USDA wants to cut potatoes in school meals

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

As part of a push to make school meals healthier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed removing white potatoes from all federally subsidized school breakfasts and limiting them dramatically in lunches.

The proposal is intended to reduce the amount of starchy vegetables, such as French fries and Tater Tots, students eat. Starch-heavy corn and peas are also being cut in favor of leafy greens and orange vegetables, such as sweet potatoes. Yes, not all potatoes are created nutritionally equal.

But the potato is not going down without a fight. The National Potato Council is, naturally, an outspoken critic of the plan.

abcnews.go.com/US/usda-proposal-cuts-potatoes-schools/story?id=13621442


This could really hurt potato farmers.

[ty]

May 18, 2011 16:15:55 GMT -5 Mad Dawg Wiccan said:

As part of a push to make school meals healthier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed removing white potatoes from all federally subsidized school breakfasts and limiting them dramatically in lunches.

The proposal is intended to reduce the amount of starchy vegetables, such as French fries and Tater Tots, students eat. Starch-heavy corn and peas are also being cut in favor of leafy greens and orange vegetables, such as sweet potatoes. Yes, not all potatoes are created nutritionally equal.

But the potato is not going down without a fight. The National Potato Council is, naturally, an outspoken critic of the plan.

abcnews.go.com/US/usda-proposal-cuts-potatoes-schools/story?id=13621442


This could really hurt potato farmers.

I guess someone will need to find a way to grow black potatoes. Since someone made the claim years ago that a French-Fry is no longer a vegetable after being fried, are they still going to serve those to the school kids? Did they ever take out all the soda and candy machines? If so, did it stop the students from bringing their own candy and soda to the scools for lunch and breaktime? No!

We really need to go after and educate the parents on healthy living and diets in the home. This will teach kids to learn to eat healthy and live better lives for themselves.

Eventually, we will all go back to eating beans and rice for meals. Then we won't beable to eat the beans due to gas/farting issues thats destroying the ozone, so I guess we all will be eating rice for lunc, breakfast and dinner.

I don't eat a lot of potatoes or rice becasue they are starchy foods and starchy foods turn into sugar. So I limit my intake on these tow items.

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The Irish kids will starve.

[wyouser]

There is a move to ban Ronald McDonald too. I didnt know you could contract calories from being too close to clowns! Panel on Fox at noon were crying Ronald encourages consumption of the EVIL potatoe

[ty]

May 18, 2011 16:21:37 GMT -5 ArchietheDragon said:

The Irish kids will starve.

[wyouser]

Archie, the Germans would be a bit upset too if you banned their spuds

[ty]

May 18, 2011 16:25:32 GMT -5 wyouser said:

There is a move to ban Ronald McDonald too. I didnt know you could contract calories from being too close to clowns! Panel on Fox at noon were crying Ronald encourages consumption of the EVIL potatoe

swallow, swallow, swallow...

[kent]

May 18, 2011 16:15:55 GMT -5 Mad Dawg Wiccan said:

As part of a push to make school meals healthier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed removing white potatoes from all federally subsidized school breakfasts and limiting them dramatically in lunches.


abcnews.go.com/US/usda-proposal-cuts-potatoes-schools/story?id=13621442

Good grief maddawg get a grip, a potato is a gateway vegetable and they need to ban it before kids move onto even more dangerous vegetables like......I'm thinking...need help here.

[wyouser]

There is one bright spot ,I guess, in any move toward a totalitarian system.....it removes the need to think at all as all decisions are made in advance for one by the state.

[vonnie6200]

well I guess potato bars are out then

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Why does gov't keep doing things to cost jobs and incomes? Idiots!!

[wyouser]

bars...bars? you are sending children to bars? Call out the culture warriors!!!

[kent]

May 18, 2011 16:36:00 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

well I guess potato bars are out then

That would be criminal. I'm also getting worried about this whole thing expanding to the point wherein the production of Vodka will be jeopardized.

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Poor MICHELLE!!!!! Hope she is okay!!!

[wyouser]

Well, there you go..gateway vegetable...potatoe to vodka.....does that expand soon to rye to whisky? Barley to beer? etc etc etc etc

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

<<Good grief maddawg get a grip, a potato is a gateway vegetable and they need to ban it before kids move onto even more dangerous vegetables>>

It's the Attack of the Killer Potatoes!

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My Gov is trying to penalize fat people on welfare to make them get with a health program or go elsewhere to find free medical.

[ty]

May 18, 2011 16:42:53 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

Poor MICHELLE!!!!! Hope she is okay!!!

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

Mmmm.... potatoes.

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[ty]

May 18, 2011 16:48:28 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

My Gov is trying to penalize fat people on welfare to make them get with a health program or go elsewhere to find free medical.

This is wrong. What next? Toss all the people out of the section 8 housing programs that cannot afford housing to save money.

WTF is the word coming to when you have all these politicians wanting to take away the people's rights, and at the same time not live by the rules they are trying to force upon all others based on their incomes.

REVOLUTION! Take Brewers ass to the border and toss it over.

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Nah-- we like her, but trying to fine the fat welfare people is over the top. She has a point, but that is like.. one of those crazy ideas people think, but never say. Never going to fly....

[ed1066]

Obama takes on Big Potato! Now that Big Yogurt and Big Unpasteurized Milk are out of the way, another Enemy of the State can be vanquished!

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[marshabar1]

Congress should cut USDA.

[chiver78]

May 18, 2011 16:25:32 GMT -5 wyouser said:

There is a move to ban Ronald McDonald too. I didnt know you could contract calories from being too close to clowns! Panel on Fox at noon were crying Ronald encourages consumption of the EVIL potatoe

Dan Quayle, is that you?

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

Please Vot!

[ty]

May 18, 2011 17:42:44 GMT -5 @ed1066 said:

Obama takes on Big Potato! Now that Big Yogurt and Big Unpasteurized Milk are out of the way, another Enemy of the State can be vanquished!

I can't believe all these years that the Amish people that have been milking their own cows are now subject to this kid of scrutiny. They are even attacking the Amish about their livestock and poop that's destroying the Ozone layers. What a crock of crap this is.

[chiver78]

May 18, 2011 16:41:26 GMT -5 kent said:

May 18, 2011 16:36:00 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

well I guess potato bars are out then

That would be criminal. I'm also getting worried about this whole thing expanding to the point wherein the production of Vodka will be jeopardized.

that would be disastrous!

in all seriousness, there is some merit to this, IMHO. most school districts count potatoes in any form as a vegetable - this means that your kid can count Tater Tots as his veggie. have any of you ever watched Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution? I don't catch it often, but I fully admit that my own eating habits get squeaky clean for a few days after I do....and they aren't really that bad to begin with.

[ed1066]

Does anyone actually support this? Or is this just more government intrusion and tomfoolery?

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GO, RON!!!!!!!!!