Michelle Obama is not a nutritionist. She is not a doctor. And she is not elected. Yet she is pushing the way school children eat, and imposing rules that her own children do not have to adhere to through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which was passed in 2010. And it is the Obama way to change behavior by force without input from those most affected.
The idea of improving school lunches was a fine idea, and there were surely a raft of consultants who weighed in on the program development. But as is the case with so many government attempts to butt in where it is not wanted, the program has been a dismal failure.
The new food choices are abysmal and exceedingly meager. So bad, in fact, that the internet has been flooded with pictures taken by school children of food that is generally unidentifiable, unappetizing, and plain old inedible.
This by kids who often depend for their nutritional needs to be met by meals served at school. Sodium, sugar, white grains, and condiments are limited or prohibited. Food that school children like to eat has essentially disappeared.
Millions of school provided meals are ending up in the trash can, and a black market for salt, sugar, and other items has developed at many schools. And incredibly, the cost for serving these bland, unappetizing and unwanted meals is costing more than expected. Given the fact that a state like Alabama was given over $210 million by the Federal government to serve these meals, it is truly astonishing that the program is over budget.
Additionally, over 1.4 million school children have stopped eating school lunches since the program was started. But Michelle and the government have a plan. It is called force.
New plan to force kids to eat up, page 2:
Just have your kid bring there lunch turkey sandwich bag of chips candy bar and a soda
My son refuses to eat lunch at school lunch says it’s disgusting he brings his own lunch
Communism has arrived.
She is no dietician and should mind her own business- I bet her friends will gain money for being the companies she wants!
GET OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS!!
Tell her go straight hell. And get her out of the country.
And who gave her the right to say what our children should. Eat none of the first ladys got involied they kept there mouths shut
Dictatorship at work.
Will someone please slap that bitch????!!
First Lady is NOT a elected official as the article states. The schools need to grow some balls and tell mama government to F off.
She has no power to do$#%&!@* You feds are bought and paid for by obummer