Beacon Hill: Let's Get Junk Food Out Of Schools! But, Eh, Keep Sending 'Em Government Peanut Butter.

Ok, this has become a thorn in my side. Let's get junk food out of schools. Hmm. Does that mean we are effectively closing cafeterias? The answer is no. The heavily processed cafeteria food loaded with those evil trans fatty acids will still be there. Most kids I know are smart enough not to eat this garbage. Now, if you're a hair net donning cafeteria employee, relax. I know it's nothing you've done. The food is governent supplied. And the last time I checked "Canned Pork" was not at the top of the food pyramid.

Mass produced cafeteria food makes members of goverment agencies trying to get people in our nation to eat more healthy by informing them of the trans fat content in their box of pork rinds look arrogant when the food they've been supplying our kids since the 50's remains unchanged. When it is possible to order a few healthy items from Wendy's that are significantly healthier than the meatloaf brick your kids are eating at the school, well, there's a problem.

So why are people on this quest to rid the nation of fat people by telling us about trans-fat when the food we serve our kids we wouldn't hand out to pets!

It's great we want to lose the twinkie machine from the school. But when does it become Uncle Sam's right to do this? Instead, schools should tell venders: "Nix the coke machine and the junk food. Put in a nice Veryfine machine and healtheir snacking foods." You're nuts if you think kids won't use it.