Author Topic: Republicans look to scrap Michelle Obama school lunch plan (Read 6152 times)

mountaineer · « **Reply #50 on:** January 26, 2017, 04:46:59 pm »

It's one thing for the feds to say that since some of the money for school lunches comes from D.C., we're going to put a few rules in place, e.g., provide a nutritious meal (but the local districts can figure out what that means in practice, in light of their own budgetary restraints). Bottom line is that the program, like just about everything the feds do, is out of control.

Chosen Daughter · « **Reply #51 on:** January 26, 2017, 04:55:08 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on January 26, 2017, 04:46:59 pm

It's one thing for the feds to say that since some of the money for school lunches comes from D.C., we're going to put a few rules in place, e.g., provide a nutritious meal (but the local districts can figure out what that means in practice, in light of their own budgetary restraints). Bottom line is that the program, like just about everything the feds do, is out of control.

Meals should be nutritional but removing vending machines is over the top.

Maj. Bill Martin · « **Reply #52 on:** January 26, 2017, 04:57:18 pm »

The problem is that "a few guidelines" can mean very different things to different people. But one problem with what the Feds did was they regulate the entirety of the meal, not just the portion paid for by federal dollars. If the Feds want to say "you can't spend federal money on soda, candy, or chips", fine. But when they try to regulate the entire meal, that's a real problem. There has to be a baseline assumption that -- shocker -- school districts and cooks will make a reasonable effort to provide decent meals.