>>A preschooler at West Hoke Elementary School ate three chicken nuggets for lunch Jan. 30 because a state employee told her the lunch her mother packed was not nutritious. >> >>The girl’s turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips, and apple juice did not meet U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines, according to the interpretation of the agent who was inspecting all lunch boxes in her More at Four classroom that day. >> >>Can you guess why this lunch was rejected? >> >>http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/homemade-lunch-replaced-with-cafeteria-nuggets.html >> >>If you answered because the State knows better than you how to feed your children, you are correct. > >For many parents, this is probably very true. Which is not the same as saying the state should have the right to butt in. At least it should stay out of it unless the parent is feeding the child in a way that borders on child abuse.
