Mukwonago Students Boycott School Lunch

"Hell no, we won't eat (the measly, more expensive, inadequate school cafeteria lunch)!"

From FOX News:

For the first time, school lunches must have age-aligned calorie maximums, capping the amount of calories high school students eat to around 850 calories. The new restrictions all come from the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and are funded by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 – legislation promoted by Michelle Obama.

While the changes may seem like a step in a healthier direction, not all students are finding them so tasty. On Monday, about 70 percent of the 830 students at Mukwonago High School in Wisconsin who typically buy their lunch boycotted the school’s cafeteria, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The high schoolers were joined by middle schoolers in the district, reducing the number of lunches sold by half.

According to the Journal Sentinel, the Mukwonago School District is not alone, as many other schools nationwide are also reporting students frustrated with the new rules.

One such student from Mukwonago High, Nick Blohm, said the healthier food is not so much the problem as it is portion size. A 6-foot-3-inch, 210-pound linebacker, Blohm said he burns around 3,000 calories during three hours of football practice and weight training. He’s also the class president, and he’s taking various Advanced Placement classes. But the new caps, he said, are making it harder to perform both physically and academically.

"A lot of us are starting to get hungry even before the practice begins," Blohm told the Journal Sentinel. "Our metabolisms are all sped up."

Another issue for students at Mukwonago is the new pricing, the Journal Sentinel said. A 10-cent price increase was added to lunches by the USDA in order to make lunches closer to the $2.86 it typically reimburses for students who qualify for free lunches. That increased raised the new lunches from $2.40 to $2.50.

Not only are students upset with the new changes, but Mukwonago officials are on board as well. While students and staff members alike agree that childhood obesity is a major concern, many are saying the new lunch guidelines are too abrupt and don’t take students’ unique lifestyles into account.

Yes, Obama's America really sucks.

Choice?

No.

Freedom?

No.

Personal responsibility?

No. The government knows best. The government decides what's best for you. You can't be trusted to make the "correct" choices for yourself.

Here's video from FOX6 News:

[Food Service Supervisor Pam] Harris says the school normally serves about 830 lunches per day. When the school lunch boycott began Monday, September 17th, the lunch ladies served 290 lunches.

Harris said if the boycott continues, it could lead to cuts in cafeteria staff.

Obama is possibly killing more jobs?

Good grief.

Big government, tons of federal regulations, mandates - This is just the beginning.

The students and staff at Mukwonago are getting a taste of totalitarianism, Obama-style.

They're finding it difficult to swallow.