Definitely stirs up emotions, right?! Tell me what you think... Some facts I learned today: -The avg. dollar amount allocated for food cost per school lunch nationwide is barely $1 and 25 cents of that is spent on milk. -The beef and poultry used in schools are held to lower standards than the standards used in fast-food chains like McDonald’s. -Many schools no longer have access to free drinking water. -The average American child eats less than one serving of fruit a day and anywhere from 30 to 160 pounds of sugar per year. -12% of American kids already have Type 2 Diabetes. The CDC predicts that 1 in 3 children born in the year 2000 will develop Type 2 Diabetes. -1 in 4 children take prescription medication daily for a chronic illness. -The majority of the calories in the avg child’s diet come from sodas, sweets, salty snacks, and fast food.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 01:23:27 +0000
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