USDA secretary announces halt on school nutrition standards

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(05-08-2017, 07:41 PM)Benton Wrote: 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.

My wife is in charge of one of those programs for the county food bank where she works.  Lots of work, but such a good program.