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Soda, candy out under USDA's proposed school snack rules [The Clown Dictates What Your Kid Eats]
The Hill ^ | 2/1/13 | Elise Viebeck

Posted on 02/01/2013 11:54:05 AM PST by SoFloFreeper

The Obama administration proposed regulations Friday that would prohibit U.S. schools from selling unhealthy snacks.

The 160-page regulation from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) would enact nutrition standards for "competitive" foods not included in the official school meal.

In effect, the proposed rules would replace traditional potato chips with baked versions, candy with granola, and regular soda with diet — but only for high schoolers.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bullystate; education; fascism; food; nannystate
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To: unixfox

“Don’t forget the evil candy cigarettes.”

Oooh, yes, I remember them well. One of my fav’s. My little friends and me looked so cool “smoking” them, just before we garfed them down.


21 posted on 02/08/2013 3:09:27 PM PST by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: flaglady47

It is still amazing that these are the same people who think 11 year olds are mature enough to have sex.


22 posted on 02/08/2013 3:11:15 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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