Balance of Food

I was glad to see both Bob and Kim take off on the school lunches in last night's "The Biggest Loser" goes to high school special. Criticizing the tater tots as a "vegetable" (which the USDA allows) was a beautiful TV moment. The "nutritional highlight" was that in the Wellness program at the Belle Plaine High School in Iowa, the new requirements were a whole grain crust with turkey pepperoni. Whole grain was good, but still too much cheese; I can imagine the turkey pepperoni is still smothered in sodium. I realize Bob is not a journalist, but the lunch lady he talked to mentioned something about "We have to make money." That screamed for a follow-up. I would love to have seen Bob and Kim do a hour-long special just on the USDA and school lunches. Bob and Kim were great about saying there was nothing there they would eat. Those were powerful, necessary statements. I was disappointed about a mini-TBL in the high school realm. Watching these kids talk into the camera like a reality show participant was depressing. Though it was great to see the enthusiasm of the kids after they had some success. I thought a more general talk would have been a more effective use of NBC time. Still, it was nice to see the time taken for an important topic. And let's see someone do an hour on school lunches and why we can't spend more money to get more nutrition into our children.