To the Editor:

With the new school year starting, parents’ to-do lists are now filled with shopping for school clothes, school supplies – and school food. That’s right, school food!

In past years, our nation’s schools were used by the USDA as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. It is neither a surprise nor coincidence that one-third of our children have become overweight or obese.

August 31, 2016