Even on a local level I have been hearing complaints about the restrictive school lunch changes led by Michelle Obama. Kids who are not whiners or complainers and not over eaters have been talking about how they are not getting enough to eat from school lunches. A cap of between 600-850 calories is where the limit was set. This is enough for lazy not working towards a goal kids, but for the hard working, active school student it is not enough to see them through the day or to enable them to work at the top of their game either athletically or academically.
You have to wonder if this goes beyond controling their intake and keeping them at a healthy weight. Are these standards of low calories meals geared towards the inactive kids or are they aimed at keeping our kids at a level where they are too hungry to concentrate and be at the top of their game?
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