It’s not that I’m for starving kids, but I have to ask someone – what the hell is up with the “Child Nutrition Act” thingie that Obama signed today? Our kids are starving? Then why are we so worried about them being so damned fat at the same time? It seems to me that a suitable Liberal solution would be to take that Chunky away from that chunkie and give to a starving kid. Right? Joe?<\/p>\n
With a war going on, we don’t have a defense budget, we don’t know how much of our pay check is going towards taxes after the 1st of next month. But, by God, we’re going to pry the Snickers out of the deathgrip of every butterball K through 12 in this country. From the Washington Post<\/a>;<\/p>\n “We’ve seen the connection between what kids eat and how well they perform in school,” he said, speaking at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Northwest Washington. “We need to make sure our kids have the energy and capacity to go toe-to-toe with their peers.”<\/p>\n The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will expand the number of children in school lunch programs by 115,000, increase the reimbursement rate to school districts for meals by six cents and replace the junk food available outside the cafeteria, such as in vending machines, with more healthful options. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Did you know that in DC schools, they feed kids breakfast, too? Did you also know that they feed kids breakfast and lunch through the summer break? Hey, I’m just wondering if you know, cuz I’m tellin’ you.<\/p>\n