About how many carbs/sugar would you say is in this school lunch? There is a lot of talk about that four-year-old girl who had her lunch inspected and was given chicken nuggets instead of the turkey & cheese sandwich her mom had made for her.
It just makes me sick that government officials have the right to do this -- food inspectors, really?
One comment said, "Well, yeah, I could understand it if she had pork rinds, sardines, and a Thermos of vodka." With exception to the vodka, pork rinds and sardines aren't the problem of obesity. One of my teacher friends was telling me about the food at her school and how most of it goes in the trash. Inspecting kid's lunches doesn't do any good. Trying to come up with "healthy options" in cafeterias doesn't do any good either because kids won't eat it and then will go right home and eat what they want. If my youngest was in the school system and forced to eat their lunches, he'd go HUNGRY for 8+ hours until he got home. What good is that? They really need to concentrate on teaching kids how to read and write. Then maybe, when they're older and when it really matters, they'll be able to read a food label and make healthier choices.
Sorry for the rant -- this really gets under my skin.
