Texas ranks fifth in the nation in childhood obesity rates. Recently, several states have been taking action to curb the trend with requirements on nutritional standards and educational awareness...Texas was not one of them. We can blame a million things on obesity in children, but there are things we can do to intervene. Why we aren't is a mystery.
Maybe some of that surplus money could go to a few nutrtion classes in areas of Texas with the highest obesity rates. We could call it a 'pilot program' or something. (source)
There are inexpensive ways to reduce obesity. We could encourage eating disorders by encouraging bullying of overweight children until their self esteem is shattered and they result to anorexia (my personal preference) or bulimia to lose weight. We could also eliminate lunches in school altogether and that way only rich kids that can buy their lunch or leave campus to buy food would get to eat. We could make children build the new prisons people want so badly...hard work burns calories! Plus, they'll learn a trade!
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I like your style, we could shit can food stamps altogether, we all know that most of them are just used for Cheetos, malt liqour, and Kools anyway.
Question, do you think that currently kids aren't learning about nutrition in school? They are.
It doens't matter, they eat what their parents give them, it's not like they go home and whip up a green salad after school for a snack now is it? Duh.
Eliminating school lunches isn't a bad idea. You should see the crap they feed these kids.
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Maybe we should follow West Virginia's lead and have our kids join Weight Watchers. Might end up helping 'em in math, too.