Lunch Spies: Big Brother is Watching
Atlanta is the first US State to adopt a lunchtime monitoring system (via AP). The system allows a parent to see exactly what their child bought for lunch (via the Meal Pay website).
Mary Carol Eddleman looked into what her daughter at a Hoschton middle school was buying and found she was getting an extra 12-ounce can of juice each day, even when a four-ounce bottle of juice came with lunch.
What a bizarre strategy - give the kids an a la carte system - complete with fries, coke, and who knows what else. Then expect them to order salad and a water? A parent has a right to see how their money is spent, but isn't the cart before the horse here?
Written By J. Foster
Exactly - it's not the parent's fault really (their responsibility is to their children's health but they can't control the school menu). Corporatism again with their exclusive contracts with the cities.
South Beach and Atkins - sounds like a corporate/factory farm deal to me. Why do we need a meat and dairy board to create adverts? B/c we all really know that aside from the occasional, those foods just aren't healthy. No need for a broccoli board, now is there?
You simply can't overeat that which is healthy. I've tried it and it simply doesn't work. Find something you can't get enough of and it's probably not healthy for you - diet wise or philosophically.
Great blurb.
ReplyMy childrens school all offer a la carte menus in the cafeterias as well as the basic school lunch. Talk to your school most have it set up where your children can't purchase certain items. Our oldest daughter is only 8 but majority of our family has weight issues so we limit sweets and portions to portion size only. We found out she was easting cookies,sweets, and chips everday after eating a full school lunch so we just changed it where she could only get the school lunch and a second vegetable or fruit if she was still hungry. Everythign is computerized now for a reason take advantage.
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