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School Lunch Controversy
Posted by Kevin Brown on February 20, 2012
Last week, CNN reported on a North Carolina school official inspecting a pre-schoolers homemade lunch for c
compliance with USDA dietary guidelines. The official took away the childs lunch and insisted that the child eat the cafeteria lunch which consisted of chicken nuggets.
The Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF), a nonprofit nutrition education foundation, reviewed the 2010 government guidelines and declared that they provide inadequate nutrition for growing children. Specifically, the guidelines do not permit sufficient fat soluble vitamins, A,D, and K, and critical nutrients for neurological development, choline and Vitamin B-12.
WAPF President, Sally Fallon Morell suggests that the best way for children to get a decent lunch is for parents to make their own childs lunch with natural whole foods and send it to school. And, now we find that even homemade lunches are being targeted by the government for scrutiny!
Please see our press conference video Nutrition Experts Critique the 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines.
Obesity, diabetes, bullying and school violence are problems that can all be attributed to poor nutrition. The Weston A. Price Foundation has issued an alternative set of guidelines, which it believes will help improve the mental health and physical well-being of our nations children. See Healthy 4 Life.
Sally Fallon Morell is based in Washington, DC and available to do interviews on the school lunch issue.
We can make her available from the National Press Club Broadcast Center, if that would be of interest.
See CNN news story that sparked the controversy here.
Kimberly Hartke, Publicist
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