Baccha.
Posted on 09/10/2012 4:50:12 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Mrs. Obama’s Back to School Message: ‘Exciting Changes’ in Cafeteria By Elizabeth Harrington September 10, 2012
(CNSNews.com) – First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a back to school message for children to inform them of the “exciting changes” to their lunchrooms this year, thanks to federally mandated healthy food choices now in effect.
In a video message taped outside the White House, which was featured on the Lets Move! blog last week, Mrs. Obama welcomed kids back to another year of “learning, discovery, hard work and fun.”
“And today I want to tell you about some exciting changes that you’ll be seeing in your school cafeterias,” she said. “Starting this year, the talented people who cook the food at your school will be offering all kinds of healthy, delicious new choices. Foods that are good for you and that taste good, too.”
“These healthy foods are good for your body, they’ll give you energy and make you stronger and they’re also good for your mind,” Mrs. Obama said.
“Studies show that when you eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables that can actually help you pay attention in class and do a better job on your homework and tests.”
“And that’s really what this is all about,” she said.
Mrs. Obama also noted that both she and the president “believe” in the potential of our nation’s school children.
“It’s about ensuring that all of you have everything you need to learn and grow and succeed in school and in life because you all are the future of this country,” she said of the healthy food choices. “And I want you to know that I believe in you. Your president, President Obama believes in you, too.”
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>>Why is it up to the FedGov to decide what kids eat?<<
Today the schools, tomorrow parents’ refrigerators.
If they can summarily dispense with the 9th and 10th Amendments, the 4th (already on the ropes) is a breeze.
Sounds like they are going to eat well again this year. ;-)
Maybe she meant that all pork products will be removed from schools.
Dog will be served, though.
Baccha.
If ObamaCare can make you buy insurance, it can make you join a gym or make you buy the “right” foods
I loved the square pizza. With ketchup. lol
"Teens denied their favorite foods at school go on strike."
In high school I dont see how anyone could stand to eat in the cafeteria (this was mid 70’s) the stuff was truly awful.
Thank goodness for Jack in the Box and my 65 Chevy wagon.
Who’s “excited”? The kids or the food nazis?
I see many food fights on the horizon.
Our two kids came home from the second day pi$$ed! No more fries, no more tater-tots, no more pizza(death for them both),made to purchase a fruit. Wife will be making their lunches at their request, “I don’t care if it’s embarrassing” our h.s. junior told us. She also asked us for extra desserts to sell.
I see not much has changed. I graduated high school in '65. We rarely ate in the cafeteria. Couldn't stand the smell or the steamy environment. We used to run to the sweet shop a few blocks away every day, even during the winter, and buy our lunch. For $1.00, you could get a tuna sub, a bag of chips, a soda, and still have a nickel or two left for the juke box. Then we'd run our sorry asses back to class. Those were the days!!
Parents and kids in Texas schools are upset that there is hardly anything on the tray for the price they are paying and the kids are starving when they come home from school. One piece of pizza for a middle school boy just won’t cut it. Many are bringing their own lunches....until they are forbidden to do so because it will make the other prisoners unhappy.
How about the soggy bottom tacos? Yumm.
I went to our local high school the other night. I do not go there very often, but showed my son the ‘designated smoking area’ where smokers could go when I was in high school in the late 70s. On school property of course.
My grandson turned it into a little side business. Can’t wait to see what he does when he goes to college.
Chicago school bans some lunches brought from home
To encourage healthful eating, Chicago school doesn’t allow kids to bring lunches or certain snacks from home — and some parents, and many students, aren’t fans of the policy
Great idea. Give the consumer what they want.
Our 6th grader told us the lunch lady yelled at him and his friends because they were laughing at all the apples in the trash can.
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