Only in America: Going hungry over going healthy
An Indiana school district's healthy lunch program wastes $300,000 on uneaten food — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
An Indiana school district says it wasted $300,000 last year because its students are rejecting the school's new healthy lunch program, which was designed by First Lady Michelle Obama. Students in the Carmel Clay district are dumping vegetables and fruit in the garbage, or skipping lunch altogether, said food service director Linda Wireman. "There are a lot of complaints they're going home hungry," Wireman said.
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