No Lunch Left Behind

New York Times by Alice Waters, Katrina Heron | Feb. 20, 2009 (Opinion)

THIS new era of government bailouts and widespread concern over wasteful spending offers an opportunity to take a hard look at the National School Lunch Program. Launched in 1946 as a public safety net, it has turned out to be a poor investment. It should be redesigned to make our children healthier. Full Story »

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Feb. 20, 2009

An interesting article that if it was implemented would fail. The author talks about teaching students to eat healthy and explain how their choices effect their health and environment. Nice idea,but kids don't care about their health when it comes to eating. Put a healthy meal or pizza in front of a child, guess which one they chose?

Also, when the poorer child has to show a ticket of some kind in front of other children, they will not eat.

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