Mon, Aug-21-17, 06:53
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Plan: Very LC, Higher Protein
Stats: 227/186/185
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Progress: 98%
Location: Herndon, VA
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Originally Posted by teaser
Yes. Maybe what counts as "health food" because it's low in fat, or at least saturated fat, and salt is indistinguishable from junk food.
Maybe the problem never was that kale wasn't an option. Make nine out of ten snack options as appealing to kids as kale, and you'll find kids making a lot of their choices from that last ten percent.
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Wow, a study driven by emotion and the intuition that it's just right for the kids. Sad that the healthy whole grain, low fat, low salt substitutes simply fuel the carb addition already reinforced by eating and snacking outside of school. Unfortunately, the concept of healthy is distorted, and this, once again, loose epidemiological "study" is unlikely to provide any significant change, even if it can be claimed to be "less bad" than the standard snack food previously served:
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Smart Snacks complemented the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which overhauled the federal school breakfast and lunch programs with new standards to promote whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk products, and less sodium and fat in school meals. Since school meals formulate only part of a student's daily calorie intake, Smart Snacks was added to close the nutritional gap by providing healthy foods and beverages through school vending machines, stores, and à la carte services.
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