What’s in school lunches?
Health problems experienced in children due to poor diet are beyond serious – obesity, diabetes, immune disorders, cardiovascular disorders, learning deficits (ADD and ADHD) just to name a few. School lunch programs were originally developed over fifty years ago to combat malnutrition, but what this has led up to is an obesity problem of epic proportions. From working on the school lunch initiative here in Boise, Idaho, I know first hand that regulations and rules written to govern the sale of food to children are both limited and antiquated in terms of what is required for children to eat truly healthy food on a daily basis. Until clear and concise legislation is passed, kids will continue to eat highly-processed, chemical-laden, factory-farmed foods.
