Couched in the emotional appeal of leaving no child hungry, Assembly Bill 805, introduced in Wisconsin, is based on a perilous assumption: school lunches are healthy.
Sadly, we know that much of the US food supply does the opposite of healthy: It interferes with learning, causes neurological damage, and compromises, not just development, but mental health.
Last year, Moms Across America exposed the level of known toxins in school lunches, with independent, third-party lab testing and the results were shocking. Add to that, our recent fast food testing showed that the top 21 fast food brands that supply nearly 30 million school meals a day were found to have toxic levels of heavy metals and agrichemicals but at the same time provided necessary nutrients at a level that would result in serious nutrient deficiencies.
All of this must change before we pour more toxic fake food into these kids, or they may be better off eating at home!
Learn more about how a strong Co-sponsor in congress could increase American children’s access to fresh, minimally processed, non-GMO food, grown without toxic agricultural chemicals. This must become the standard if we are to begin to see a downtick in the chronic illnesses American children are currently experiencing.
This bill, and bills like it, needs a strong, serious, co-sponsor that will insert concrete language with built-in accountability for supporting organic and regenerative food sourcing and school scratch kitchens.
Read more and take action at Moms Across America.
Changing the Way Kids Eat