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More pizza, fewer vegetables: Trump administration further undercuts Obama school-lunch rules

Crosscheck said:
You'll never see a kid throw a Snickers into the trash.
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Most of my grandkids would toss a Snickers bar. The others would likely trade it for something they like. All our children, and now grandchildren ate what we ate, and candy was not in our diets. Even as a child, I learned about candy from my peers, and never made a habit of consuming candy. As a child, and as an adult I preferred and prefer carrots, apples and nuts. Food that was crisp and long lasting on the chew.

About the only candy I enjoyed as a child were red hots and juicy fruit. And then, only during Saturday afternoons at the movies. The juicy fruit box was the real prize, great for making noise.
 
OldFatGuy said:
Most of my grandkids would toss a Snickers bar. The others would likely trade it for something they like. All our children, and now grandchildren ate what we ate, and candy was not in our diets. Even as a child, I learned about candy from my peers, and never made a habit of consuming candy. As a child, and as an adult I preferred and prefer carrots, apples and nuts. Food that was crisp and long lasting on the chew.

About the only candy I enjoyed as a child were red hots and juicy fruit. And then, only during Saturday afternoons at the movies. The juicy fruit box was the real prize, great for making noise.
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Come on now. I was on a roll there.

And of all people it was a guy named Old Fat Guy who took my claim down a few notches.
 
Crosscheck said:
Come on now. I was on a roll there.

And of all people it was a guy named Old Fat Guy who took my claim down a few notches.
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My doctors want me to gain weight. I think fat, it doesn't work for me. :) But damn, I am old. :lamo @ me

Kids will eat what the adults in their life eat, or give them to eat. Stuff a toddler's face with chocolate, and as an adult, that individual will crave chocolate. Stuff a banana in that child's face, and we have a reason why bananas are the most popular fruit in the American diet. Kids do go through phases when color matters. For some green becomes a no, only because greens have a toxin, intended to ward off insect predators, but creating over powering flavor to sensitive taste buds. Easily countered with milder greens like cucumber slices, crisp, juicy and appearance of close to white. My 17 year old grandson loved salads without dressing since he was 2. He still refuses dressings on his salad, occasionally a touch of vinegar, but that's it. But then, he was always weird, and not just with food.
 
trouble13 said:
I do think the schools should be offering nutritional meals. If the children are rejecting them, thats their problem. Bring a packed lunch or go without if you dont like what the cafeteria is offering. It is important that kids get the vitamins and nutrients their body needs.
What the schools should be doing is figuring out ways to deliver healthy meals that kids like. Maybe hire an actual chef to develop a menu and create nutrious recipes?

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Easier said than done.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
Maybe the problem is that the federal government overseas school lunch programs in the first place. All federal lunch programs should be abolished and local communities need to step up.
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Maybe the problem was that nutritious lunches and exercise programs for American youths was a signature program of his arch enemy, Barack Obama's wife, First Lady Michelle Obama. The fact that Trump did this on Michelle Obama's birthday only serves as further evidence as to what a petty POS human being he is.
 
ludin said:
there is nothing wrong with the nutrition in a big mac.

in fact dollar for dollar it is better nutrition than most people can afford. that isn't the issue.

the issue is sitting on your ass not doing anything.
kids playing video games more than they sleep.
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The guys who agree with you look like this.
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Try walking into a gym with that wisdom.

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ludin said:
there is nothing wrong with the nutrition in a big mac.

in fact dollar for dollar it is better nutrition than most people can afford. that isn't the issue.

the issue is sitting on your ass not doing anything.
kids playing video games more than they sleep.
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Correction: there is no nutrition in a big mac.
 
Atomic Kid said:
Maybe the problem was that nutritious lunches and exercise programs for American youths was a signature program of his arch enemy, Barack Obama's wife, First Lady Michelle Obama. The fact that Trump did this on Michelle Obama's birthday only serves as further evidence as to what a petty POS human being he is.
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They all are. Hence, we see why Hillary called them Deplorable.
 
calamity said:
Correction: there is no nutrition in a big mac.
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Nuh uh! I can read you all of the them little lines of the side of the boxes that tell you there are like 500 calories. 500 calories? That's a lot less than a plate of rice, some ham and veggies! It's probably even better.

Yay, processed foods ain't no skin off my back. Why can't you dumb dumbs see junk food ain't a problem?
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Atomic Kid said:
Maybe the problem was that nutritious lunches and exercise programs for American youths was a signature program of his arch enemy, Barack Obama's wife, First Lady Michelle Obama. The fact that Trump did this on Michelle Obama's birthday only serves as further evidence as to what a petty POS human being he is.
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Ok, how is that a refutation of my argument?

Also you have to prove that Michelle Obama’s program was even a positive thing, which it largely was not.
 
HumblePi said:
That would be a disaster since many children living in households that are at or below the poverty level wouldn't eat at all if they didn't get lunch in school.
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You wouldn’t feed a starving child? How selfish of you.

And your argument is bogus. We have never had true famine in America. What would happen is the parents of these kids would adjust to the new reality and start budgeting for food.
 
AProudLefty said:
Nothing if you don't see obesity as an epidemic.
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Big Macs cause obesity?

Please cite evidence of this claim. I don’t see how eating a balanced 550 calorie meal of vegetables, meat and grains would make you obese.
 
calamity said:
Correction: there is no nutrition in a big mac.
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That is simply false. It has 1/3 a pound of beef, vegetables, and a serving of grain.

What is your idea of a nutritious meal?
 
EMNofSeattle said:
Big Macs cause obesity?

Please cite evidence of this claim. I don’t see how eating a balanced 550 calorie meal of vegetables, meat and grains would make you obese.
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You're an adult, you have some skills to use to think critically. OF COURSE Big Macs cause obesity along with the ginormous Pepsi and large order of fries that people usually order to go with it. Then there's the apple pie with a sugar glaze on top for dessert to top it all off. The entire meal would provide 1360 cals, 58 grams of fat, and 95 grams of sugar. For a person on a 2000 calorie diet, this meal would provide 68% of the total calories, 89% of the total fat, and 57% of the sodium recommended daily. And I'm not even counting the apple pie.

Obesity, particularly childhood obesity is an epidemic only seen in this country. No other country in the world is as FAT as the USA.
 
HumblePi said:
You're an adult, you have some skills to use to think critically. OF COURSE Big Macs cause obesity along with the ginormous Pepsi and large order of fries that people usually order to go with it. Then there's the apple pie with a sugar glaze on top for dessert to top it all off. The entire meal would provide 1360 cals, 58 grams of fat, and 95 grams of sugar. For a person on a 2000 calorie diet, this meal would provide 68% of the total calories, 89% of the total fat, and 57% of the sodium recommended daily. And I'm not even counting the apple pie.
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OF COURSE BIG MACS CAUSE OBESITY, DONT YOU KNOW THAT (proceeds to list 23,567 other food items) HAVE 6 QUADRILLION CALORIES

Lol

Lame man.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
That is simply false. It has 1/3 a pound of beef, vegetables, and a serving of grain.

What is your idea of a nutritious meal?
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You can't possibly be that stupid. What is your body fat percentage, being you know so much about nutrition?
 
EMNofSeattle said:
OF COURSE BIG MACS CAUSE OBESITY, DONT YOU KNOW THAT (proceeds to list 23,567 other food items) HAVE 6 QUADRILLION CALORIES

Lol

Lame man.
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The first obese President of my lifetime swears by them.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
The first paragraph he makes the case. A Big Mac is objectively a healthy balanced meal.

You cannot make an argument that Big Macs themselves consumed as a single sandwich per day cause obesity
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Correct. Never made that claim otherwise. You need to follow the conversation me and the other poster had.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
The first paragraph he makes the case. A Big Mac is objectively a healthy balanced meal.

You cannot make an argument that Big Macs themselves consumed as a single sandwich per day cause obesity
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McDonald's Big Mac Nutrition Facts


Over 500 calories, half of it fat; 1000mg sodium. What could possibly go wrong eating that for lunch everyday? :roll:
 
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