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[quote=Anonymous]I have empathy, OP. A bunch of parents from my kid's school got together and met with Marla Caplon last year. She was helpful but basically said that they were meeting USDA guidelines (eg tackling salt, fat, sugar) and were not able to deal with processed food/additives/preservatives/colorings etc. She framed it in terms of working to make sure that kids who get free and reduced lunch had nutritious food (implied that our concerns were more upper middle class concerns a la Whole Paycheck living). Also keep in mind that while DC is just now renovating lots of schools (thanks to Fenty) and is able to put in school kitchens after the local food/Pollan wave hit, MoCo renovated its schools 5+ years ago and what we have are mostly prep kitchens. That limits what we can accomplish considerably. All that said, just last year MoCo actively prohibited school gardens, and this year they lifted the ban. So who knows? Maybe they will 180 on healthy food too..[/quote]
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