At Channelview High School, Domino's provides pizza lunches on Mondays and Wednesdays as part of a program aiming to engage students with familiar food. While this initiative appeals to kids, it raises concerns about the nutritional value of fast food in schools. The Biden administration's commission is advocating for a transformation in school lunches, identifying the prevalence of ultra-processed foods as contributors to childhood obesity and health issues. As regulations tighten, traditional pizza offerings may be phased out in favor of healthier, home-cooked options.
"For kids to be able to see Oh, they're serving Domino's, I think it makes a huge difference," Tanya Edwards, the district's director of nutrition, told me.
The days of school Domino's-and school pizza in general-are numbered. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his supporters are on a mission to overhaul school lunch.
Despite kids' enthusiasm, you can see the problem: Students munching on free fast food might seem to embody everything wrong with the American diet.
The Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again Commission released a highly anticipated report on children's health that pointed to school meals as one venue where ultra-processed foods are offered to kids unabated.
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