It is our job as elected officials to make sure the program aligns with what parents approve of and what farmers can produce.
I hope that you will maintain the white potato as an allowable under the school meal and WIC programs.
Can I just point out that there truly is a cost to this, and that cost does not necessarily bear improvement.
The cost is very, very sensitive.
It is important to have something that will actually be consumed and enjoyed.
If the standards are unattainable or overly complicated the program will fail.
To meet Target Three sodium requirements, schools must eliminate the cheese from a cheeseburger.
If students are hungry, they don't learn. If they don't learn, they don't succeed in school.
I don't believe it is acceptable for the Federal Government to put requirements on schools that add additional compliance costs.
The only problem is it just doesn't work. And we've all, or at least most of us have children, or have had children or grandchildren, and if...
Just no questions today, just appreciate the testimony, the opportunity to listen and learn.