USDA secretary announces halt on school nutrition standards

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(05-08-2017, 05:09 PM)Millhouse Wrote: I dont have a problem with it getting rolled back unless there is overwhelming evidence it is actually reducing obesity in kids. I have a feeling it isnt while causing more waste than it should. f

That's above my pay grade, but I doubt it's reducing much childhood obesity. It may teach them better eating habits and reduce it later, but that would take a lot of studying.

But I doubt it is doing the kids a lot of good now because it's one healthy meal a day, out of a bowl of Frosted Flakes, pop tarts, top ramen, etc. there's no nutrition guidelines once they get home and cheap and easy usually wins out. Sugar and sodium.

Personally, I'd rather schools take that money and put it toward a backpack program. Those, to me, make more of an impact.