What they need to fix is politicians putting industry pressures ahead of the health and wellbeing of the population, especially children. Telling children that pizza is a suitable source of vegetables is not a good lesson for establishing healthy eating patterns in future life.

Healthy food does not have to be boring. If the schools are not making interesting healthy meals, to the point where pizza is the only exciting thing on the menu, then they are letting children down. Healthy stir fry, fresh curry, tortilla wraps – all of these can be delicious, healthy, and provide much more nutritional value than pizza.

It took 15 years since the last review of food standards in schools, so are pizzas going to be deemed as a healthy option for another 15 years? I love pizza, but I’m under no illusions about them being good for me.

Children getting ‘fucking angry’ about not being served pizza is pretty worrying. It’s the duty of schools to help parents educate their children about having a healthy balanced diet that they can sustain for their whole lives. If children are getting angry about not being given junk food then that suggests that a good appreciation for healthy options is not being developed.

Read both of the links. If you still think I’m being unfair by portraying this move as a wasted opportunity then we’ll have to agree to disagre.

- Nobody said Pizza is a Vegetable. What was said is that by adding more tomato sauce to the Pizza commonly served in schools, it could make the pizza more nutritious.
- Tomatos are technically fruits, but nutritionally they are closer to vegetables. There is lots of confusion around this.
- The Pizza served in schools is not fucking Pizza Hut. It’s made to be a lot healthier. It’s certainly less greasy.

You say we should “fix this”, but I’m having a hard time understanding what needs fixing. If they took it away from me when I was a kid I’d be fucking angry, the other meals are so boring and healthy, the days they served pizza were great days.

Basically, American schools serve generally healthy food, which is more than you can say about food served almost anywhere else. If you want to make a valid point, try not relying on the “Pizza is a Vegetable” troll.

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