***Students*** Check out this website: fedup.dosomething.org/fedup You can post pictures of your school lunch and vote on other school lunches. There is also information on how to make a change in your school cafeteria. "Last year the Department of Agriculture passed new guidelines for the health content of school lunches, but not every school has been following them. The government estimates that two-thirds of U.S. school meals exceed the recommended fat content, and that most go over the sodium allowance as well. For observers such as Michelle Obama, who has made childhood obesity a signature issue as first lady, there is deep cause for concern. Fortunately, somebody is doing something about it. In fact, DoSomething.org is the name of the nonprofit group that launched a lighthearted website called Fed Up that has teens across the country posting pictures of their school lunches along with bleakly funny captions (“refried puke and fajita cat food,” anyone?). Site visitors can vote “Eat It” or “Toss It” on each photo through Nov. 15. DoSomething.org will compile the data into a map that they say will display "the real state of school lunch across the nation," and distribute it to school districts and nutrition advocates." today/food/squishy-squash-students-post-yucky-yummy-school-lunches-4B11199685
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