Michelle Obama must have used a time machine to ruin my lunch in the 80s and 90s. Food SUCKED then.

So, I've been doing some investigating on the USDA website. I see some resources for schools, and quickly perusing I found this recipe, for instance, for barbecue chicken in a section for standardized recipes. I really think that if people are upset about their school's lunch program, they need to dig deeper at the local level. I can't find any indication that bland, tasteless and unidentifiable food is what is being mandated.

 

 

Barbecued Chicken - USDA Recipe D11 | What's Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl

 

Which is why Fort Thomas opted out of the federal program.

No...just revised the recipe.

 

Pizza with Ground Turkey Topping - USDA Recipe D31

??? Because the federal program doesn't mandate bland, tasteless food?

 

Which is why Fort Thomas opted out of the federal program.

??? Because the federal program doesn't mandate bland, tasteless food?

 

They took it to the local level like you suggested and they scrapped it.

NKY superintendent: School lunch rules good idea gone too far

 

One district has decided the rules are a good idea that's gone too far, so they're dropping out.

 

When kids head back to school at Highlands High School, they’re going to see more of their favorites on the school lunch menu, and bigger portions, too. That’s because the district has decided to opt out of the federal school lunch program.

 

One district has decided the rules are a good idea that's gone too far, so they're dropping out.

 

When kids head back to school at Highlands High School, they’re going to see more of their favorites on the school lunch menu, and bigger portions, too. That’s because the district has decided to opt out of the federal school lunch program.

 

More: 10 healthiest school lunch plans

 

They’ll forgo federal money for free and reduced price lunches, along with federal money for commodities, in order to avoid the menu restrictions that go along with the money.

 

Over the past few years, fewer kids are buying school lunch at Highlands High School, and the ones who do buy, don’t necessarily eat what’s put on their tray.

 

“We watch children every day walk past the cash register and then throw away things that we are forced, have forced them to take essentially, as a result of the federal requirements for lunches,” said Gene Kirchner, the superintendent of Fort Thomas Independent Schools.

 

His district will lose approximately $200,000 this school year and $260,000 in future years by opting out of the federal program, but he believes it’s worth it.

 

One district has decided the rules are a good idea that's gone too far, so they're dropping out.

 

When kids head back to school at Highlands High School, they’re going to see more of their favorites on the school lunch menu, and bigger portions, too. That’s because the district has decided to opt out of the federal school lunch program.

 

More: 10 healthiest school lunch plans

 

They’ll forgo federal money for free and reduced price lunches, along with federal money for commodities, in order to avoid the menu restrictions that go along with the money.

 

Over the past few years, fewer kids are buying school lunch at Highlands High School, and the ones who do buy, don’t necessarily eat what’s put on their tray.

 

“We watch children every day walk past the cash register and then throw away things that we are forced, have forced them to take essentially, as a result of the federal requirements for lunches,” said Gene Kirchner, the superintendent of Fort Thomas Independent Schools.

 

His district will lose approximately $200,000 this school year and $260,000 in future years by opting out of the federal program, but he believes it’s worth it.

 

 

He says kids are packing lunch, skipping lunch, or at the high school level, traveling off-campus to eat.

 

“There’s no guarantee that the things they bring from home are healthier, or that if they stop by the minute market on the way to school and what they grabbed at that point is a healthier option,” Kirchner said.

 

The planning is going on now in the Highlands cafeteria for the new school year, and it will bring a different menu that’s still healthy, but not as restrictive as the federal guidelines require.

No.

OK. But how does that dispute my findings that the federal program does NOT require food to be bland, tasteless or unidentifiable?

 

So...I guess what you want is a kudos for Highlands?

In a general election in 2020 or 2024.... I've seen and read enough about her to say that I absolutely would. Would you consider voting for her?

 

I would have this year, not sure about the future. It depends on who she runs against.

My daughters eat very healthy. They come home from school starved. I was curious, so I went and ate at the middle and high schools.

 

I'll put it this way, I've ate C-Rats, MRE's, Navy food, etc. I would rather have any of those.

 

Bland, no taste food. Meat looking substances barely at room temperature. The best part of the lunch was the apple.

 

Sounds like my school lunches in the 70's and 80's. if it wasn't pizza or a cheeseburger it pretty much sucked.

So, I've been doing some investigating on the USDA website. I see some resources for schools, and quickly perusing I found this recipe, for instance, for barbecue chicken in a section for standardized recipes. I really think that if people are upset about their school's lunch program, they need to dig deeper at the local level. I can't find any indication that bland, tasteless and unidentifiable food is what is being mandated.

 

 

Come on up to NewCath for lunch. :lol2:

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Come on up to NewCath for lunch. :lol2:

 

What New Cath chooses to offer and how it is prepared seems to be their choice, as long as they meet the nutritional regulations. It's not like the USDA sends out prepared meals each week to schools.

Agree. I admire her for wanting kids to be healthier.

Have you been in a school? It isn't healthy, and it doesn't taste good. Would you rather have kids eat unhealthy food or no food at all? Remember, school breakfast and lunch is the only good some kids get in a day.

OK. But how does that dispute my findings that the federal program does NOT require food to be bland, tasteless or unidentifiable?

I know what my kids have said has happened...smaller portions, no seasoning allowed (in fact students aren't even allowed to bring in salt and pepper due to Fed Regulations on meals) and reduced selections.

 

Ask any kid going to school how their meals have changed over the last several years.

 

Calorie restrictions have led to smaller portions and kids getting hungry before school gets out.

Mine packs his lunch most everyday and he is not a finicky eater. Also keeps a small bottle of Franks red hot somewhere for the few days he doesn't pack.

They can have a grilled chicken sandwich but no condiments can go on it.