T U E S D A Y , A U G U S T 2 3 , 2 0 0 5School Lunches: The Fight Over Fatty Foodsby Michael in New York on 8/23/2005 06:48:00 PMThe long, LONG overdue fight over the junk food available inschool cafeterias is heating up, as USA Today shows.</p><p> The junkfood industry of course tries to fob off new "policies" asimprovements to keep real change from happening.</p><p> Onechange they suggested: offering "sports drinks" (which areloaded down with high fructose corn syrup just like soda) as anoption.</p><p> But kids sitting on their ass in class don't need "sportsdrinks," as one critic pointed out.</p><p> Healthy, tasty lunch menus --no, that doesn't include greasy fries and pizza -- can easily beprovided once schools break the chain of those awful foodservice providers and the bribes from Coke and Pepsi to stocktheir wares.</p><p> Schools should ban ALL drinks with high fructosecorn syrup, offer 100% juice and water, fresh fruit andvegetables, well-balanced meals and re-institute gym class.</p><p> Orkids will continue to get fatter and fatter and fatter.</p><p> Food Cravings?Cleanse & Detox: The Natural Way Info, Reviews,Photos & Coupon: 20Jwww.DrNatura.comFree WSJ.com RegistrationThe Wall Street Journal Online.</p><p> Free Registration.Sign Up Now.www.wsjregistration.com AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: School...http://www.americablog.com/2005/08/school-lunches-fight-over... 1 of 17/24/09 7:19 PM
