One thing about it: there won't be any little Olivers asking, "Please, sir, could I have some more?"
Posted on 03/18/2015 1:56:38 PM PDT by Nachum
Federally-mandated changes to school lunches backed by first lady Michelle Obama helped cause an unprecedented drop in the number of students eating lunch, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The GAO cited two factors stemming from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which caused a decrease in the number of children eating school lunch each day: school childrens’ issues with “palatability” and “federally-mandated” increases in the price of school lunches.
“Several factors likely influenced the recent decreases in lunch participation, and while the extent to which each factor affected participation is unclear, state and local officials reported that the decreases were influenced by changes made to comply with the new lunch content and nutrition standards,” the report reads.
The federal lunch requirements — which went into effect at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year — forced school districts to offer more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat milk, while cutting back on meat and sodium.
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Charge more for sh** people don’t want to eat, and consumption does down.
Only a Liberal could not figure this out.
The Mooch is fighting childhood obesity by making food inedible.
The thing that amazes me is that she was given the power to issue mandates changing the menus.
Who elected her?
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There was a huge decline in the amount of food eaten, but who wants to bet on whether less money was spent?
They have no idea when it comes to people changing their behavior in the face of different incentives.
People consume X amount of milk - if we tax it Y amount, we’ll be guaranteed Z amount of increased tax money.
Then it never happens, because people change their behavior, and they’re baffled.
The government,given the opportunity,could screw up a one car funeral.
Michelle Obama: “Under my plan, the price of school lunches will necessarily skyrocket.”
The overreach by Moochelle rivals her husband for chutzpah. Both are control freaks who shouldn’t ever even be in charge of a root beer stand!
On the one hand they are always trying to use the tax code to “nudge” us into changing our behavior, and on the other hand they are always befuddled when we do, and tax revenue declines as a result.
They’re bipolar, I tell ya.
You can lead the kids to the cafeteria, but you can’t make them eat that slop on Michelle’s approved list.
They demonstrate, constantly, the antithesis of the axiom
“the fear of God is the basis of wisdom”.
If the meals provided are as reported even I wouldn’t eat that junk and I’ll eat anything....
LOL
One thing about it: there won't be any little Olivers asking, "Please, sir, could I have some more?"
‘Palatability’ Problems = Tastes like chit.
Um, its all because she and her pantywaist husband are BLACK.
Special concessions you know.
” Federally-mandated changes to school lunches backed by first lady Michelle Obama helped cause an unprecedented drop in the number of students eating lunch”
N A W !!
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