No ketchup: French schoolchildren will no longer be able to drown their meals in that quintessentially American condiment, ketchup. Under new dietary guidelines for schools, ketchup will be available only once a week—the day that French fries are served. The change was ostensibly made as part of a fight against obesity. Mayonnaise, which is far more caloric, will also be rationed, but kids can still eat as many baguettes as they want. “Cafeterias have a public-health mission, but also an educative mission,” said Christophe Hébert, chairman of the National Association of Directors of Collective Restaurants. “We have to ensure children become familiar with French recipes so that they can hand them down to the following generation.”
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