Kids Are Going Hungry And Undernourished On Government Eats
At SouthCoastToday, Natalie Sherman reports on the new "nutrition" standards imposed on schools via the federal "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act," championed by Michelle Obama. It should be called the "Unhealthy, Leave Kids Hungry And Undernourished Act." Sherman writes:
That law states that milk with more sugar than nonfat or 1 percent white milk may not be served a la carte starting in August 2013.The rules, which apply to schools across the state, also reduce the amount of protein served to high schoolers, and increase servings of fruit and vegetables -- going so far as to specify how many servings of green vegetables, legumes, and red/orange vegetables should be consumed each week.
"We're only doing what we're supposed to do," said Voc-Tech Superintendent Linda Enos. "It wasn't a choice that we had."
The changes are especially hard at the elementary school level, where hummus and black bean salad have been a tough sell, said Nancy Carvalho, director of food services for the New Bedford Public Schools, adding that bowls of chili served Wednesday to comply with the legume specifications were "not a very good decision."
..."How do they expect us to go through the day and work hard when they give us smaller portions and we're hungry?" said Ashley Chaneco, 13, of New Bedford.
Per Gary Taubes' "Good Calories, Bad Calories," it is carbohydrates -- sugar, flour, starchy vegetables like potatoes, apple juice -- that cause the insulin secretion that puts on fat.
Per cardiologist Dr. William Davis' "Wheat Belly," wheat is the single worst thing you can eat and there's no such thing as "healthy whole grains."
Per dietary researcher Dr. Jeff Volek, it's practically criminal to feed children skim milk.
And here's Dr. Michael Eades with a very interesting blog post on our Paleo past.
This lunch program is not based in science. But, hey, why should that keep us from shoving it at growing kids?
"That law states that milk with more sugar than nonfat or 1 percent white milk may not be served a la carte starting in August 2013."
That shouldn't be any problem since nonfat and 1% milk are the kinds with the most sugar - about 24 grams (about 5 teaspoons) per 8 oz. cup.
Ken R at September 25, 2012 12:45 AM
Oops, correction (I misread my source):
Nonfat and 1%: about 12 grams per cup (about 2 1/2 teaspoons).
2%: about 11 grams per cup.
Plain milk: about 22 grams per cup.
Heavy whipping cream: 0 grams.
Sorry.
Ken R at September 25, 2012 12:51 AM
I guess I shouldn't try to be awake this late.
Whole milk: 11.4 grams, not 22.
Ken R at September 25, 2012 1:02 AM
"There is no scientific basis for the U.S. Dietary Guidelines." - Joanne Slavin, PhD, RD, professor of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, who served on the USDA's 2010 Dietary Guidelines Scientific Advisory Committee.
Here's an interesting slide she displayed during a lecture she gave in May, 2011, showing trends in overweight and obesity from 1960 to 2004:
http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss187/livinlowcarbman/obese.jpg?t=1308702576
Notice that rates of obesity increased only slightly from 1960 to 1980, the year the USDA began publishing its Dietary Guidelines, and then increased dramatically after that.
Ken R at September 25, 2012 1:22 AM
I lost 25 pounds by mostly following Dr. Davis' guidelines. I definitely do NOT adhere to fatass Moochelle's idea of "healthy food" and "nutrition."
mpetrie98 at September 25, 2012 2:29 AM
Amy Alkon
https://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/09/kids-are-going.html#comment-3340233">comment from mpetrie98That's great to hear, mpetrie98. I hear this so often -- about the work of Davis, Taubes, the Eades, and now Volek.
Amy Alkon
at September 25, 2012 5:09 AM
It's been decades since "nutrition science" produced anything that's useful or supported by evidence. The whole field needs to go back to 1960 and start over again from there.
Cousin Dave at September 25, 2012 6:34 AM
As usual, government nutritional data is unreliable at best, and flat out propaganda at worst. However, the fact is that the sugar in natural fruit juices is fructose, not sucrose. The difference is that fructose is absorbed directly into the body without any secretion of insulin required to process it. Sucrose, on the other hand is compose of two molecules; fructose and glucose. Sucrose needs insulin secretion for the body to process it. Note that high fructose corn syrup is in fact sucrose. Not that one cannot gain weight from drinking too much apple or other fruit juice, but it is sucrose that requires insulin for processing.
BarSinister at September 25, 2012 6:57 AM
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Crid [CridComment at gmail] at September 25, 2012 9:05 AM
i saw this online earlier and was spitting nails. i had no idea Michelle's program had been made into a dumbass law.
i found Sidwell Friends School's menus online, this is the private school Malia & Sasha attend. sample meals this week:
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Local Apple Carrot Soup
Broccoli & Raisin Salad
Coleslaw
BBQ Chicken Sliders
Tofu 'Q Sliders
Sauteed Fresh Green Beans
Macaroni & Cheese
Local Pears
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Tomato Soup
Arugula, Fennel and Parmesan Salad
Atomic Tuna Salad
All Natural Beef Chili
Vegan Spicy Lentil Chili
Homemade Cornbread
Steamed Fresh Broccoli
Brown Rice Pilaf
Orange Wedges
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curious how this compares with the new guidelines.
https://www.sidwell.edu/mobile/index.aspx?v=c&mid=375&t=Lunch%20Menus
rosalind at September 25, 2012 12:47 PM
Aside from the faux science behind the guidelines...I'm curious where the money for all this is coming from. Because, all this "Fresh" and "local" produce is cominig from somewhere that's not a bulk processing warehouse, right?
And who's home is this "Homemade" food coming from? I mean, have you seen my local lunch ladies?
Sabrina at September 25, 2012 1:11 PM
A New Jersey kid called into a a SiriusXM talk show tonight. His high school has a plan -- the price of lunch went from $2.25 to $2.50 this year. In addition, if you don't take a fruit or veggie serving with lunch, the school charges you $2.75 instead.
Now if the kid has a clue of economics -- he's going to take the fruit or veggie, save the quarter and then throw the food away.
Is that a way to incentivize healthy eating?
Jim P. at September 25, 2012 8:09 PM
Instead of throwing away the fruits and veggies, save them and those of your money-savvy classmates. Compost them, and sell the compost to local gardeners.
Sosij at September 26, 2012 4:24 PM
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