I was wondering if anyone on the list has been reviewing the MPS food offerings. In particular, I have on occasion looked over the school breakfast program, and the menus seem to me appalling. I know that one wants the kids to actually EAT the food, and I know that we are worried about kids who just don't get food in the morning at all, but couldn't we do a little better? We don't actually serve chocolate frosted sugar bombs, since those were an invention from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, but the school breakfast seems pretty close to that. I don't see any reason to believe that kids in Minneapolis are exempt from the nationwide epidemic of obesity, early-onset diabetes, etc. Should we be pushing to reform this program? I'm not asking for free-range organic tofu entrees, but isn't there some reasonable middle ground other than what we've got?
Here are a couple of example menus: 3 Jan: Cocoa Krispies Apple Danish Hot Pocket Jelly Biscuit Graham Crackers O.J. Milk 10 Jan: Smart Start [?] PB & J Bar French Toast Shoogies [Shoogies???] Graham Crackers O.J. Milk I'd love to hear reactions from anyone who knows more than me about nutrition (this won't narrow the field much!), etc. Thanks, -- Robert P. Goldman ECCO [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
