you have it.....the silent killer.

Reply to santroy79 (Reply #13)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:02 AM

Sep 2014

IT'S IN EVERYTHING!!!! Ugh.... fake sugar, the silent killer I call it. Look at your labels on all processed food, it d*mn near is the #1 ingredient. Ugh....

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If Only American Kids Could Eat School Lunches Like They Do in France [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

I heard this topic discussed on NPR awhile back Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #1

Will never happen Egnever Sep 2014 #2

Ah, would be great. cwydro Sep 2014 #3

It's a good, healthy lunch for kids here, too. Heidi Sep 2014 #4

it was only in high school i ran into school lunches xchrom Sep 2014 #5

I remember us having some good homemade lunches Heidi Sep 2014 #6

well this was peoria -- so casserole was the eternal order of the day xchrom Sep 2014 #7

Oh, dear! Heidi Sep 2014 #8

thank you - it really was rather traumatic. xchrom Sep 2014 #9

I was raised Southern Baptist! Heidi Sep 2014 #10

Jello salads! xchrom Sep 2014 #15

My mom's pi�ce de r�sistance: Heidi Sep 2014 #16

GASP! xchrom Sep 2014 #23

Do! Heidi Sep 2014 #26

most certainly! xchrom Sep 2014 #28

Ambrosia madville Sep 2014 #45

back in the 60s MFM008 Sep 2014 #11

My son juststarted school. He like vegs santroy79 Sep 2014 #12

Send him with his lunch. HuckleB Sep 2014 #43

one other thing. In France santroy79 Sep 2014 #13

High Fructose Corn Syrup .....and there you have it.....the silent killer. a kennedy Sep 2014 #29

"Fake" sugar? HuckleB Sep 2014 #42

HFCS is just another form of sugar. HuckleB Sep 2014 #41

Recess. An overlooked important part of the curriculum. mwooldri Sep 2014 #14

My son hasn't had recess since 5th grade ended, and then only for 20min/day. n/t woodsprite Sep 2014 #19

Same here with my son. I had the benefit of an English State School education. mwooldri Sep 2014 #35

I spoke with my son after school today, and he said he is having trouble getting time woodsprite Sep 2014 #36

I attended a lycee in Paris in 1968 - I still remember the awesome lunches GliderGuider Sep 2014 #17

American exceptionalism again! elias49 Sep 2014 #18

Yes MsLeopard Sep 2014 #20

(stretches arms, cracks knuckles)Right. Well, bein' from Looziana,... Ferretherder Sep 2014 #21

We have decent lunches in our public schools - TBF Sep 2014 #22

How much money tooeyeten Sep 2014 #24

lobbyism is very hard in france drray23 Sep 2014 #31

One thing you don't see mentioned too much is that closeupready Sep 2014 #25

and then there's this...... a kennedy Sep 2014 #27

my boys go to a tiny rural school in VT. their lunches are always non-GMO, cooked fresh, piratefish08 Sep 2014 #30

not only 4 days a week, unless it's changed since i was there. unblock Sep 2014 #32

This was the way it was done in my public schools in the fifties and sixties. freshwest Sep 2014 #33

The sad fact is TPTB in America are much more concerned with reducing the Federal indepat Sep 2014 #34

I had that much recess in the 50s. What has changed? eridani Sep 2014 #37

During late 80's to the mid 90's, we had about that much recess time at my elementary schools PersonNumber503602 Sep 2014 #38

The school day is longer, there: 8:30-4:30. politicat Sep 2014 #39

Recess is likely the key, and they may just walk/bike to school as well. HuckleB Sep 2014 #40

Fresh lunches? The people responsible for the schools lunch programs should be forced to eat it AuntPatsy Sep 2014 #44

Nothing but carbs on that tray madville Sep 2014 #46