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In the News: Congress thinks pizza sauce is a veggie

 
 

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Where do you get your vegetable servings from? According to Congress, you get half a cup of veggies from the two tablespoons of tomato paste that goes on pizza. The U.S. Agricultural Department tried to change that earlier this year with a proposal for new school lunches, but Congress has blocked it from happening.


The nutritional value of your school lunches has been a hot topic lately. In efforts to decrease childhood obesity, the U.S. Agricultural Department proposed to lower the amount of sodium and potatoes and increase the whole grains in school lunches. Schools are supposed to follow certain guidelines now, but many still serve pizza and fries daily. The proposal wanted to cut this down to two times a week.


The proposal wasn’t approved because Congress thought the regulations were too strict, and that foods like tomato paste and starchy vegetables (including potatoes, corn and green beans) have some nutritional value that can’t be ignored. The amount of tomato paste on pizza, for example, has almost six times the amount of potassium and four times the amount of calcium in a half-cup of apples.


Do you think the amount of pizza and fries in school lunches is a problem? Would you be upset if the amount of sodium and potatoes were reduced in your lunch? After all, you’ve gotta eat something for lunch, so what would you prefer? Let us know what you think!
 
 
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BY RACHEL NUGENT ON 12/4/2011 12:00:00 AM

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All of the people in Congress must be very unintelligent, because a tomato is a fruit. Plus, it says that there is more calcium and potassium in the tomato sauce, but it doesn't say that it's more per piece. It just says that there's more per entire pizza. And girls, we all love our pizza, but an entire one is a bit of a stretch when there are other things high in potassium and calcium right there.
It's weird seeing some of the things that other schools have on their menus. Mine has NEVER had fries. We always get stuff that is actually pretty good for you. Sure there's pizza every day, but also a healthy alternative. Maybe there's a link between the healthy things we're given at school, just about everyone I know doing some kind of sport/healthy movement thing, and the fact that there is literally only one majorly overweight kid at my school. Not even kidding, just one.
P.S. I love the yummy fruit we always get. Esp. pears & oranges!!!

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by French Toast on 12/15/2011 1:17:02 AM

 
 

All of you saying its half a serving.......its not! A tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable got it? Smile

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by loveTC247 on 12/14/2011 5:42:30 PM

 
 

since you ve already started reading you cart stop.my name is kelena.ii have black hair,and green eyes.i am 13. i was abuses my whole life.i have no ears or nose,because my parents chopped them off with a rusty fork. i am dead.i will show up in your room in 13 days and kill you by chopping your body parts with a rusty fork unless you post this on 5 pages.THIS IS NO JOKE!! if you do,something good will happen to you within 13 days.if you dont belive this wait

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by paramoregurl on 12/13/2011 6:54:05 PM

 
 

@ninadasiy i understand what ur saying but no they shouldn't stay fat cuz tht could take their life a way yes it is their choice but if they end up fat ppl can die from being to big and not being healthy u know???

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by Princess Keziyah on 12/12/2011 5:29:20 PM

 
 

I think it could be a serving if it were healthy and there was enough of it but I dont think that is the case. My moms sauce would be a serving but I am not sure about the stuff at school.

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by luckykel on 12/9/2011 11:43:03 PM

 
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