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10 school lunch controversies: A slideshow
From the definition of a vegetable to the merits of chocolate milk, cafeteria food is a national hot-button issue
posted on November 17, 2011, at 8:00 AM
Photo: Will & Deni McIntyre/CORBIS
In 1981, Ronald Reagan decided ketchup should be considered a vegetable to save money on school lunch programs. Decades later, it seems, little has changed. These days, Republicans and Democrats are clashing over whether the tomato paste on cafeteria pizza should count as a veggie. And that's not the only food fight our nation's schools have seen. Click through for nine more cafeteria controversies.
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