Schools in the Caitlin Illinois District won’t be enduring the rumbling tummies of other students around the country that result from Michelle Obama's menu revisions “We’re going to have the freedom to do more stuff with our own program, and we want to give people options,” Superintendent Gary Lewis said. “When the federal government changed the nutrition guidelines, they became very restrictive,” said Lewis. “If a kid is hungry, they’re not going to be able to concentrate in class. We need to work to make sure they’re full. That will increase their potential. “We had to not only offer vegetables but vegetables of a certain color, and we had to offer them so many times a week. I will eat kale. But if I tried to get my 11- and 7-year-old to eat kale, they will look at me like, ‘What are you putting on my plate?'
The school district will be increasing its meal prices “slightly” to compensate for the loss of government subsidy.
The school district will be increasing its meal prices “slightly” to compensate for the loss of government subsidy.
