Title: Statement by the President Upon Signing the National School Lunch Act | Encyclopedia.com
Headings: Statement by the President Upon Signing the National School Lunch Act
Statement by the President Upon Signing the National School Lunch Act
Statement by the President Upon Signing the National School Lunch Act
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Content: In the 1990s, the USDA announced that salsa (another low-nutrition food item) was an acceptable part of the school menu. In 1998, Michele Simon, a public-health lawyer and director of the Center for Informed Food Choices (CIFC), pointed out in an article published in The Animal's Agenda that the schools have become a dumping ground for high-fat and high-cholesterol meat and dairy products to salvage industry profits. The program has digressed from its goal of promoting good nutrition to children and opening more business opportunities for farmers. In fact, according to a 1993 survey, the USDA itself found the nutritional quality of most school lunches mediocre. Moreover, the USDA reimburses schools only for the cost of food. Infrastructure, staff, and other costs associated with managing the NSLP are not included. Subsequently, many schools are facing a financial crunch and sometimes reduce their financial burden by relying on inexpensive foods. FURTHER RESOURCES
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Hiatt, Liisa and Jacob Alex Klerman. State Monitoring of National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content. Santa Monica, Calif: