Ha! So true.
I mean I find it strange that iron horse as a teacher would be championing totally spoiled brats who REFUSE to eat anything other than fries and ding dongs. And then we argue it's fascism to deny them their wishes. Way to raise an entitled generation.
It appears some here are missing the points of my issue with school lunch programs.
I never to serve them only hamburgers and fries.
My point is that with theses new regulations to foods are terrible.
Examples:
1. Our school still serves hamburgers/hotdogs but now they are made with
a "meat" patty heavily laced with chicken and soy...no seasoning or salt.
2. The whole grain buns tastes like cardboard. I have observed many students
removing the buns and eating only the patty. They agree with me. The buns are crap.
3. Fat free, salt free chicken soup. I've actually had students ask me for salt to help the flavor.
4. Fries are gone with the fryer so now they serve baked potato wedges...again no seasoning or salt.
5. Years ago they use to bake their own pizzas. It was a simple pan based pizza with ground beef and cheese. It tasted great. Today, its a frozen cheese pizza...peperoni flavored only...topped with fat free cheese.
I agree that excessive salt or fat is not healthy but this is taking it way to far.
The body, especially young growing bodies, need salt and fat. We all do. I have a theory that the reason restaurants started serving these bacon covered
dishes and bacon laced hamburgers is so many people have been "fat" deprived. Just a theory
Decades ago we did not have this "obesity" epidemic. Kids had long free recesses where they could actually run and chase each other. Kids played outside more.
Our school stopped students from playing basketball during lunch several years ago. Also, if they go outside to eat lunch. They must remain seated at the tables. Teachers on duty keep a sharp eye on any student to starts walking or around or, God forbid, actually start running.
Gym classes use to based more on physical training (getting into shape) instead of learning to play a game and get along with each other. Dodge ball has been dropped from approved games.
Another factor, I think, is the increasing use of high fructose beginning in the early 1980s in sodas and hundreds of food items.