When I saw First Lady Michelle Obama had visited Howard
University the other day, it brought to mind her campaign to improve school
lunches across the country. While strides have been made, there’s quite a
disparity between what students are served in U.S. schools and abroad.
Most Americans would assume we feed our students better,
but that’s not the case. Take a look at this short segment from the CBS news
magazine show Sunday Morning to learn the truth:
When I first saw this particular show, I visited the
principal of my school the next morning with a question. How much does a
student lunch in our school cafeteria cost to make? The answer was $5.00. This is the same as in
most French schools. There, however, chefs prepare complete healthy meals which
are served restaurant style to all students.
Are we not one of the wealthiest nations on the planet?
Yet we feed only some of our students, and those meals certainly do not measure
up to the standards in other first world countries. We should do better by our
children. Our future as a nation depends upon their health and well-being.
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