:54:02
brought in bottled water,
and it was just a situation
:54:05
where we saw a major change in the kids.
:54:08
If you walk through these halls,
and you're here,
:54:10
these do not look like at-risk,
out-of-control kids.
:54:13
Their behaviors are better.
:54:15
They seem to be more focused.
:54:17
Teachers will tell you
:54:18
that they get more
out of them in the class.
:54:21
Keep in mind,
this is not a private school.
:54:24
These are the "trouble kids"
of the public school system
:54:27
in Appleton, Wisconsin,
that are eating so well.
:54:30
and it costs about the same
:54:31
as any other
school lunch program.
:54:34
So my question is --
why isn't everyone doing this?
:54:37
There's an awful lot
of resistance
:54:39
from the junk food companies
:54:41
that make huge profits off
schools at the present time.
:54:43
They don't want to get kicked
out of the school system.
:54:46
They want to be there
to addict the children for life.
:54:50
The soft drink companies,
especially, boast about
:54:52
how they're contributing
to America's education,
:54:54
but, in fact, what they're doing
:54:55
is they're draining money
from the community
:54:57
rather than contributing money
to the community
:54:59
because the soft drink companies
:55:01
aren't pumping those dollars
into the machines.
:55:03
It's the children
in the community
:55:05
who are getting the money
from their parents,
:55:06
and instead of that money
going directly to education,
:55:09
the soft drink companies
are taking a cut of it
:55:11
and walking away rich
as a consequence.
:55:14
We just banned soda
in our school district,
:55:17
and the sugar here shows you how
much sugar a student will drink
:55:21
in a week of just soda.
:55:23
Forget about
the rest of the food they eat.
:55:25
And some of these companies
are really opposing the ban
:55:30
for reasons of
that we would lose revenue.
:55:33
And it's not about money.
:55:34
It's not about economics.
:55:36
It's about health.
:55:41
The McDonald's
Texas home-style burger meal.
:55:46
That's a --
that's a local specialty.
:55:48
So it's kind of like
a big 'n' tasty?
:55:51
Yes, except the big 'n' tasty
comes with mayonnaise.
:55:54
Oh, then, you know what?
:55:54
I need the McDonald's Texas
homestyle burger meal, please.
:55:58
Would you like
to super-size it today?