The Mountain Lion Messenger Sierra Vista High School Las Vegas, NV
Issue Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Issue: Volume 11, Issue 12 Last Update: Tuesday, June 04, 2013
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FDA, District to Reevaluate ‘Pink Slime’
Salads, with apples on the side, wait to be placed in the refridgerator. - Joseph Voir
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"Would you like some ‘pink slime’ in that burger?"

Pink slime sounds gross, doesn’t it? Pink slime is the tiny amount of meat inside of fat on beef. Most people know "pink slime" as its original name, "lean, finely textured meat."

But the Clark County School District is joining the many schools that are beginning to boycott this "slimy meat."

Sierra Vista High School students who eat school lunch prepare to get a taste of better nutrition in that meal. The Clark County School District’s nutritional standards for school lunches are changing.

To most students who eat school lunches, there isn’t much of a deal, but the lunchroom staff, this impacts them more intensely.

Students may worry about having to pay more since the food will be more nutritious, but the students don’t need to worry.

Tanya Owen, cafeteria manager for SVHS, says not much will change for students.

"I’m not sure [if the price will change], as far as I know nothing will change," Owen said.

The only thing that will be affected by the change in nutritional standards is the price the cafeteria staff pays for those higher quality foods.

"[There isn’t much of an affect to students, the only thing it affects is] how much the cafeteria is paying," Owen proclaims.

All in all, this nutritional standards change is all just the amount of money food will begin to cost for the cafeteria workers.


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1 COMMENTS - Add your comment below

4/20/2012 12:34:31 PM by Lynnelle Conley    
Lean Finely Textured Beef is 100% Beef. Get the facts on www.beefisbeef.com. If it's the ammonium hydroxide that bothers you - it's an FDA and USDA approved processing agent that is used in many food items such as baked goods, cheeses, chocolate, gelatins, puddings, & caramels. I urge you to make an informed decision after you educate yourself with the facts. Again, to to www.beefisbeef.com.
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