Food fight

“A proposal by federal nutrition officials to all but rid school meals of potatoes in favor of other vegetables and fruits has earned … bewilderment from school officials.” (Page 1, April 14)

What is bewildering is the fact that there are officials in our schools that would actually fight a program that is trying to put fresh, healthy, unprocessed foods into our schools. What’s their best argument for saving “lunch choices that resemble fast-food”?

According to Doug Wardell, “There is so much that would end up in the garbage,” and “Why get rid of a vegetable that the students are eating?”

I have just one question for the man responsible for our school’s nutrition. If the children stop eating your french fries and tater tots, will you then serve chocolate bars? After all, (using Mr. Wardell’s logic) it’s not the cocoa beans that are bad, it’s what we do to them.

Marie Neumiller

Mead