Firenze Sage: Don’t gag, it’s just the school lunch program … [chicken nuggets]

A North Carolina mother is upset because her preschoolerâ€s homemade turkey sandwich was deemed unhealthy by school officials. Her daughter ate three chicken nuggets instead. Huh?

Turns out the little girl attends a state school and her turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips, and apple juice did not meet U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines, according to the Carolina Journal.

Even lunches brought from home must meet this requirement and if they donâ€t, the childcare provider must give the student additional food.

In the case of this little girl, her packed lunch was supplemented with the school lunch that included chicken nuggets—and she ended up eating only three chicken nuggets that day. Whatâ€s more, the preschooler returned home with a note telling her parents that they owed $1.25 to pay for school lunch.

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You see the progression here? No trans fat(whatever that is), no sugar, no meat, and no non organic. And a spy at every other table to snatch the goodies away.

“Freedom’s just ….”

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