The Food Lobby Goes to School

Who decides what our children are eating?




To a large degree, it is the Federal Government. Congress and the Department of Agriculture approve what foods can (and can't) be served to over 30 million American school children who get daily meals from the National School Lunch Program.

The government gets a ton of pressure from a food and beverage industry frantic to keep kids hooked on a diet of sodas, snacks and hot dogs. The competition, for a piece of this $10 billion market, is particularly fierce right now because this year, the School Lunch Program is being reviewed and revised.

Despite the enormous nutritional and financial stakes at play, ANP was the only media to cover a recent panel set up to discuss the school menu. While nutritionists outnumbered the press, corporate lobbyists outnumbered everyone.

Coincidentally, this article was released in the New York Times today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/opi...

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[Dronguin]

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[decoy26517]

Reddit censor's the internet! Occupy Reddit.com!

[Nathan Batten]

NO LIKE!!!!

[Mine Cast Mineall]

I can not wait till the lunches go back to the regular way. I eat hamburgers and drink coke from places like Sonic and I am only 68 pounds and I am 11 years old.

[robreiken]

Any one who wants motivation to get healthy but don't want to eat vegies then go watch the doco > Fat, Sick And Nearly Dead < very inspiring that influenced me.

[catiapb1]

Parents should take a stand against these type of school lunches and not allow their kids to eat at school.

[Charles Corum]

Just one more example of how corporations OWN us and our children. Another example is the influence of the NRA.

[WellBeingMDLive]

Great eye-opening educational video on what influences our nation's school lunch program.

[irwinchurch25]

I want this video on my J300 unit.

[UpperYarraAquaponics]

Suck it Reddit mods ;)

[Ryantothec]

Nice job, this is the kind of documentary making that we need to see more of.