"It's not actually giving us healthy foods," Hellrood told Fox News. "It's giving us small portions of very processed foods."
Of course you only get this news from Fox because the rest of the media are so deep in the tank for their Lord and Savior. But something is seriously wrong.
Schools don't like it. More than 1,400 school districts have opted out of the USDA School Lunch Program since 2010. Students and families don't like it, either. According to federal government data, the USDA School Lunch Program served 180 million fewer lunches last year than it did at its high point, in 2010. Average participation for students who pay full meal prices now stands at just 9.2 million, a drop of nearly half from 1970 figures.
Some of the loudest blowback against Mrs. Obama's reforms has come from the School Nutrition Association. The SNA bills itself as "the only professional association dedicated solely to the support and well being of school nutrition professionals." It currently boasts"more than 55,000 members" across the country. SNA members—from so-called lunch ladies to state officials—are no doubt threatened by the First Lady's plans because of the realization of unintended consequences. Fewer lunches purchased means fewer federal funds go to reimburse schools. That, in turn, means the possibility for smaller budgets, potenial layoffs, leaner school kitchen staffs and, presumably, fewer SNA members.
The SNA has allied itself with House GOP members, who want to roll back the changes Mrs. Obama supports.
Even if it happened to be a good idea, the Federal government is utterly incompetent in the places where is is not actively corrupt. Useless is the most apropos adjective to use when discussing our Federal 'saviors'. What a joke.
Schools don't like it. More than 1,400 school districts have opted out of the USDA School Lunch Program since 2010. Students and families don't like it, either. According to federal government data, the USDA School Lunch Program served 180 million fewer lunches last year than it did at its high point, in 2010. Average participation for students who pay full meal prices now stands at just 9.2 million, a drop of nearly half from 1970 figures.
Some of the loudest blowback against Mrs. Obama's reforms has come from the School Nutrition Association. The SNA bills itself as "the only professional association dedicated solely to the support and well being of school nutrition professionals." It currently boasts"more than 55,000 members" across the country. SNA members—from so-called lunch ladies to state officials—are no doubt threatened by the First Lady's plans because of the realization of unintended consequences. Fewer lunches purchased means fewer federal funds go to reimburse schools. That, in turn, means the possibility for smaller budgets, potenial layoffs, leaner school kitchen staffs and, presumably, fewer SNA members.
The SNA has allied itself with House GOP members, who want to roll back the changes Mrs. Obama supports.
Even if it happened to be a good idea, the Federal government is utterly incompetent in the places where is is not actively corrupt. Useless is the most apropos adjective to use when discussing our Federal 'saviors'. What a joke.
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