Improving school lunch programs is a popular topic these days and for good reason. Most public schools have given in to the big money maker companies and have scaled down food service costs by preparing fast processed foods. I asked a student what the typical lunch consists of and she said: fried nuggets, fried chips, cookies and a soda or sports drink. So the typical meal does not have anything fresh, like fruits or vegetable, and is filled with hydrogenated fats, sugar, and chemicals.

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