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Friday, February 28, 2014

Federal Audit Calls New School Lunch Rules A Failure

The federal government’s changes to school lunch menus have been disastrous, causing problems for cafeterias trying to comply with the rules and leaving the menu so expensive or unpalatable that more than 1 million students have stopped buying lunch, according to a government audit released Thursday.

One school district told federal investigators that it had to add unhealthy pudding and potato chips to its menu to meet the government’s minimum calorie requirements. Other school districts removed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from their elementary school menus.

Five of the eight school districts surveyed by the Government Accountability Office, the official watchdog for Congress, said they believed students were going hungry because of smaller entree portions demanded by the rules.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks to the white hating Communist agitator Michelle Obama!

Anonymous said...


Moochie has a North Korean cookbook; that's her long-term goal. Just enough chow to follow orders from DC.

Anonymous said...

What? Another government program has failed? Say it ain't so, Joe.

Anonymous said...

Damn dictators in the white house. Leave everyone alone. Moms keep on packing those lunches for your kids - government should not be dictating what they eat anyway.

Anonymous said...

Delmar HS had great food when I went there.For 50 cents we could get a tray or platter with 3 or 4 delicious items prepared by ladies who took great pride in their work.Even kids who graduated after I did said the same.If our food had looked like that in the photo most of us would have brought our own.Mrs Anderson was our hero.