Pizza as a vegetable

The last thing I want to do is get political here, but a press release landed in my inbox that I had to pass along.

It said:

To reverse Congress’ absurd recent decision to define pizza as a vegetable in federally-subsidized public school meals, Congressman Jared Polis will unveil legislation on Monday, May 14 at 12:45 PM at Louisville Middle School that will restore sensible nutrition standards for pizza in the meals our children eat at schools. 

Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed a rule that would have prevented pizza from being counted as a vegetable in school meals, but Congress succumbed to lobbying from the frozen food industry and added a provision to the USDA spending bill that blocked it.

Polis will be joined by Boulder Valley School District Food Service Director Ann Cooper who has been a leader in improving nutrition in school meals.