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AFT Resolution

SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS

WHEREAS, most school lunch programs depend upon donated United States surplus commodities for their financial success; and

WHEREAS, the school lunch program is a part of the diet of many school-aged children; and

WHEREAS, diet has been proven to have direct effect upon children's intellectual capacities:

RESOLVED, that AFT actively work towards the acceptance of the following guidelines by the federal government in its school lunch programs:

  • No additives should be included in a federal commodity unless it has been proven both safe and necessary.
  • No processed foods should be used in place of a natural food product.
  • No salt or sugar should be added to canned or frozen vegetables or fruits.
  • Unprocessed whole grain products should be utilized.

(1978)

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