Food Politics- Congress Blocks Healthier School Lunch Choices

New York Times: Congress blocks healthier school lunch choices

Unfortunately four types of cow's milk (including chocolate) still have to be offered on your local school lunch menu or your district will not be reimbursed.... and you still can't offer water!  Now, I wonder what lobbying group wants that to stay status quo?

According to another New York Times article by reporter Ron Nixon, "Food companies have spent more than $5.6 million so far lobbying against the proposed rules."

How much fresh, organic, local produce does $5.6 million buy?

The solution is really rather simple.  Require our congress (and all their aides who eat the freebie meals provided by special interest groups) to eat from the local Washington, DC school lunch programs every day for their full term in office, including breakfast.

Common sense is not so common. - Voltaire

 "Franken food" at its finest and completely nutrionally void