Marine - School lunches a national security threat?

[vinnie]

WASHINGTON ? School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat.

That's not a reference to the mystery meat served up in the cafeteria line either. The retired officers are saying that school lunches have helped make the nation's young people so fat that fewer of them can meet the military's physical fitness standards, and recruitment is in jeopardy.


A new report being released Tuesday says more than 9 million young adults, or
27 percent of all Americans ages 17 to 24, are too overweight to join the military.:sadwave:

 

[vinnie]

 

[marine]

it shouldn't be just the military making this statement.

 

[Axle]

Yeah, I'm sure they don't eat stuff like that outside of school....... :mj07:

 

[Cie]

Yeah, I'm sure they don't eat stuff like that outside of school....... :mj07:

Maybe, but it still is a shame for those children who are not provided healthier options away from school than canned veggies, processed meat sandwiches and processed onion rings. JMO

 

[Axle]

I understand what you are saying, but, probably more than half of those students don't eat those school meals anyway. They just pick at what they want and dump the rest......

Just recently saw some tv news coverage on that....had to do with what a waste of money our free lunch program is.....