Do as I say, not as I do.
Posted on 10/23/2014 12:12:55 PM PDT by Whenifhow
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has written four lesson plans aimed at teaching students how to eat, and is encouraging schools around the country to teach these plans to kids in high school.
The lesson plans are being paired with a new online tool called “SuperTracker,” which lets students input all the food they eat all day to better track their weight and their eating habits. The tool also tracks their physical activities each day.
The lesson plans, which USDA presented as a 67-page online textbook for teachers, includes certificates that can be given to students who use the SuperTracker tool: USDA’s textbook noted that high school students are “increasingly in control” over decisions about their health, and said school officials should do more to make sure they make the right choices.
“While the decision to choose a healthy lifestyle is ultimately up to the individual, teachers have the opportunity to influence their students by providing them with the information they need to make knowledgeable and responsible choices,” it said. “Teachers are a key resource for disseminating healthy messages, as they play a large role in shaping the views and behaviors that students will use in the future.”
USDA said the lesson plans are designed to be taught over four 40-minute periods. But it’s not clear if the plans are supposed to substitute for students’ health classes or gym classes that they might be taking.
According to the textbook, the goal of the classes are to ensure students eat the right amount of the right foods every day, eat healthy snacks, and even “support others to eat healthfully.” It also anticipates that some students may not want to talk openly about their height, weight and what they eat.
“It is important to create a safe, ‘judgment free’ learning environment for students when using SuperTracker in a classroom setting,” it said. “Keep in mind that some students may not be comfortable entering sensitive information such as their weight or food choices in front of their peers.”
The four lesson plans are titled, “Track Your Snack,” “What’s Your Plan,” “Three-Day Food Record,” and “Build Healthy Meals.”
Just tell your kids to enter a dozen Ho-Ho’s into the system each day until all the bureaucrats read their reports and FREAK OUT!
Do as I say, not as I do.
Ha!
I like the old food groups, bacon, chocolate, cookies and popcorn
“decision to choose a healthy lifestyle is ultimately up to the individual”
but you’ll be charged more for insurance if you’re overweight.
Nazis.
Unlimber your lower lip and stick it flush up under that plate rim! Now, open your mouth as big as it gets and start shoveling that creamed corn in with a soup spoon.
'Congealed Group' is MY personal favorite. :)
ummmmmm
“I like the old food groups, bacon, chocolate, cookies and popcorn”
Salt, Sugar, Grease, and Alcohol.
Yeah, you’re probably right...
Does it include how to set a table or good table manners?
Irish Coffee is the perfect food, because it contains all 4 food groups; alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
My guess is that school meals are going to become some sort of fed approved MRE's which will be contracted with some major food distribution group like Sysco foods.
Big money. Hundreds of billions a year. All of it a generous stipend to live on by the US Taxpayer. All 43% of us.
Is this really something for the federal government to worry about?
Sounds like Weight Watchers. Wonder if any copyrights are being violated
bacon!
Food and drinks made with bacon and bourbon
http://video.foxnews.com/v/3784300538001/food-and-drinks-made-with-bacon-and-bourbon/#sp=show-clips
At the end of the video above they show this...
Elvis Ice Cream sandwich
http://www.thedailymeal.com/elvis-ice-cream-sandwich
More info on the cookbook
Bourbon and Bacon from Southern Living and Morgan Murphy
Sharon Thompson: Two favorites, bourbon and bacon, come together in a new cookbook
http://www.kentucky.com/2014/08/19/3386786_sharon-thompson-two-favorites.html?rh=1
Chocolate, grease, alcohol and salt :-)
" If I were class president I would serve the good food and lots of stuff like that."
Only if we can guarantee that all our children will get a huge butt like Her Royal Hindass. Hey, she got that fanny somehow . . . and it wasn’t from a treadmill (unless she ate it)
As long as it's tofu bacon, there wouldn't be a problem.
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