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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am surprised that people think that it is elitist or funny to want elementary schools to serve healthy food. There is a movement to provide fresh food in an affordable way in the DCPS. http://dcfoodforall.com/2010/01/ramping-up-farm-to-school-in-healthy-schools/ Michelle Obama has been behind healthy school lunches as well. Why is it crazy to ask if MOCO schools are cooking healthy fresh meals? I asked specifically about Potomac because I was looking into a town house there. With all the hype about the school district I am surprised that they only warm processed food. However, the point about wanting things to be fair and standardized across the county and keeping lunch prices at an affordable level is well taken. It would be unjust for only the schools in wealthier pockets to offer the more nutritious meals. Schools across the county [i]could[/i] have healthier food at a reasonable cost if this issue was made a priority. Here are some good articles about issues with school lunch in DC: http://www.theslowcook.com/blog/tales-from-a-dc-school-kitchen/[/quote]

Because you seem to forget that such meals are expensive.  At a time when schools and departments of education are repeatedly underbudgeted and have many programs cut, you want them to provide more expensive food programs.  Sorry, but the schools primary purpose is to provide an education and academic programs are more important than food programs.  The food programs are adequate to sustain the children, especially children who have a hard time getting solid meals any other time of the day.  If you are so concerned about the quality of the food, you need to send your child to school with a lunch.  But I really don't need to see teacher's retirement or salaries cut, education equipment or textbooks not purchased or programs cut because they are spending more money on lunch programs just so your snowflake can have organic milk and chicken for lunch.  You obviously have not been paying attention to MD state education budgetary battles for the last several years if you think any school can afford to spend more money on their lunch program. [/quote]

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