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Re:American toddlers are eating more sugar than the amount r... by jpalmer on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @01:07PM (#17295329)
Here's[0] a menu from my kid's elementary school in the midwest (Lawrence, KS).

School lunches have certainly declined over the years. Continued relaxation of nutrition standards[1] doesn't help.

[0]https://www.usd497.org/cms/lib/KS01906981/Centricity/Domain/...

[1]https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/secretary...

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Re:American toddlers are eating more sugar than the amount r... by rexgallorum2 on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @02:22PM (#17296285)
What a terrible menu. It has 'cultural poverty' written all over it. Food is a major manifestation of culture--food speaks volumes about the people who prepare and eat it.
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