[Matman]

Matman, make a list of the things that the federal government does very well and then make a list of things that the federal government does extremely poorly. Then, compare the two lists and ask yourself if you really want to turn the keys to your local school over to them.

This is the same federal government whose nutritionists urged people to consume a very unhealthy diet heavily loaded with carbohydrates and fats contained in products produced by American farmers and agribusinesses whose votes and campaign donations are so coveted by politicians. Thanks to multiple independent studies, the old food pyramid was finally scrapped. It turned out that there are many cultures around the world that consume large quantities of saturated fats and few grain products that also have relatively low instances of heart disease and/or diabetes. Furthermore, trans-fats in our diet (produced by our own agribusiness giants) now appear to be much worse for our health than many foods high in naturally occurring saturated fats.

The federal government's "approved food list" has been influenced by political considerations in the past and the same will be true in the future. Choosing our own food and providing food for our children is one of our most basic natural rights. Don't support attempts to restrict that right.

You have the right to feed your children at home. That is a part of the problem. Parents are not educated to know how to feed their children. They are also too lazy to prepare healthy choices and go the easy route of fast food. How is a school supposed to promote health and proper eating habbits while serving garbage? The proposed nutrition programs makes subtle changes. It keeps pizza and cheeseburgers. However it requires them to be made with whole grains and leaner higher quality meats. How is that bad. I know about the problems with the food guide pyramid and the problem with RDA. However if people would have simply followed the food guide pyramid they wouldn't be obese. However people see 6-12 whole grains and thought hey I can eat 12 whole grains. They didn't realize they were at the lower end of every level. The problem is what they accept at schools as grains and meats. They take the most refinded prducts out there and fatty breaded meat by products. Yes our federal government can really mess things up. However we have all ready let the local government try and fail to tackle obesity. Now its someone elses turn.