<Cultures don't change on a dime> but they do change albeit slowly. For instance I can go to a restaurant now and not have to breathe everyone's second hand smoke.
<Last week, in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, an article revealed some
shocking school breakfast and lunch options: “Pop-Tarts and doughnuts
for breakfast for 2-year-olds. Rolls, chicken nuggets and French fries for
school lunches. Brownies given the same nutritional value as a slice of
whole-wheat bread.”
This struck a chord with me since I recently posted here about the dismal lunches served in the Columbia Public Schools in Missouri. One particularly disturbing lunch option - Smucker’s PBJ Uncrustable, Pepperidge Farms Goldfish Pretzels, Rice Krispie Treat, 1% cholocate milk, baby carrots and a fruit - is offered daily to students throughout the district!With 789-calories, the school’s website highlights that the lunch contains 23g of protein (92-calories) and just 24% fat (189-calories; 21g); no mention that this means the lunch also contains 508-calories from carbohydrate (127g), or the equivalent of 32-teaspoons of sugar in a child’s metabolism…not to mention if a parent packed such a lunch for their child each day, they’d be branded as irresponsible and lending a hand to the epidemic of childhood obesity!
With school back in session across many states, it seems we have a pattern that shows school lunches are not as healthful as we’re led to believe!
Senatobia, Mississippi: Chicken Nuggets or BBQ Rib Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Cheesy Broccoli, Hot Cinnamon Apples, Fruit Juice, Yeast Roll, Gelatin. (assorted milk)
Randolph, Massachusetts: Nachos with cheese, beef, onion, tomato and sour cream and fruit. (assorted milk)
Roff, Oklahoma: Corndog, tator tots, black-eyed peas, chocolate pudding and milk.
Whittier, Massachusetts: Choice of Domino’s of french bread pizza, small salad, pretzel, assorted fruit. (assorted milk)
Folsom, New Jersey: Nachos with cheese or Smucker’s PB&J, vegetable, fruit and milk.
Ada, Oklahoma: Frito chili pie with cheese, green beans, garden salad, rosy applesauce, salad bar and milk.
Benton, Arkansas: Pizza, corn, salad, half an orange, milk. Nachos, pizza, chicken nuggets, corndogs, frito chili pie….what is frito chili pie anyway? And why are we not disturbed by these school lunches offered to our kids each day?
Nachos, pizza, chicken nuggets, corndogs, frito chili pie....what is frito
chili pie anyway? And why are we not disturbed by these school lunches
offered to our kids each day?
Amazingly, each and every one of these lunches meet the minimum
standards for school lunches established by the USDA.
Which begs the question - how do we go about improving the minimum
standards for school lunches?
It turns out the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 is
up for review and revision in 2009, and you can provide comments about
ways to improve the school lunch program by either testifying at an
upcoming USDA Listening Session, or submit written comments online
or via mail.>
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I don't now what is the best manner of getting Dr. Davis's message across to the medical profession, but improving the national diet is also important and very doable IMO.
What good will it be if a few of us live to 100 and everyone else is lying around in a nursing home?
Super high carb diets lead not only to heart disease but to violent behavior IMO. When we all eat better, we'll all be better off.
P.S. The more I read and the more I think about this, the better I like the whole Dr. Davis approach. |
