USDA to ban "Junk Food"

Back in my day, we had stuffed crust pizza at this side shop from the cafeteria. That was the alternative if you didn't like what they served. I loved that so much. 9 years ago they did away with it, because of the push for healthy food trying to make its way into the school. Those alternatives to school lunches should always be made available. It's pretty bad when lunch is already bad for kids, and that they decide to make it even more unappetizing with pushing healthy foods. Tomato soup on Fridays and pizza on Mondays were the only school lunches I would eat. The occasional salad the schools served were alright if I poured a ton of French dressing on it, but the portions were so small, and had so much cabbage rather than lettuce. Changing the main meal to be super healthy when you already offer salad each meal is pretty ridiculous too.

The fish, burgers, etc can be really bad at schools depending on how they maintain it/cook it. We don't need to push for healthy food, but we need to push for better cooks in schools, and allow different types of dishes to be made. The general consistent crap that is pushed out in cafeterias are the issue. If they want to offer healthy food with things like pizza, chips, or pudding, then fine. Just don't force a pure healthy standard. Students will go hungry throughout the day, because they just won't eat it, which is worse.