I love THIS BLOG. This is an entry that has tons of links to other websites that are "concerned about school lunch and the direction in which American children are headed nutritionally."
One of the links is for the LET'S MOVE campaign that First Lady Michelle Obama has started. While I think it's great that she has taken childhood obesity on as a project, I am really sceptical about what kind of changes will be made in the long run. School lunches are CRAP because the governent allows it! There is so much red tape, and in the end, it's a numbers game. Processed food is CHEAP and saves money.
I love Michelle Obama, but I just wonder if she can really influence change where it is needed.
And btw... I finally got to watch all the episodes of "Food Revolution" on Hulu this weekend! I love that show, but I really want to tell Alice how close-minded and ignorant she is. Ugh. I hate people like that!
I'm off to pack lunches for tomorrow!
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I pack a lunch for sidekick-3 everyday. The less sugar he has, the better off we all are (his little person, his teachers, and the family).
ReplyDeleteI've been hesitant to watch the Jamie Oliver show because it seems to be using too much force. I think it's great for schools to have healthier lunches, but it needs to be about free choice, otherwise it won't last. And I read that the school was having a hard time paying the labor costs (food costs for junk and good stuff were similar). I think it's about teaching people, not forcing people. They have to be free to make their own good or poor decisions.