Posted on 01/28/2012 7:51:54 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
School lunches are about to get much healthier. First Lady Michelle Obama announced today that soon the meals will have less sodium, and will include more whole grains and more fruits and vegetables as sides. The new rules, which will go into effect in the 2012-2013 school year, will also allow schools to serve tofu and other soyfoods and soymilk to children who regularly consume them at home.
Obama said that children who are on a sugar high or have a tummy filled with high-sodium, greasy food have difficulty focusing on their schoolwork.
"As parents, we try to prepare decent meals, limit how much junk food our kids eat, and ensure they have a reasonably balanced diet," Obama said. "And when we're putting in all that effort, the last thing we want is for our hard work to be undone each day in the school cafeteria."
“Schools are finding that when they actually offer these healthier options, kids aren’t just willing to try them, they actually like them. That's the thing, that's the surprising thing,” Obama said. “I've been to so many schools across the country where parents see their kids eating fresh vegetables off the vine, kids they say would never try anything, but that's the beauty of children — they change.”
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Will the FLOTUS suggest all the school children should take $4,000,000.00 vacations to Hawaii this summer???h
So malleable, so programmable, so unlike their stiff-necked parents.
If her Highness wanted to have a real impact on healthy diets she should be pressing for limiting what can be purchased with EBT /food stamps. I often see people at the grocery store with carts full of junk food and soda pay for it with EBT and I have never seen anyone using an EBT card to buy tofu. However, to limit the use of EBT cards to healthy food might alienate one of Obama's main voting blocks. Watch this video
Mrs. O is really on to something here. Reports from the LA County schools indicate that the ‘brown rice cutlets’ were a big favorite and fights were even breaking out among students who were attempting to grab a second helping.
Who appointed her to oversee what our children eat at school? As far as u know this is not one of her duties as first lady.
Some years ago, I was shopping for the 4th of July holiday. I was working my way up in the world & living on a strict budget. When I got in line with my meager groceries, a couple was in line ahead of me. They had two grocery carts overflowing. Both were dressed ‘to the nines’. She was loaded with gold jewelry, he had a pager (which at the time was a big deal) & plenty of bling as well. They were buying steaks, crab legs, lots of beer & wine, plus many other expensive items. They also had two bags of dog food (the really expensive stuff - my dog got the cheapo brand & was doing fine). I remember standing there, looking at their carts and thinking ‘wow!’. Then, they pulled out the food stamps at the cash register. I’m STILL not over the outrage.
FUMO!
There’s no question it would be advisable to have kids eat healthy. However Moochelle has gone about it in completely the wrong way. From one day to the next, she changed the menus to consist of things some of those kids have never eaten before. This is a process that should be introduced very gradually but Moochelle doesn’t get that.
Moochelle: "Barack! Barack! We had a great success in California! When they inroduced my new guidelines a black market for junk food emerged! Think of all the jobs created by the new market! We oughta do this nationwide!"
TOTUS: "Sweetheart, "black market" doesn't mean what you think. Uh,..."
Moochelle: "This can fix the unemployment problem for our people! Let's do it now!"
TOTUS: "Honey, now that you mention it, "black market" does refer to blacks and if it can get the economy going, specially among my base, maybe its a great idea. Let's do it now!"
LOL!!!
What is truly sad is that she knows she can say things like this because people, generally, will not know the mindset behind such words.
And while I could have made a comedic reply, as funny as those on this thread have been, I would rather attempt to inform others as to why she made such a comment, else we learn nothing and it stays nothing more than "a joke" at her expense.
It isn't a conspiracy when it's out in the open and right in front of your face and America is subtly being told exactly what is happening and they aren't even aware of what it is.
“Soy has proven negative effects on testerone...”
Yes! and plastic does its work as well with the pseudo estrogens..
Young freeper moms - buy cotton diapers and wash them on a clothes line - in the sun!!
See my previous post - this will go to the dumpster - pronto!!
Read reply #17.
I forgot to add - especially if you have sons!!
Do not let the boys sit in a plastic lined diaper -ever, ever ever, ever.
Plastic creates psuedo estrogens ....
Michelle Obama announced today that the meals will not have lobster.
“.. so malleable ... soo programmable .... so unlike their stiff necked parents”
Great point!! Instinctive truth does reign though...
I also saw read where tofu can cause something similar to steroid rage is some males.
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