A smorgasbord of trans-fat

April 18th, 2008 at 06:03pm Mary Kaull

Here’s what’s for lunch next week in the Rockford School District (some entrées were omitted to protect the innocent): potato rounds, hash brown stick, french fries, hash brown patty and curly french fries.
How can any of that be trans-fat free?
Yes, we know the schools are doing a better job today than ever before. In Rockford, 2 percent milk has been phased out and substituted with skim and 1 percent. School lunches come with a free piece of fruit. Pizzas have whole-wheat crusts. Milk vending machines also sell cereal, yogurt and string cheese.
Still, are you frustrated with your child’s food choices at school? Do you wish school lunch were healthier?
Or are you more threatened by the food police and the new laws that restrict kids’ choices in schools?

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